Qualmann

[maddys52]

Here is the arrival in Tasmania -  Mr Qualman with wife and 2 children arrived 7 Dec 1844 on the ship "Sisters" from New Zealand.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01lv0/

Can't see a departure, will keep looking.

[Adelaide Hills]

Thank  You I am stuck on how they got to Adelaide some said Portland which is Victoria then to Adelaide as there is no Qualmann  on the normal shipping line .Cheers Gail

[Essie]

German immigrants from NZ to SA were split into different groups from Hobart, and were either on the PALMYRA, JOSEPH ALBINO or JOHN PIRIE.

This website names the QUALMANN family arriving in the PALMYRA.
http://www.familyhistorysa.org//shipping/passengerlists.html

Essie

[Macushla]

Essie, I am impressed with your find. I have been reading this thread just out of interest, and tried the SA Maritime Museum database to see if I can help, and nothing turned up, and it seems to have been something of a brick wall. You will make the OP very happy!

[Adelaide Hills]

Well Essie, my girl you have done it again. I search the S.A. but no know finds. I am so happy that I know how they came, if we could read minds we could ask they why they came this way? There are still many more Question  to ask. I just wanted you to know that I appreciate all the findings that everyone does for me. I work in retail, people love to whinge but  not many Thank You .Cheers to you all 

[Essie]

The story behind all this is was because German emigrants on two ships, the St Pauli in 1843 and Skiold in 1844, went to NZ after hearing about a scheme to own land that in fact left many Germans practically destitute.  Many had known German emigrants who were happy after emigrating to South Australia.

In my resources I have info from research by the late Di Cummings (Author of 'BOUND FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA') that there was a letter of appreciation to the Captain of the Palmyra that was published in The South Australia Register on 25 January 1845 with surnames of the families.  The surnames were spelt incorrectly (not unusual for german surnames when spoken and misunderstood) but Di cross-referenced the surnames with the available passenger lists to NZ, and she recognised the QUALMANN surname was written as OLAMUN in the newspaper!

Essie

[maddys52]

Yes, well done Essie. Great find! Di Cummings did some amazing and painstaking research.

[Essie]

Well, my old notes re Di's research has a discrepancy as to the letter of appreciation.

After a great deal of searching on TROVE, the letter was actually to residents in Hobart for their help, and published 28th January - partly in the bottom right hand corner of page 2 and the top hand left corner of page 3.

I'm hoping these two links work.....
page 2
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/73841891
page 3
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/2285602

Essie

[maddys52]

How kind and generous of those "noblemen and inhabitants" to donate (some quite considerable sums) to the German families who must have found themselves in very distressing circumstances.

You've inspired me Essie to go back and do some more research into one of my German ancestors to try to find when she entered Australia, till now it's eluded me.