Hans Nielsen

  General Notes:

Found a Hans Nielsen leaving Hamburg 11/11/1872, arriving Maryborough 13/6/73 (age 13). ship Allardus.
Hans's grave in Kalbar general cemetery shows his age at death as 79. His year of birth is therefore abt 1859 as above.

Marriage Certificate: 1886/000482

Profession Timber Drawer

Age at Marriage 24yrs

1903 electoral roll, Hans, licensed victualler, Englesburg

DC 1938/00362 m/f CBE. Death Cert shows Mother as Mary Larsen.

Found a Pioneer grave for Anders Nielsen (near the dump). Anders died 24/1/1887, age 33 (Death Cert. 1887/1364). His father was Niels Andersen Nielsen, his Mother was Petsiena Nielsen.

Alardus left Hamburg on the in November 1872, bound for Australia. This was one of the "hell voyages" to Australia. The Alardus was a sluggish vessel, which wallowed along at a slow rate of knots. Not one single porthole or opening in the sides and stern made conditions worse for the passengers, who mostly had to stay below deck. The ship was licensed to carry 193 adults, but left Hamburg with 297 on board. The captain was a drunkard, who disappeared overboard 9 days out of Melbourne while the First Mate joined the ship ill, never did a day's work, and died at Melbourne from consumption. So the Second Mate took charge of the ship. The ship was only provisioned to last for 150 days. The water, however, was loaded into drums that had previously been used to transport petroleum, so soon became foul. Needing new water, the ship put in to Brazil, but of course the fresh water was loaded into the same drums, so soon became just as bad. This detour to Brazil added considerably to the length of the voyage, as the ship was then becalmed in a hot, tropical climate for some weeks. Typhus, consumption and probably cholera appear to have been prevalent.

The Alardus arrived in Melbourne on April 26th, after 6 months at sea. Around 30 people had died, 22 under the age of 5. In Melbourne the ship was quarantined because of all the illness on board. Also hatches were added or enlarged, to aid ventilation. Eventually the ship headed north again, bound for Brisbane, but when they arrived there, that settlement was deemed to already have too many immigrants, so the ship continued to Fraser Island. There the passengers were checked for plague, and then transferred to the steamer Queensland, on which they continued to Maryborough, Queensland. They finally berthed on June 14th 1873, 8 months after leaving Hamburg.

Ian Montgomery notes:
1.Hans Nielsen, (not Nielson) parents Niels Andersen and Petrina Nielsdatter. Birth 13 Oct 1859 Hilleslev, Svendborg, Denmark. He arrived on the "Herschel" into Maryborough, 10 Sep 1878.
2.Anders Nielsen, brother of Hans, born 1852, Sallinge, Denmark. I think he arrived on the "Shakespeare" into Maryborough, 3 Aug 1871. He died 24 Jan 1887 of a ruptured appendix at he and Hans' farm at Englesburg (now Kalbar).

  Research Notes:

Chris Harkin notes:
I have had some interest in the Hans Nielsen story and subsequent ancestors of him. I may have some information as my mother was Kathleen Nielsen, (Harkin) her father was George Nielsen one of the sons of Hans. We still have the family home just above Hans old home location at Fassifern.
In regards to Anders Nielsens grave. He was George's half brother who came to Australia prior to George if you didn't know already. He met him in Maryborough as the older sibling. George was his benefactor at his early death at 33yrs. Some money must of been sent back to Denmark but the rest George was able to purchase land, animals and be quite successful throughout his days. Some info I have maybe conjecture but seems the most plausible.

  Noted events in his life were:

• connection.

• connection. ³⁹¹

• Arraignment: on Aldardus: Hervey Bay, Queensland Australia. ³⁹¹

• Resided: "Bushby Park", Harvey Bay, Queensland Australia. ³⁹¹

Hans married Matilda Maddick, daughter of Jeffrey Maddick and Wilhelmine Johnston, on 2 Mar 1886 in Maddicks Residence, Fassifern, Goolman, Queensland Australia. (Matilda Maddick was born on 17 Oct 1871 in Ipswich or Stanley, Queensland Australia, died on 18 Feb 1925 in Tingoora, Queensland Australia and was buried on 20 Feb 1925 in Kalbar, Queensland Australia.)

  Marriage Notes:

MC 1886/000482