Good Morning.
I have an ancestor who married in Katowice, Poland in February 1898. At one time he lived in Hannover, certainly he was there in 1894.
However, due to his work/training as a Marine Engineer he spent time in Bremen & Poland, that is my theory. His name was Albert Dietrich and he married Gesina
Kloefkorn in February 1898. Gesina was born in Bremen and lived there all of her life.
As a Marine Engineer Albert travelled extensively all over the world and had a lot of voyages to Australia. From what I have been able to piece together, I believe
he settled there in about 1907. I cannot find his entry on a passenger list, nor that of his wife Gesina. However, in 1927 he married again in Sydney under a different
name, but the marriage certificate makes no mention of a previous marriage. Gesina died in Bremen, Germany in 1938
Therefore, I can only assume that between 1898 and 1907 there was a parting of the ways, either divorce or separation but I have no idea where to look for this
information. On the other hand she may have travelled with him initially to Australia, did not like it, returned to Germany and never saw her husband again which,
perhaps left him free to marry again after a lapse of years . She died as Gesina Dietrich so presumably never married again.
May I ask whether anyone has thoughts on this please.
Many thanks
dreeny
I have an ancestor who married in Katowice, Poland in February 1898. At one time he lived in Hannover, certainly he was there in 1894.
However, due to his work/training as a Marine Engineer he spent time in Bremen & Poland, that is my theory. His name was Albert Dietrich and he married Gesina
Kloefkorn in February 1898. Gesina was born in Bremen and lived there all of her life.
As a Marine Engineer Albert travelled extensively all over the world and had a lot of voyages to Australia. From what I have been able to piece together, I believe
he settled there in about 1907. I cannot find his entry on a passenger list, nor that of his wife Gesina. However, in 1927 he married again in Sydney under a different
name, but the marriage certificate makes no mention of a previous marriage. Gesina died in Bremen, Germany in 1938
Therefore, I can only assume that between 1898 and 1907 there was a parting of the ways, either divorce or separation but I have no idea where to look for this
information. On the other hand she may have travelled with him initially to Australia, did not like it, returned to Germany and never saw her husband again which,
perhaps left him free to marry again after a lapse of years . She died as Gesina Dietrich so presumably never married again.
May I ask whether anyone has thoughts on this please.
Many thanks
dreeny
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