Tilka Family - F410
| Voyage to Adelaide in 1876 | |
|---|---|
| Under command of | Captain Edward Alston |
| Departure port | London |
| Departure date | 26th May 1876 |
| Arrival port | Port Adelaide |
| Arrival date | 18th August 1876 |
| Voyage duration | 84 days |
Mattheus Tilka (29) with his wife Maria Urban (30) migrated to South Australia on the City of Adelaide in 1876 with their three children, Louise (6), Carl (3), and Fred (a few months).
After arriving in South Australia they had three additional children :
Paul Albert (17/9/1877 near Riverton),
Mary (20/9/1880 at Inkerman, near Port Wakefield) who died at Goodwood West aged 6 years, and
Henry (23/12/1882 at Inkerman) who died there after 7 days.
Mattheus Tilka
Mattheus Tilka selected Section 321, Hundred of Inkermans, 173 acres at ₤1 per acre (10% deposit), in February 1879.
In the Port Wakefield news of 7 May 1915 it was reported 'Mr M Tilka has a grown a 69lb pumpkin on his farm at South Inkerman. It is on display in Mr Hubble’s office.'
Louise Tilka
Born in Germany ca 1870, Louisa Tilka (25), daughter of Mattheus, married Henry Lowey (42) at his residence in Glenelg on 20/6/1895.
She gave birth to Alfred John at New Glenelg in April 1896.
Carl Robert Tilka
Born in Germany ca 1873
Frederick Tilka
Friederick Tilka, born in Germany in 1876, he died at Inkerman on 2/2/1894 aged 18.
Paul Albert Tilka
Notes
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