Ursula KOCH

Person Sheet


Name Ursula KOCH  [536], [531], [78], F
Birth 6 Aug 1859, Harff Province, Koln, Prussia (Germany) [161]
Death 17 Nov 1915, Nelson St, Stepney, Adelaide [538] Age: 56
Death Memo Died at Home
Burial 18 Nov 1915, West Tce Cemetery, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Burial Memo Tombstone reads: My beloved wife and mother;Ursula Ressel;born Aug 6 1859 died Nov 17 1915;age 56 years;Her weary hours and days of pain;her troubled nights are past;the everpatient worn out frame;has found sweet rest at last
Immigration 31 Dec 1883, Pt Adelaide, South Australia [36] Age: 24
Immigration Memo arrived aboard "Procida" departed Hamburg 24 Oct 1883
Naturalization 28 Apr 1915, Adelaide, SA, AUS [161] Age: 55
Religion Catholic
Father Peter KOCH, M (~1834-)
Mother Elisabeth UNKNOWN, F (~1834-1885)
Misc. Notes
On Naturalization application Ursula says she arrived Adelaide 1 Jan 1884.
Spouses
1 Heinrich Ernst RESSEL  [536], [534], [531], [78], M
Alias/AKA Ernst Heinrich [161]
Birth 8 Mar 1856, Friedeberg Or Breslau, Silesia, Germany [161], [532]
Birth Memo Naturalization record says native of Friedeberg, Silesia, Death certificate Breslau
Immigration 31 Dec 1883, Pt Adelaide, South Australia [36] Age: 27
Immigration Memo arrived aboard "Procida" departed from Hamburg 24 Oct 1883
Naturalization 2 Oct 1895, Adelaide, South Australia, AUS [161] Age: 39
Death 17 Jan 1934, 17 Corunna Ave, Colonel Light Gdns,Adelaide, SA, AUS [165], [532] Age: 77
Death Memo At residence
Cause of death Heat Prostration 2 Days, Cerebral Embolism 4 Weeks [165], [532]
Burial 18 Jan 1934, West Tce Cemetery, Adelaide, SA, Australia [532]
Burial Memo Tombstone reads: "HEINRICH ERNEST RESSEL;beloved husband of Ursula and loving father of Peter;Born 8 Mar 1856 died 17 Jan 1934;age 78yrs and 10mths;Not a sound disturbs his slumber;Not a care to mark his brow;All his pains and cares are over;He is sweetly resting now; Buried Grave 805, Row A, Lots 49-50 South Grave WE
Occupation Carpenter, Billiard Table And Cabinetmaker [533], [537], [532]
Religion Catholic
Father Unknown RESSEL, M
Misc. Notes
Breslau is now Wroclaw, Poland; Friedeberg is now Mirsk
grandaughter Marie Louise Martschink remembers her grandfather as a kind, gentle and quiet gentleman whom she always went to for advise.
resided 8 Nelson St Stepney SA [533]
family lore says that Heinrich Ressel was a descendant of Josef Ressel 1793-1857, inventor of
the ship screw, link not proven
Resided 17 Corunna Ave Colonel Light Gdns at time of death
according to Phyllis Klutke worked for Koch in-laws in Germany at their furniture factory
Naturalization record has name as Ernst Heinrich Ressell [161]
Marriage 19 May 1879, Harff, Koln, Prussia [539]
Misc. Notes
On death cert for Heinrich Ernst Ressel age at marriage listed as 24. This would make year 1880
or date of birthe 1854
Children Peter, M (1879-1904)
Elisabeth, F (1881-1956)
Beata (Bertha) Marie (Died as Infant), F (1883-1885)
August (Gus) (Twin), M (1886-1963)
Carl (Charles) (Twin), M (1886-1946)
Juliana, F (1892-1940)
Maria (Marie), F (1895-1960)
Last Modified 13 Mar 2004 Created 19 Feb 2005 by Stephen & Karen Karner (Reunion 7.05 for Macs)

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