Scanned Sulzberger Records

The Hobart Shipping Register records the arrival of the Sulzbergers in the Montmorency in1855. The religion is Lutheran and the place of origin Wurtemburg.

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The Hobart Shipping Register also records the arrival of the Phillips family from Scotland. Matthew and his wife Jane with one-year-old son James and a daughter (Jane) born at sea on the voyage out. Matthew is a shepherd and Jane a house servant. The religion is Church of Scotland and they can Read and Write.

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The second half of the page of the Shipping Register for Matthew and Jane Phillips. The fare for the journey was £49-10-0. There was no charge for Jane’s partial journey!

The record on the Shipping Register of the birth of a girl (Jane)at sea to Mathew and Jane Phillips. It records the father was from Scotland and Protestant.

The record of the Catherine Shearer’s arrival from Scotland and statement of emigrants.

The marriage entry for Jacob and Jane (Jeannie) Phillips at Chalmers Church, Launceston on 19 June 1873.

The birth (18^th May 1876) of Albert Thomas Sulzberger, second child of Johan Jacob and Jane Sulzberger (nee Phillips). Bishopsbourne was the farm of Mr Weston who sponsored their emigration.

The death of John Matthew Sulzberger from Scarlet Fever (25 November 1877, aged three years) eldest son of Jacob and Jane.

The birth of Margaret (Maggie) Catherine Sulzberger to Jacob and Jane, and George Charles to Gottlieb and Bridget. Note that Gottlieb registered the births of both children on 28th September – it was a long way from Pipers River to Launceston Registry office.

The birth (11^th February 1880) of Jacob John Sulzberger to Jacob and Jane Sulzberger. Registered by Uncle Gottlieb. Note that Johan Jacob is now John Jacob.

The birth of Jane Christina Sulzberger on 6 December 1881 to Jacob and Jane (nee Phillips). Jane was to marry Archibald Cross and, after he died in Perth (1923) she joined her parents in Taranaki, New Zealand (1925). Jane’s dad is listed as a farmer of Piper’s River.

The death of Mathew Phillips aged 73 (30 April, 1899), father of Jane Sulzberger, was witnessed by Jacob Sulzberger, his son-in-law. Jacob was to leave for New Zealand soon after this death.

	The will of Archibald Cross, wife of Jane (Jean) Christina Sulzberger daughter of Jacob and Jane. Archibald died in Perth W.A of influenza in 1923. He and Jane visited Taranaki to see relatives about 1920. He left three daughters and two sons: Dorothy, Amy Bell, Evaline Sydney and Keith.
		When Archibald Cross died in 1923 his orchard at Kelmscott 3 to 3.5 miles east of Armidale, Western Australia) was valued for estate purposes by James Butcher. All was left to his wife, Jane Christina (nee Sulzberger) who was to move with the five children to Taranaki in New Zealand in 1925. The valuer records that there were 100 acres of freehold land; some in a rather dilapidated state. Eight acres was in orchard (rather neglected) and 14.5 acres of fairly good land partly cleared and grassed. Some was swamp and the balance was poor and rough. The best land was valued at £448 and the poor land at £7-10-0.

There was a weatherboard house and sheds and some livestock - six cows, four heifers, three calves, a bull and two horses used for farm work (discing and harrowing) and transport. There was a motor lorry in good order. The total inheritance for Jane Christina was £1259-10-0.