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Re: Help re Smolno Wielkie, Zielonogórski, Lubuskie.

Posted: 16 Feb 2013 2:54PM GMT
Classification: Query
Dear Bill!
Many years ago wrote to me Mr. Ian Gross from Australia from Fairfield in Victoria.
He sent me a copy of the biography of his family, which was released in 1969. Here is a summary of the biography:
His ancestors were Johann Friedrich-Gross was born in Groß Schmöllen on 22 October 1834. His parents were: Johann Samuel Gross and Anna Maria née Gogel.Friedrich, and Joanna Eleanor had a family of five sons and five daughters.

During their stay in Smolnie village consisted of two parts-Smolno Big (Groß Schmöllen) and Smolno Small (Klein Schmöllen). The main part of the Great Smolna was a Lutheran church, in which Friedrich was baptized as a child.
Eight, or nine poor families lived in Klein Schmoellen. Friedrich was born and spent his childhood there. In this village a typical family had 2 or 3 cows, cultivated potatoes, vegetables, some fruit, grain (usually barley and oats, but the better sections of land cultivated even wheat). However, the yield was quite low due to poor soil located in the area. Families living there were very busy, but people barely earn a living in this poor area. In such a situation, with hope in God, they decided to leave their inheritance and leave the bread to Australia. Part of the family but this is a grave pozostała.Dowodem Emma Gross on our cemetery ( Smolno Wielkie).
Friedrich Gross was not alone in its decision, including the hosts as he was then more. In this village there was a lot of very small farms. There was a water mill, owned by brothers Müller. They operated the mill until it was destroyed by a powerful storm that hit the area. During the hurricane, a brother lost his life. Second Survivor-Christian brother also decided to go to Australia, as well as its neighbors. His decision determined the fact that he could not afford to rebuild the destroyed mill. Christian Müller took with him on a trip with his wife and children-Eleanor, Karl, Augusta, and Friedrich Wilhelm. All paid trip to Australia with the money obtained from the sale of his two-story house.
Later, the author of the biography tells the story of the marriage of Eleanor (daughter of Christian Mueller) of Friedrich Gross. The ancestor of the consignment was registered as Friedrich Gross and on all official documents of only one Christian name is used as "Friedrich". Therefore, in this biography is the name most often cited as the ancestor's name (instead of "Johann).
Friedrich traveled to Australia on a 848-ton ship "Wilhelmsburg". On 17 May 1853, when the ship was loaded, unmoored on the waterfront in Hamburg and was towed 70 miles by river Elbe (Elbe) to the port of Cuxhaven. The commander of the ship was J.C.H. Müller. In Cuxhaven hall was detached and began a great trip to Australia. Christian reached the Melbourne August 29, 1853. Their ancestor also mentioned that the ship was 7-passenger cabin. 484 people flowed together in the middle and back, mostly Germany.
From Melbourne Friedrich went to Germantown. Friedrich Müller and family, as well as other immigrants settled there. The town of Germantown was already a thriving community of German immigrants, hence the name. It's unbelievable that there are strongly growing wine industry was the main attraction (unless professional too) the first inhabitants.

During World War I the town Germantown due to rising anti-German sentiment, it changed its name to Groverdale and so it remained until today ...


This is his address:
Ian Gross
PO Box 256
Fairfield VIC 3078
Australia

Best regards
Jozef Plawski










SubjectAuthorDate Posted
ianberick 25 Aug 2004 6:13AM GMT 
Wladyslaw Gutaj 8 Sep 2004 10:10AM GMT 
ianberick 11 Sep 2004 2:11AM GMT 
Magda 3 Nov 2004 6:08PM GMT 
Ian Berick 5 Nov 2004 12:36AM GMT 
Przemysław 16 Mar 2005 12:53AM GMT 
hales15467 14 Jan 2013 9:34AM GMT 
Plawski Jozef 16 Feb 2013 9:54PM GMT 
Plawski Jozef 26 Sep 2008 9:37PM GMT 
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