LUKS Brothers, Victoria, Australia

[wattonkat]

Hi there 

Just wondering if anyone has any information on the LUKS brothers: Herman, Renke Frederick, Bernard and John Bernard Ludwig. They were all born in Oldenburg, Germany (formerly Prussia) and they arrived in Victoria, Australia (at different times) between approximately 1853 and 1860. They all left sometime after the great Inglewood fire of 1862 when everything they had was destroyed, and moved to Dunedin, New Zealand. While in Victoria, Renke Frederick LUKS married Elizabeth MCKENZIE, from Liverpool, who apparently ran some type of business on the goldfields before marrying. They had one child, Herman Andrew LUKS, before leaving for New Zealand around 1864. The LUKS brothers ran hotels in New Zealand, and they may have done the same in Victoria before leaving.

Any information that anyone may have on these names, or suggestions on where to look for more info, would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Katrina Fraser
New Zealand

[alison2763]

Confirming what you already know 
Renke Frederick LUKS married  Elizabeth MCKENZIE 1863 # 1085
1. Herman Andrew b 1864 Inglewood # 2909

Regards
Alison

[alison2763]

LUKS departing from Victoria to NZ:
                               Age:  Ship:                Month/Year       Dest:                                           Fiche:   
LUKS   ---- MR   33   RANGITOTO   AUG   1867   NZ PORTS      AUG   1867   008
LUKS   ---- MR   29   GOTHENBURG   JAN   1868   NEW ZEALAND PORTS   JAN   1868   005
LUKS   ---- MISS   23   MOKOIA           JUL   1901   HOBART AND NEW ZEALAND PORTS   JUL   1901   001
LUKS   ---- MR   29   MANAPOURI   DEC   1896   NEW ZEALAND VIA HOBART   DEC   1896   006

regards
Alison

[TerryJNZ]

Renke's daughter May married my great  grandfather Jerry Lundon in Auckland in 1903. Jerry (John Raphael) Lundon was a prominent barrister and defended the Tuhoe profit Rua Kenana in what was then the longest high court trial during World War I. Shortly after the trial, Jerry Lundon was dis-barred and never worked again. May, who had been living in Victoria Road, Remuera with stables, suddendly found herself and the family living above a shop and taking in sewing to survive. Eventually, after a failed attempt at farming, the family settled at 46 Tainui Road, Devonport. The property was sold when the last of my great aunts died and is now an award winning homestay called The Towers/Devonport Villa Inn, named after the tower bedroom which my great aunt Betty occupied when I was a child.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19011210.2.71&srpos=11&e=-------10-AS-11----2John+Lundon--
http://www.innsite.com/inns/A002398.html

I hope this helps,
Terry.

[Aussie1947]

Hi,

Maybe Frederick in partnership!

Victorian Government Gazette 1864
Office of Mines,
Melbourne , 30th August, 1864.
Gold Leases.
KORONG DIVISION.
No. 188. 20th July, 1864; 10 years ; T. Phillips ; H. S. Cox
and F. Luks; 3a. 3r. 24p.; £9 15s.

Regards
Gerry

[cando]

LUKS, H.
Local history 1860  Lamplough (Victoria)
A list of over 3,000 names (incorporating over 6,000 source references and citations) associated with Lamplough, near Avoca, in the Victorian goldfields 1859-1860.  Author/compiler Denis STRANGMAN.

I do not have access to this resource.

Cando

[wattonkat]

Hi Terry,

Thanks for sharing your information. What an amazing story, my husband will be intrigued when I show him this message. Do you have any further information about the Luks family? From what we have found out so far they appear to have been very interesting people. We have begun compiling information about the family to include in a book.

Katrina

[wattonkat]

Hi Gerry,

That looks like a promising lead. Thank you!

Katrina

[wattonkat]

LUKS departing from Victoria to NZ:
                               Age:  Ship:                Month/Year       Dest:                                           Fiche:   
LUKS   ---- MR   33   RANGITOTO   AUG   1867   NZ PORTS      AUG   1867   008
LUKS   ---- MR   29   GOTHENBURG   JAN   1868   NEW ZEALAND PORTS   JAN   1868   005
LUKS   ---- MISS   23   MOKOIA           JUL   1901   HOBART AND NEW ZEALAND PORTS   JUL   1901   001
LUKS   ---- MR   29   MANAPOURI   DEC   1896   NEW ZEALAND VIA HOBART   DEC   1896   006

regards
Alison

Hi Alison,

Thanks for this, it is very helpful!

Cheers, Katrina