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Family History Notes - Fuss

BARQUE HERMANN VON BECKERATH –

c295 passengers from Bremen 15/12/1847 26 cabin passengers; 269 emigrants.

KAHLE, Captain HA Chief officer: Wilhelm HAUCKE

Chiefly farmers and tradesmen with a few miners from the Harz Mountains, and 2 printers who have brought a printing press and type with the intention of establishing a newspaper SA 17/12/1847 p293a

!Passengers who belonged to Pastor Oster’s congregation - travelled by the Hermann Von Beckerath & Gellert in 1847 & Emmy in 1850.

FUSS, Heinrich Christian Wilhelm (1/3/1816-25/4/1895) Born Clausthal (Harz), Hanover. Died Llwchwr nr Kooringa SA. Smelter from Clausthal. Smelter, carpenter; Glen Osmond, Burra then Farmer; Llwchwr nr Kooringa. Lutheran. m 22/1/1843 Neustadt-Harzburg (Harz).

FUSS, Mrs HCW nee Johanne Friedericke Christiane LUTZ (//c1817-4/11/1902) Born Goslar (Harz), Hanover. Died Llwchwr nr Kooringa SA.

FUSS, Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann (6/3/1844-29/8/1934) Born Clausthal (Harz), Hanover. Died Fullarton SA. Miner, smelter; Kooringa, Moonta then Carrier, farmer; Moonta. m (1) 15/9/1864 Bride’s father Richard Boscence’s residence Springbank nr Burra, Matilda nee Boscence m (2) 3/1/1900 Wesleyan Church Strathalbyn, Mary nee Jarrett (nb).

FUSS, Johann Albert (//c1846-//) Not yet traced – perhaps died before emigration, or at sea.

BARQUE HERDER - passengers from Bremen 21/9/1851

VON HAGEN, Captain Passsengers mostly miners. Seaman Claus BACKMANN died 19/10/1851 Pt Adelaide SA, of an accident ‘a little beyond Hindmarsh’, from drunken driving of a dray.

FUSS, Georg George Heinrich (//c1813-16/3/1885) Born Zellerfeld (Harz), Hanover. Died East Moonta SA. Miner, farmer; Burra, Moonta.

FUSS, Mrs GH nee Henriette Rosette SCHULZ (//c1816-31/5/1907) Died Kadina SA.

FUSS, Johanne Auguste Caroline (//c1837-1/10/1919) m 6/4/1857 St Mary’s Kooringa, Thomas Bryan BURCHELL (//c1835-//) Father; Uriah. Perhaps to SA 1856 Hooghly.

FUSS, Auguste Luise (//c1841-16/5/1863) Died Kooringa SA, of consumption. m 6/4/1857 St Mary’s Kooringa, William BENTLEY (//c1834-//) Father; James. Family in SA by 1852.

FUSS, Henriette Meddow (//c1848-//) m 28/6/1874 St Mary’s Wallaroo, William HONNIBALL (//c1848-//) Father; Thomas. Settled; Moonta Mines. Perhaps to SA 1863 Mary Shepherd.

FUSS, Heinrich Wilhelm (//c1850-19/3/1879) Died East Moonta SA. Not yet identified. Perhaps Farmer; Kooringa. m 2/11/1872 All Saints Moonta, Anna Annie nee SCHMIDT (//c1851-//) Father; Carl.

BORN SA

FUSS, Carl Heinrich August (//c1851-//) Birth not registered. No trace of a marriage or death as yet.

FUSS, Thomas (22/2/1853-31/8/1923) Born Sydney Mine SA. Miner; East Moonta. m 15/8/1874 St Mary’s Wallaroo, Elizabeth nee BRALEY (//c1855-27/7/1939) Father; John. Probably John Braley and Elizabeth nee WEST. John Braley was a miner at East Moonta.

FUSS, Henriette Johanne Friedericke (22/9/1856-2/3/1941) Born Kooringa SA. m 15/8/1874 St Mary’s Wallaroo, George Joshua WILTSHIRE (7/3/1851-22/11/1923) Born Adelaide SA. Blacksmith; East Moonta. Father; William.

SHIP MAGDALENA - c320 passengers from Southampton 25/8/1853

BRENTON, Captain Health issues Observer 29/10/1853 p356b.

HOBBS, George (20/1/1833-24/5/1902) Born Froxfield, Wilts, England. Died Pt Augusta SA. Teamster; Mt Bryan, Coonowie, Melrose. Presbyterian. m (1) 9/6/1851 Froxfield. m (2) 9/8/1862 Stirling North, Mrs Elizabeth MCNILTY nee WOODWARD (//c1834-6/9/1873) Died Mt Bryan SA. Father; Joshua. m (3) 17/12/1876 Melrose, Mrs Clara Leah GILLIES nee SMITH (//c1843-//) m (2) her step-son William Hobbs (nb).

HOBBS, Mrs George nee Harriett MOORE (//c1831-7/12/1859)

HOBBS, Fanny (10/8/1851-6/12/1910) Died Semaphore SA. m (1) 31/1/1870 Outalpa Station, Henry LORD (//-//) To SA 1863 Mary Shepherd m (2) 12/6/1882 Menindie NSW, George STANCLIFF (//-//) To Aust 1868 Alchemist.

HOBBS, Jane (21/12/1839-//) Born Froxfield, Wilts, England. Domestic servant from Wilts. Prob sister to fellow passenger George Hobbs. m 12/4/1858 Out Station Kanyaka Station, Charles FAGGOTTER (//c1835-//) Father; Henry.

SHIP NEPTUNE - c319 passengers from Plymouth and the Cape 25/10/1853

HENDERSON, Captain John Fined for not giving proper provisions as required by the Emigration Act. Public meeting 19/1/1854 Sir John Barleycorn Hotel Rundle St Observer 14/1/1854 p14e.