Gustavus David ZENNER --Passenger list

[kenelms]

I have already received much help on this Australian forum on  the Zenner Family of Victoria. Does anyone have information when he first arrived in Australia. It is pre 1900. Thank you.

[krisesjoint]

Hi Ken,

He was in Australia before 1888

20 Jan 10 Feb 1888 Government Gazette - 2 items listed under grazing land available

Buln Buln Yarragong 993 acres 72 allotments Melbourne office - Forfeited holdings of Gustavus D ZENNER at lessee request

Victoria PO Directory 1888

Gustavus ZENNER - Moe

As to arrival I am not seeing much

There is a Seaman aboard the WILD WAVE

Gus ZENNER AB aged 27 from NC of Tyne Ship travelling from Picton to Sydney to Sydney 14 Feb 1885

Doesnt really sound like him does it.

Cheers Kris 

[krisesjoint]

aha

Police Gazette 22 Sep 1886

Stolen from Gustavus D. ZENNER, Moe, Gippsland, between Naples and Melbourne, a gent's massive gold ring, set with thirteen diamonds in a cluster, six large ones in the centre and seven smaller ones on the outside of them, as if to hold the larger ones in their places. Value £100. The ring was enclosed in a box which was brought from England by the  S.S. CHIMBORAZO. The box was over carried to Sydney, and the ring may have been stolen there.
O.5996. 21st September 1886.

also copied to NSW police gazette

Although I see the ship arriving in Melbourne a few times in 1886 including Sep I don't see Gustavus aboard but he is already listed as of Moe so perhaps he did not actually bring the ring with him on the ship or its badly transcribed.

http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/Index_search.asp?searchid=23.

Cheers Kris 

[kenelms]

Thanks Kris. My information shows Gustavus David born 1857 and marrying 1886-Catherine Cameron[Australian]. The seaman could be correct,that is if Gus is from Newcastle,uk. I,m not sure of picton and what NC stands for. The ring affair--don't know what to make of that.

[judb]

I think Picton could be the port Picton in the south island of New Zealand, and possibly indicates the last port the ship was in before Sydney.

Judith

[Alan J Hall]

No direct help but the Australian National Library has digitised a lot of old newspapers
eccellent research facility
suggest you register if you use as there is the facility to put your details against any corrections
There are sometimes the need to edit as it is optical character recognition and it may get it partially wrong
Thus if anyone sees your related correction then it may give them a link to you
try  www.nla.gov.au
regards
Alan
Melbourne