Frederick Joseph Herman Voss

My ancestor was also known as Frederick John Joseph Voss and Frederick Johannes Heinrich Voss

His occupation is listed as: Grazier/Sheep Farmer.

There is an Ancestral File Number 1RND-H2B for him at http://www.familysearch.org.

Also known as Frederick John Joseph Voss and/or Frederick Johannes Heinrich Voss per: G.Shirra, see OneWorldTree "Orth Berger 2" at ancestry.com.

Frederick Voss arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on the 27th April 1855 on the ship "Daniel Ross" which departed Hamburg, Germany. With him were his twins, a son Otto and daughter Dor. It is possible that daughter Dor died on the ship as I have found no records yet.

Shortly after arrival the family was obliged by the Australian Govt of the time to undergo Naturalisation, and to anglicise their German names. Family made their way up from Port of Sydney in colony of NSW to vicinity of Moree, Gunnedah and Narrabri. First the family lived on 'Gurley Station' where Frederick worked as a shepherd and farmer. Later the family moved up to the Glen Innes area.

SEARCH THE INDEX TO UNASSISTED ARRIVALS NSW 1842-1855

Names Age Ship Status Date of Arrival From Port Reference/Ree Remarks

VOSS Dor Daniel Ross P 27/4/1855 Hamburg 401 Girl

VOSS F J H Daniel Ross P 27/4/1855 Hamburg 401

VOSS Otto Daniel Ross P 27/4/1855 Hamburg 401 Boy

Source: www.records.nsw.gov.au

His Death Certificates states that he died aged 62 years of liver disease. Parents names not known by informant. Spent 40 years in Colony of New South Wales, arrival estimated to be C1852.

SEARCH THE DECEASED ESTATES

Surname FirstName Locality DateOfDeath DateDutyPaid Remarks

VOSS F J H King's Plains 7/01/1892 1/04/1892 -

Source: www.records.nsw.gov.au

April, 1855

Source: State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office;

Passengers Arriving 1855 - 1922; NRS 13278, [X93] Reel 402

REEL DAY MONTH YEAR SHIP'S NAME DEPARTED ARRIVED

69 27 APR 1855 DANIEL ROSS HAMBURG SYDNEY

source: www.mariners.records.nsw.gov.au

Below is an interesting website showing travel photos of Schwerin-Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, kindly found on the worldwideweb recently by David Voss.

http://www.galenfrysinger.com/germany_mecklenburg_schwerin.htm