Gorey and Wassenberg Family History in Australia

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The barque Middlesex aboard which James and Elizabeth Gorey arrived in Melbourne with infant son Michael on September 30, 1841.

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Arrival of the Burgdorfs

Posted on 26 Mar 2012

Daniel Burgdorf and his wife Augusta Springer, from Steinbruck in Hanover, departed Hamburg aboard the Reiherstieg on April 4, 1852, arriving in Sydney on August 5, 1852.

The 300-ton Hamburg brig was built at Reiherstieg by JC Godeffroy & Sohn. The master was TP Sparbohm and there were 99 passengers.

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Gorey family tree: Information about seven generations of the Gorey family in Australia from 1841.

Wassenberg tree: Wassenberg family genealogy from the 17th century through to modern Australia.

Edward Gorey: The interesting life of Edward Gorey 1849-1937, farmer and gold miner.

Claassen family: Family tree tracing the descendants of Claus and Marlene Clauszen in South Africa.

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