Emigrants from Lorch and Lorchhausen

Aboard the Helene in 1853

Australian pioneer Balthasar Dreis, 1814-1861, wife Barbara Appel. He was first cousin to the Triton pioneers below. Settled near Singleton in the Hunter Valley.
Biographical Information
His Descendants
Contacts: Tony Dreise (dreise YES (at) ozemail. com. au: delete the YES, close spaces), Susan Dippel (Susan. YES Dippel (at) wmc. com: delete the YES, close the spaces)

See: German immigrant ships to eastern Australia - resources and problems, Part 9: Helene (1853); Ances-tree, vol. 18, no. 3, Nov. 2005, p. 1-20; Sydney, Burwood & District Family History Group

Aboard the Triton in 1853

Australian pioneer Andreas Dreis of Lorchhausen, wives Martha Korb and Anna Maria Huebinger. Settled in Hunter Valley.
A brief biography
His descendants
Andreas's ancestors in Nassau
Books consulted and further research
Contacts: Chrissy Fletcher (amberley YES (at) hinet. net. au: delete the YES, close the spaces), Karen Cruickshank, Tag Mills, Maree Williamson, Leanne White, Jean-Baptiste Piggin

Australian pioneer Wilhelm Dreis of Lorchhausen, wife Katharina Nefferdorf, brother of Andreas above. Settled at Ravensworth in Hunter Valley.
Biographical Information
His Descendants
Contacts: Gillian Baker, Barbara Ames, John Toohey

See: German immigrant ships to eastern Australia - resources and problems, Part 9: Triton (1853); Ances-tree, vol. 19, no. 1, Mar. 2006, p. 7-30; Sydney, Burwood & District Family History Group

Aboard the Singapore in 1854

Australian pioneer Kaspar Joseph Dreis, 1823-1880, of Lorch, wife Magdalena Fuchs. Settled in the Cooks River/Tempe area of Sydney.
Biographical Information
His descendants
Contacts: Maureen Crawley (crawley YES (at) bigpond. net. au: delete the YES, close the spaces) and Enid Johnson (enidj YES (at) cnet. aunz. com; delete the YES, close the spaces).

Australian pioneer Kaspar Dreis, 1819-1891, of Lorch, wife Elisabeth Tesdart. Settled in Parramatta. (N.B. he was a possible cousin of the above Kaspar).
Biographical Information
His descendants
Contact: none known, but Maureen Crawley (above) compiles this family.

Aboard the Aurora (shipwrecked in Moreton Bay without loss of life on 14 March 1855)

Australian pioneer Christian Dreis, 1818-? of Lorch, wife Catherine Mohr, place of settlement in Queensland unknown.
Biographical Information
Contact: Colleen Yuke

Note also: Potential Australian pioneer Johann Wilhelm Dreis of Lorch (Vital dates and wife's name unknown.) He gazetted his intention to emigrate to Australia 16 January 1855 but there is no record of him arriving.
Contact: none known

Nancy Podella (address was nv podella YES (at) home com (remove the YES and close up the spaces) has researched a Lorch Dreis whose descendant (of another surname) emigrated to the United States.