Adelina Lorkin

• Daughter of Friedrich Schulz (1839-1914) and Ernestine Augusta Schulz (nee Meier) (1828-1896).
• Arrived in Australia with her family on board the Herschel on 7 March 1872, aged 4.
• Wife of Ferdinand Christian Nickelson (aka. Nickel) and Charles William Lorkin. Note that Ferdinand 'disappeared' at some stage after their 13th child was born in 1907, and in 1914 Adelina remarried to Charles Lorkin.

Shipping List - Herschel, 7 March 1872 - Schulz: Free Settlers

1. Friederich 33 1839
2. Ernestine 44 1828 - Auguste Meier born 4th July 1828. First husband Gustav William Schmidtke (1817-1862) remarried in 1864 to Friedrich Schulz.
3. Friedrich 18 1853 - Gustav Friedrich Schmidtke born 8th December 1853-7th April 1914
4. Emilie 20 1853 - Emilie is recorded on Findagrave as being born in Jan 1853-11th August 1933
5. Johanna 16 1856 - Johanna was born in November 1856. her headstone reads that she was 94 years plus 7 months on 25th June 1947
6. Johann 12 1860 – Johann (Edward Schmitke as he dropped the D and the Johann) born September 1860-died 10.12.1943
7. Auguste 9 1862 – Auguste Schmidtke we have 1862 as her birth year recorded but no other records. Not sure if she ended up in New Zealand as well. She was definitely not August Heinrich as he came out with his wife on a separate ship (the Elizabeth in 1878) and they ended in in South Australia
8. Adelina 4 1868 (1867) - Adelina we have a birth year of 1868 recorded but this was assumed from her age when she came out being 4

Sources

1. New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages Online.
2. Shipping List - Herschel, 7 March 1872