I’m trying to trace the Kalliske/Kalleske/Koliski/Kaleske family from Langmeil, Pronvinz Brandenburg in Prussia. They arrived in SA in 1855 on the La Rochelle.
The father was Johann Georg/George (born abt 1819) who disappeared off the scene fairly quickly and his wife remarried very soon afterward in 1856. I have not located his death. The one death that I located at Nairne in 1855 belongs to a different Kalleske family.
The wife was Eleonore / Johanna Eleonara / Johanne Eleanore (born abt 1820). Her maiden name was Franke. I have been able to trace her and her subsequent marriage.
The two children were Johann August (born abt 1849) and Eleonore / Johanne Eleanore (born abt 1852). I have not been able to trace these children.
To add the confusion of the surnames and how they have been recorded/transcribed, it also appears that the wife may have also used her maiden name of Franke (which has also been transcribed as Franks/Franken at various times).
Can anyone help me find the vital records for the father and the children?