NAA: A1, 1909/11810
Grimm, Caroline
Digital copy - 5297
| Occupation as written | Domestic duties |
| Standardised occupation | DS00: Domestic service - Domestic duties |
| Application received | 1 Oct 1909 |
| Application status |
Approved |
| Official | |
| Date of approval or denial | 21 Oct 1909 |
| If rejected, why? | |
| Birthplace as written | Kleindammse, Germany |
| Modern country | Germany |
| Age on application | 65 |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 3 |
| Port of Departure | Germany |
| Port of Arrival | Adelaide |
| Date of arrival | 19 Dec 1847 |
| Name of ship | Gilbert |
| Voyage | Gilbert (1847-12-19) |
| Address in Australia | Lobethal |
| Address State | South Australia |
| Time at address | 16 years |
| Previous address 1 | Broken Hill |
| Address State | New South Wales |
| Time at address | 6 years |
| Previous address 2 | North Adelaide |
| Address State | South Australia |
| Time at address | 14 years |
| Previous address 3 | Moonta, South Australia, 6 years
Callington, South Australia, 7 years
Hahndorf, South Australia, 17 years |
| Address State | |
| Time at address | |
| Married | Widow |
| Children | Yes |
7: four boys and three girls:
two sons in Western Australia, one in Wallaroo South Australia, one in Port Pirie in South Australia, two daughters in Lobethal South Australia and one in Western Australia. |
| Name of reference | George Johnston |
| Occupation of reference | Justice of the Peace (Western Australia) |
| Marginalia description | |
| Police report attached | No |
| Link to other applicant | |
| Literate | Yes |
| Reason | N/A |
| Other information | |
Her ship the "Gellert" was 600 tons, Captain Fhlert, from Bremen, Germany 28th August 1847, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 20th December 1847. The South Australian Register of Wednesday 22nd December 1847, reports on the number of Passengers, also about the death of "Reverend Philip Oster who died at sea on 24th October 1847 - of the Lutheran church. There is also a letter attached to "Your Excellency" introducing the following: "The Present expedition comprises a party of 31 miners with their families, Farmers, shepherds, Mechanics and Agriculturist. And among the Baden passengers two architect, W. Wenzel who has been employed in Rebuilding city of Hamburg, and Mr. Geibert who was instrumental in completing the railway from Copenhagen to Rothschild. He wishes to be employed I a simular manner in South Australia and to lay before Y. E. his testaments and designs." Among the steerage passengers is listed a "Caroline Heinrich aged 3 years" There is no other child of this age, and she has the following family - her parents are Frederich and Eleanor both aged 32 years, and three other children aged 10, 8 and 5 years, besides Caroline aged 3 years. This is likely to be Caroline Grimm (nee Heinrich).