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Jo

Jo Report 7 Feb 2012 17:10

Wow! Thank you so much for the extra information - I was wondering how to find out more. :-D Jo

alviegal

alviegal Report 5 Feb 2012 22:50

Looks like Otto's death. From http://www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/searchHistoricalRecords.htm

14161/1979 BERGE OTTO CARL PAUL PHOEBE KATHERINE


Lawrence's marriage.

13243/1936 BERGE LAWRENCE EDGAR CRAMER LILLIAN ISABEL ROZELLE



From http://ryersonindex.net/search.php


BERGE Lawrence Edgar Death notice 16MAR2001 Death 88 late of Balmain Sydney Morning Herald 17MAR2001

and his wife

BERGE Lillian Isabella Death notice 04NOV2000 Death 87 late of Balmain


??
BERGE Paul Otto Death notice 14APR1958 Death 71 at South Brisbane Hospital, late of Ultimo


BERGE Otto Carl Death notice 27JUN1979 Death



Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 about Phoebe Berge
Name: Phoebe Berge
Death Place: Western Australia
Age: 79
Registration Year: 1962
Registration Place: Perth, Western Australia
Registration number: 2987
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1883

alviegal

alviegal Report 5 Feb 2012 22:40

His son was a hairdresser.

Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 about Otto Paul Berge
Name: Otto Paul Berge
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1958
State: Queensland
District: Griffith
Subdistrict: Maree


As was Paul.


Sands Directories: Sydney and New South Wales, Australia, 1858-1933 about Paul Berge
Name/Business Name: Paul Berge
Year: 1930
Page No: 1086


EDIT Sorry forgot Otto's middle name was K. A bit of a coincidence though.

Jo

Jo Report 5 Feb 2012 22:29

Thank you very much, I had no idea where they had gone! Regards, Jo

alviegal

alviegal Report 5 Feb 2012 22:02

Here they are

Name: Otto BERGE
Date of departure: 26 March 1913
Port of departure: London
Destination port: Sydney
Destination country: Australia
Date of Birth: 1911 (calculated from age)
Age: 2
Marital Status:
Sex: Male
Occupation:
Notes:
Passenger recorded on: Page 15 of 24
The following people with the same last name travelled on this voyage: -
Freda BERGE 4
Lawrence Edgar BERGE 6 months
Mrs P BERGE 29
Paul BERGE 27 Farm Hand
Ship: GEELONG
Official Number: 118426
Master's name: R Bidwell
Steamship Line: P. & O. Branch Service
Where bound: Australia
Square feet: 14502
Registered tonnage: 5029
Passengers on voyage: 706

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Jo

Jo Report 5 Feb 2012 21:56

Hi,
Is there anyone with access to the Passenger Lists who would kindly look up the departure in 1913 of the Berge family from London?
Paul and wife Phoebe, with Freda Evelyn, Otto K and Lawrence Edgar.

Thank you, Jo