Emma Auguste Wilhelmine Elizabeth WRUCK b. Abt 1870 Bellen, Saxony, Prussia (Bellen, Niedersachsen, Germany) d. 23 Jan 1897 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia: Colston & Wenck families in Australia

Abt 1870 - 1897 (27 years)

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Name	Emma Auguste Wilhelmine Elizabeth WRUCK
Birth	Abt 1870	Bellen, Saxony, Prussia (Bellen, Niedersachsen, Germany)
	Transcribed marriage certificate and death certificate give place of birth as "Bellien, Germany". This is probably Bellen, Niedersachsen. Immigration records show the Wruck family's last place of residence as Gross Wangen, Saxony. Birth year of 1871 calculated from age on "Lammershagen" passenger list of 1 year in 1872.
Gender	Female
Education	Minden, Queensland, Australia [1]
	Emma attended Minden State School
Immigration	7 Jan 1873	Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia [2]
	Arrived on board "Lammershagen" which left Hamburg 6 October 1872 and arrived after a passage of 94 days in Moreton Bay 7 January 1873. Ship was an 877 ton 3 mast, iron hull sailing ship. Ship went into quarantine at Peel Island until 2 February 1873. August 32, Augusta 33, Hermann 7 died on voyage, Carl 5, August 3 died on voyage, Emma 1. They were from Gr Wanger, Pr Sachsen. [Kopittke suggests: probably Groß Wangen, Saxony, Prussia; however it is more likely Groß Wangersen, Saxony, Prussia - 53.3641, 9.4242 now in Niedersachen, Germany]
FamilySearch ID	LRMV-CBC
FamilySearch link	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LRMV-CBC
Death	23 Jan 1897	Ipswich, Queensland, Australia [3, 4]
	Cause: Malignant disease of the spleen. Duration about 2 years
Burial	25 Jan 1897	Obum Obum, Queensland, Australia [5]
	Death certificate says place of burial is Engelsburg Cemetery. This is believed to be on Düsing Farm. The burial service was conducted by the Baptist minister Rev C Kruger, There is no headstone.
Notes	(Medical):See attached sources. [5]
Person ID	I169	Colston & Wenck families in Australia
Last Modified	26 Dec 2023

Father	Heinrich August Friedrich "August" WRUCK, b. 10 Dec 1839, Bublitz, Kreis Bublitz, Western Pomerania, Prussia (Bobolice, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland) d. 12 Jun 1908, Hillside (Coolana), Queensland, Australia (Age 68 years)
Mother	Auguste Caroline Wilhelmine ROJAHN, b. 16 Apr 1839, Prussia d. 11 Jul 1928, Minden, Queensland, Australia (Age 89 years)
Marriage	31 Jan 1865	Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia
Family ID	F1098	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Carl Heinrich Wilhelm "Charlie" WENCK, b. 22 Jul 1868, Bau, Bau (parish), Schleswig, Prussia (Bov, Slesvig, Denmark) d. 10 Nov 1900, Engelsburg (Kalbar), Queensland, Australia (Age 32 years)

Marriage 6 Oct 1891 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia [6, 7]

Children

	1. Agnes WENCK, b. 18 Nov 1892, Engelsburg (Kalbar), Queensland, Australia d. 18 Nov 1892, Engelsburg (Kalbar), Queensland, Australia (Age 0 years)
	2. Augusta Agnes WENCK, b. 27 Mar 1894, Engelsburg (Kalbar), Queensland, Australia d. 1 Apr 1894, Engelsburg (Kalbar), Queensland, Australia (Age 0 years)
	3. Sophia Emma WENCK, b. 24 Mar 1895, Engelsburg (Kalbar), Queensland, Australia d. 24 Mar 1895, Engelsburg (Kalbar), Queensland, Australia (Age 0 years)

Family ID F46 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 11 Oct 2018

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	Birth - Abt 1870 - Bellen, Saxony, Prussia (Bellen, Niedersachsen, Germany)
	Education - - Minden, Queensland, Australia
	Immigration - 7 Jan 1873 - Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
	Marriage - 6 Oct 1891 - Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
	Death - Cause: Malignant disease of the spleen. Duration about 2 years - 23 Jan 1897 - Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
	Burial - 25 Jan 1897 - Obum Obum, Queensland, Australia

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Sources

[S94] QFHS, Queensland: School Pupils Index, ID: 187492.
[S123] Eric & Rosemary Kopittke, Emigrants from Hamburg to Australasia: 1872, (Brisbane, QFHS, 1994), p 69.
[S16] Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914, (Brisbane, The Registrar-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2004), 1897/ 002020.
[S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Death registration: Emma Augusta Wilhelmine Wenck, Birth date: 1871, Death date: 23/01/1897, Mother's name: Auguste Wilhelmine Wruck, Father/parent's name: August Heinrich Wruck, Registration details: 1897/C/2020.
[S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Death certificate 1897/2020.
[S16] Queensland Federation Index 1890-1914, (Brisbane, The Registrar-General, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2004), 1891/ 001073.
[S2] Queensland: Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Marriage registration: Carl Heinrich Wilhelm Wenck, Marriage date: 06/10/1891, Spouse's name: Emma Auguste Wilhelmine Elizabeth Wruck, Registration details: 1891/C/1073.