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August Carl "Charles" ROSSOW

August Carl "Charles" ROSSOW

Male 1858 - 1944  (86 years)

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  • Name August Carl "Charles" ROSSOW 
    Nickname Charles 
    Birth 1858  Grimme, Kreis Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 6 Feb 1866  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    • Arrived in Brisbane 6 Feb 1866 on board the barque "Johan Cesar" which had sailed from Hamburg on 12 October 1865. [A departure date of 7 Oct is given in some records.]

      Christian aged 43 (Shepherd)
      Marie aged 51
      *Heinrich aged 18 (Shepherd)
      Carl aged 14
      Wilhelm aged 11
      Carl aged 7
      Louise aged 5

      *Friedrich on Queensland State Archives index
      [The two Carls are right]
      They were from Coblenz, Prussia. [This should be Koblentz]
    Naturalization 3 Dec 1883  Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Blacksmith, farmer 
    FamilySearch ID L62F-JNW 
    FamilySearch link https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L62F-JNW 
    Death 20 Sep 1944  Nanango, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • Nanango District Hospital
    Burial 22 Sep 1944  Nanango, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6, 7
    • Nanango Cemetery, Monumental section
    Person ID I137  Colston & Wenck families in Australia
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2020 

    Father Christian ROSSOW,   b. 3 Oct 1822, Grimme, Kreis Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1899, Blantyre, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Catherine Maria Elizabeth LANGHANS,   b. 24 Sep 1814, Besau (Boissow), Mecklenburg-Schwerin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1892, Blantyre, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 14 Oct 1849  Brüssow, Kreis Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F54  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Cathrine Sophie "Christina" WENCK,   b. 19 Dec 1859, Leck, Schleswig-Holstein Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1939, Nanango, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1882  Minden, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9, 10
    Children 
     1. Annie Matilda ROSSOW,   b. 2 Sep 1883, Esk, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1883, Esk, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +2. Anne Christina "Tina" ROSSOW,   b. 17 Jun 1884, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1941, Nanango, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    +3. Charles William ROSSOW,   b. 14 Oct 1885, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1962, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +4. Edward Julius "Ted" ROSSOW,   b. 28 Jun 1888, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1966, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     5. Sealy August ROSSOW,   b. 13 Jul 1890, Blantyre, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1891, Blantyre, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +6. May Dorothea ROSSOW,   b. 16 Sep 1891, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1958, Nanango, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    +7. Leonard William ROSSOW,   b. 8 Jan 1893, Blantyre, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1949, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    +8. Adele Alvine "Della" ROSSOW,   b. 15 Feb 1895, Blantyre, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1963, Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    +9. Warril Wilhelmine ROSSOW,   b. 21 Apr 1896, Blantyre, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1954, Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     10. Gladys Mildred ROSSOW,   b. 21 Apr 1896, Blantyre, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1897, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +11. Queenie Louise "Tommy" ROSSOW,   b. 26 Aug 1897, Blantyre, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1969, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     12. Reimer Walter ROSSOW,   b. 12 Sep 1899, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1931, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years)
    +13. Gustav Harold ROSSOW,   b. 25 Oct 1902, Blantyre, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1935, Ipswich Hospital, Chelmsford Ave, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    Family ID F53  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1858 - Grimme, Kreis Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Prussia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 6 Feb 1866 - Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Oct 1882 - Minden, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - 3 Dec 1883 - Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmith, farmer - - Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Sep 1944 - Nanango, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 22 Sep 1944 - Nanango, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

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  • Sources 
    1. [S117] An Index to Assisted Immigrants arriving Queensland 1860-1869, (1989 Central Queensland Genealogical Association).

    2. [S101] Eric & Rosemary Kopittke, Emigrants from Hamburg to Australia: 1865, (Brisbane, QFHS, 1991).

    3. [S218] Perth DPS Passengers Arriving in Australasian Ports, (http://www.perthdps.com), PL M1696 (imm/112-imm/113).

    4. [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Death Certificate 1944/3712.

    5. [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Death registration: Charles August Rossow, Death date: 20/09/1944, Mother's name: Marie Langans, Father/parent's name: Christian, Registration details: 1944/C/3712.

    6. [S105] Queensland Cemetery Records Series #39 Nanango Shire Cemeteries Burial Register Index, (Brisbane, GSQ, 1995), p 33.

    7. [S98] DERN, David & Julie, Dern Index Queensland, Monumental Inscriptions, (David & Julie DERN 1999), MI Nanango.

    8. [S8] Queensland Pioneers Index 1829-1889, (Brisbane, The Registrar-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2000), 1882/001097.

    9. [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Marriage Certificate 1882/1097.

    10. [S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Marriage registration: August Karl Rossow, Marriage date: 13/10/1882, Spouse's name: Anna Christine Sophie Wenck, Registration details: 1882/C/1097.