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From: "Faye & Kai" <>
Subject: Re: [AVNE] KOCH
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:29:42 +0100
In-Reply-To: <01a401c73f92$53362160$2201a8c0@CATHY>


Hi again Cathy

Your original message finally arrived. I'm curious now to know if you find
out about another Willie KOCH in the Devenish area. I'm also wondering if
there are any other cemeteries in the area where they could possibly be
buried.

I've just been through all the family cemetery photos I took when I made a
whirlwind visit to Victoria last October and the only KOCH headstones in
Devenish cemetery, that I could find anyway, where mine (unless I overlooked
one). I didn't find any KOCH headstones at Cashel cemetery and there are
also no KOCH's mentioned buried at Dookie cemetery.

There is a Thomas SPRIGGS buried at Dookie cemetery. I don't have a photo of
that one, but he is the only SPRIGGS listed on the list of people buried at
the cemetery (the cemetery has them listed within the grounds with a map of
where to find them, extremely helpful).

Regards
Faye

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von:
[mailto:] Im Auftrag von Tom&Cathy Purcell
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 24. Januar 2007 09:33
An:
Betreff: [AVNE] KOCH

Hello everyone,
Last October Faye requested a lookup for the surname KOCH and Peter
answered(see below).

Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [AVNE] Koch Look-up Please
>> Hi Faye,
>> Charlotte Pauline died at St James in 1891 (Reg No 18062), aged 68,
>> daughter
>> of Rudolph John and Elizabeth GRUHN.
>> Johann Wilhelm died at "Cashel" (probably Castlemaine?) in1909 (Reg. 903)
>> aged 89, parents unknown.
>> There was also a Wilhelm died at Barnawartha in 1912 (Reg 4319) aged 71,
>> parents unknown.
>> Peter

I have a connection to a KOCH, at least family lore says so.
Amelia POTZSCH (various spellings) married Ernst Heinrich THIES on 10 Sep
1854 in Melbourne.
He died, and in 1859, also in Melbourne, she married John SPRIGGS. They
moved to Devenish where they became quite well known.
Family lore has it that Willie KOCH (which one?) was Amelia's cousin.
Amelia's parents were Johann POTZSCH and Christiane KOCH from
Grosshatmannsdorf in Saxony.
Does anyone know of the KOCHs in NE Victoria and where they came from??
Best wishes,
Cathy

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