HMS Cordelia 1861

[roymck]

Bit confused as I understood that HMS Cordelia was in port in Falmouth during the 1861 Census . My GGGrandfather was on board during the census and he was  Gusre ( Gustave )  Lobeck . Also found a report that later in 1861 he jumped ship and we know he married and continued to live in Falmouth .
Never been able to find out where he joined the ship , and why he was on a British warship seconded to the Australians as he was from Pomerania in Prussia .
Recently found a reference on a Australian site POI-Australia.com.au that gave a history of the voyages of HMS Cordelia and it states that the ship was in Australia at the time of the census and later in the year sailed to New Zealand . So yes I really am confused .
Sent an email of to the museum at Falmouth to see if they could confirm any details and they replied that they use volunteers to research so it could take some time. That’s all now put on hold .
So any other sources to confirm how the boat was in 2 places at once .

Thanks Roy

[ShaunJ]

The 1861 census book clearly shows that Cordelia was in Sydney at the time:

[roymck]

Thanks Shaun , my info was wrong all along, I was told Falmouth but Australia makes more sense .
Can you read  the location of the boat , it looks like something island Sydney ?
Interesting as it now means that he jumped ship on the 11/11/61 in Australia and it looks like he did that with 8 other men , sounds like a mutiny ?
He married in Bristol in 1866 and his Naturalisation papers said he was in London in 1863 so if he was a wanted man how did he get back to UK . He went by many names  Christian names  , Gustave , Karl , carl, Charles and probably others .
The plot thickens .

Thanks Roy

[ShaunJ]

Cockatoo Island

[ShaunJ]

A mention of Gustav in 1860:

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/60406807

Cordelia's movements timeline: https://poi-australia.com.au/hms-cordelia/

[roymck]

Thanks Shaun