Hello,
I noticed at MFP contacts that you are looking for Schrank. I have many families in my database, most of them in the parish of Leussow in southwest Mecklenburg. Maybe they match your ancestors?
Regards from Germany,
Anne Schwarm
Hi Anne,
Thanks for your e-mail.
My SCHRANK family travelled from Hamburg May 1878, on the Ship Herschel to Queensland, Australia.
Last address from Hamburg Immigration records was DROSEDOW, Mecklenburg.
I have found two Drosrdow towns, one near Loitz in the north and Wustrow in the south about two hours from Leussow
From Australian Death & Birth Certificates (Due to translation and no offical records from Germany there could be some doubt of these records)
JOHANN FRIEDRICH AUGUST SCHRANK
Born ----1835 GrosGreden Pomerania ??? ----(another cert Draomburg)
Married --4th Oct 1862 Schivelbein ----------------(another cert Kosslin aged 29) Matilda Bussy
Died -----7 Oct 1888 Bundaberg Queensland
Wife---- Charlotte Louise Mathilde Buss
CHARLOTTE LOUISE MATHILDE BUSS
Born-----1843 Liko Pomerania (Leekow ??)
Died ----25 Oct 1911 Bundaberg Queensland
CHILDREN
ALBERTINE 1865 Schivelbein Pomerania
EMILIGA 1868 '' ''
RICHARD 1873 '' ''
GUSTAV 1877 '' ''
BORN IN AUSTRALIA, RUDI, ARTU PAUL, ALBERT EMIL, and CARL AUGUST (My Grandfather)
It is believed, Johann's siblings could have travelled to America??.
Albert & Friederike RECKOW and children, only two families from Drosedow travelled to Australia on the Herschel.
If you could check your database for me, that would be great,
Thank you
Regards from Australia,
Ross Schrank