After her mother and brother died, Mary lived with her uncle, John Kruse. They realised that her mother Wilhelmina had wrongly given the cottage to Louise Schwerkolt, which was not in accordance with August Schwerkolt's will. In 1909, when Mary was 22, she and her uncle set sail on Seydlitz for Melbourne in order to gain title to her inheritance. They were successful in getting both the Mitcham and Northcolt titles transferred to her name.Coloured photograph at the 'Seydlitz' from Germany. Two masts at either end, funnel in the centrejack, mary, schwerkolt, mary, seydlitz

The man & woman in the photograph are Emil & Mary Jack (nee Schwerkolt) Mary was the daughter of August Schwerkolt and Wilhelmina (nee Oppel, nee Both, nee Kruse). After August died, Wilhelmina took her children (Mary & John) to America.Black & White photograph of a man and woman dressed as if attending a wedding. The woman is carrying flowers and the man has a flower in his buttonhole.jack emil, jack mary

John and Johanna Gursanscky sailed to Australia on the Emmy in 1849, the same voyage taken by August Schwerkolt. The document lists their descendants.gursanscky family, gursanscky john henry, gursanscky johanna, schwerkolt august, emmy