NAA: A1, 1909/13672
Gerke, Henrietta
Digital copy - 5633
| Occupation as written | Married woman |
| Standardised occupation | XX00: Other - Other |
| Application received | 11 Sep 1909 |
| Application status |
Approved |
| Official | |
| Date of approval or denial | 3 Dec 1909 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | Morginborider, Prussia |
| Modern country | Germany |
| Age on application | 59 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 22 |
| Port of Departure | Prussia |
| Port of Arrival | Adelaide |
| Date of arrival | 13 Jan 1872 |
| Name of ship | Hershiel |
| Voyage | Herschel (1872-01-13) |
| Address in Australia | Jamestown |
| Address State | South Australia |
| Time at address | 36 years, 6 months |
| Previous address 1 | Burra |
| Address State | South Australia |
| Time at address | 6 months |
| Married | Yes |
| Children | Yes |
8: three boys and three girls in Jamestown, and one boy and one girl in Adelaide. |
| Name of reference | Hillary Brucant |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace (South Australia) |
| Marginalia description | |
| Police report attached | No |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | N/A |
| Other information | |
Mentions she is married to Fredericke Carl Gerke.
Her ship the Hershiel (or Herschiel) appears on Trove 5 years later, when there is an enquiry regarding food, water, and treatment of passengers by the Captain. (see 24 Feb 1877 newspaper report on Trove and the result of the enquiry, which is fairly damnable)