Louisa (Herzog) Clarke (abt. 1857 - 1887)

Born about 1857 in Lontrap, Schleswig, Holstein, Germany

Wife of Joseph Clarke Sr. — married 9 Jan 1877 in Mt. Perry, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 6 Aug 1887 at about age 30 in Queensland, Australia

Biography

Louisa arrived in Australia, at Moreton Bay, Brisbane, Queensland, in the company of Petrea Herzog on board the ship Lammershagen. Lammershagen sailed from Hamburg on 06/10/1872 arriving Moreton Bay 06/01/1873 - part of the Assisted Immigration Act 1872. She was 15 years old at the time with Petrea being 24 years of age (Passenger records Louise was spelt Louise Th, with Petrea listed as a single woman). There was no suggestion of any other family members travelling on the same ship. She was 20 years old when she gave birth to Joseph on the 18/5/1877, following her marriage on the 9/1/1877.

Sources

• Entry arrived recorded in the ships log of the Lammershagen on page 316. These records being held in the Index to Register of Immigrant Ships arrivals (Qld) 1848-1912 - can be found online at the Qld Gov. web site.
• Qld marriage registration - Louise Herzog, Event date: 09/01/1877, Event type: Marriage registration, Registration details: 1877/C/46, Spouse: Joseph Clarke
• Qld death registration - Louisa Clarke, Event date: 05/08/1887, Event type: Death registration, Registration details: 1887/C/496, Mother: Mary Senicksen, Father/parent: Peter Herzog

Mount Perry Cemetery, North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia Louise Clarke PLOT: Location E05, Grave A015 Gravesite Details:- Born Germany - Died 29 Years -Supposed Cause of death ABSCESS.

Louise & Petra immigrated under The Immigration Act of 1872 Trove THE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1,872. This Act consists of 31 sections, and the subjoined are its leading features: The Immigration Act of 1869, and the regulations made under it, are repealed, except as regards any act or thing lawfully done, or commenced, or contracted to be done, under it. Sections 2 to B relate to the Agent-General for Emigration to Queensland in the United Kingdom. The Agent-General to issue land-orders to approved persons who have not previously resided in the colony to proceed by a ship sailing direct to Queensland, and who shall to have paid the passage of himself or of any other member of his family, including female domestic servants of such family. The land-order entitles the person to whom it is issued, after he has proved to the satisfaction of the Government that he has resided continuously in the colony for a period of twelve months, to receive for himself and each adult member of his family a transferable land-order to the extent of £20 and a similar land-order to half that sum for every child between one and twelve years of age. British subjects' resident in Queeneland can nominate friends or relatives in Europe whom they desire to bring out; application to be made to the Immigration Agent in Brisbane, or to any of the Clerks of Petty Sessions. Payment is to be made as follows: For each child between one and twelve years of age, £1 ; for males between twelve and forty, £2; for females between twelve and forty, £1 ; for persons of either sex above forty, £4. The applicant must sign an undertaking to pay to the Government such further sum as will altogether make up the cost of passage at the rate of £16 for each adult, and R8 for each child, provided that the person nominated does not pay it within twelve months after arrival. A passage certificate will then be issued, available for twelve months from its date, which the applicant or nominor has to forward to his friend or relative. The latter will have to present it to the Agent. General, or to any appointed Emigration Agent in Europe, and sign a declaration that within twelve months after his arrival in the colony he will pay the balance of passage money as stated above. A passage contract ticket will then be issued. If the emigrant fulfils his undertaking to repay the passage money, he will receive a transferable land order to the extent of £20 for each adult and £10 for each child. If, on the other hand, the nominor pays the balance, he will receive the land-order. If the friend or relative does not make use of the passage certificate the nominor can get his deposit returned, less 10 per cent. Employers in the colony can engage and have conveyed to Queensland mechanics, labourers, or servants in the United Kingdom or the Continent of Europe. The employer, or his agent in Europe, pays to a Government Agent the sum of £6 for each statute adult and £8 for each child, and signs an agreement for specified wages, and binding for a period of not less than twelve months. The person engaged also signs the agreement, as well as an undertaking to repay the balance of the passage money within twelve months after arrival. Should the mechanic, labourer, or servant fulfill his undertaking, he will be entitled, after having served his employer for twelve months, to a transferable land-order to the extent of £20 for each statute adult, and £10 for each child. If, however, the person employed does not fulfil his undertaking within the specified twelve months, and the employer pays the balance to Government within six months after the expiration of that period, the latter can claim the land-order. Saloon or second-cabin passengers leaving Europe for the express purpose of settling in Queensland but prevented from coming in a ship direct to this colony, may receive a land-order, as above, after having resided continuously in Queensland for twelve months from their arrival. Such persons shall, upon arrival, intimate to the Immigration Agent their intention to apply for a land-order. Land-orders may be issued to the relatives of deceased immigrants who die before receiving the land order to which in due course they would have been entitled. Tie following are the purposes for which land-orders are available:-(1.) In payment of the purchase money of any country or suburban land which may be offered for sale by auction, or which may be open to selection in any part of the colony. (2.) In payment of any instalment of rent upon conditional purchases or homestead selections under the Crown Lands Act of 1868, if made by persons to whom the same shall have been issued. The Police Magistrate or other Assistant Immigration Agent specially appointed, will register applications made for servants. The Commissioner for Railways is authorised to grant a free railway ticket to any assisted, free, or remittance immigrant, being a steerage passenger, who may be desirous of proceeding into the country within fourteen days after arrival in the colony.