To researchers interested in further articles
published in Australia by the NSW family history journal Ances-tree.
Jenny Paterson's latest article will be of
special interest if your ancestors arrived per the Caesar
in 1855, published March 2009. Be sure to also
read Dr Middendorf of the Caesar 1855 and his long
letter home, published in November 2008.
Dr Middendorf's description of the voyage of the
Caesar in 1855 to Australia gives the reader an insight
into the conditions onboard and the challenges
faced by everyone who sailed on her.
Happy reading,
Elizabeth
Please see details below:
ARTICLES ON GERMAN SHIPS
Australians whose German ancestors arrived on one of the ships listed below
may like to read the relevant article about the ship, its passengers and the
resources for researching them. The articles by Jenny Paterson are published
in the NSW family history journal Ances-tree.
Back copies of the journal are available for $5 each (including postage in
Australia) from: The Secretary, Burwood & District Family History Group, c/o
Burwood Library, 4 Marmaduke Street, Burwood NSW 2134 Australia. However,
many family history societies in NSW and other states swap journals with
Burwood, so they may be available in your local area.
The title of this series of articles is: German Immigrant Ships to Eastern
Australia Resources and Problems. It deals with the ships that brought
government-assisted German families (vinedressers) to NSW from 1849 to 1856.
Those published so far (March 2009) are:
Part 1: Beulah 1849 (London to Sydney), in: Ances-tree vol.16 no.1 Mar 2003.
Part 2: Parland 1849 (London to Sydney), in: vol.16 no.2 Jul 2003.
Part 3: Harmony 1849 and Balmoral 1850 (London to
Sydney), in: vol.16 no.3 Nov 2003.
Part 4: San Francisco 1852 (Hamburg to Sydney), in: vol.17 no.1 Mar 2004.
Part 5: Reiherstieg 1852 (Hamburg to Sydney), in: vol.17 no.2 Jul 2004.
Part 6: Peter Godeffroy 1852 (Hamburg to Sydney), in: vol.17 no.3 Nov 2004.
Part 7: Caesar Godeffroy 1852 (Hamburg to Sydney), in: vol.18 no.1 Mar 2005.
Part 8: Johann Caesar 1853 (Hamburg to Sydney), in: vol.18 no.2 Jul 2005.
Part 9: Helene 1853 (Hamburg to Sydney), in: vol.18 no.3 Nov 2005.
Part 10: Triton 1853 (Hamburg to Sydney), in: vol.19 no.1 Mar 2006.
Part 11: Undine 1855 (Hamburg to Sydney), in: vol.20 no.1 Mar 2007.
Part 12: Cateaux Wattel 1855 (Antwerp to Sydney), in: vol.20 no.3 Nov 2007.
Part 13: Caesar 1855 (Hamburg to Twofold Bay and
Sydney), in: vol.22 no.1 Mar 2009.
In relation to Part 13, see also:
Dr Middendorf of the Caesar 1855 and his long
letter home, in: vol.21 no.3 Nov 2008.
Further articles are planned. There were a further 6 ships involved with
this government-assisted immigration: Marbs and Aurora 1855 (Hamburg to
Moreton Bay), Commodore Perry 1855 (Liverpool to Sydney), Peru 1855 (Hamburg
to Sydney), Wilhelmsburg 1855 (Hamburg to Hobart and Sydney), Johann Caesar
1856 (Hamburg to Moreton Bay).
Another series has been commenced: German ships with no ship lists. So far
there are two articles for these ships:
By Jenny Paterson
Part 1: Fanny Kirchner and Wilhelm Kirchner from Bremen to Sydney 1858, in:
vol.19 no.2 Jul 2006.
By Lisa Burton:
Part 2: Solon from Bremen to Moreton Bay 1859, in vol.21 no.2 Jul 2008.