Not much luck...

[Karl Sigerist Sr.]

The Jan Carel is definetively Dutch, so is the ships name "Amelisvaart" .
There is a Dutch newsgroup, like this one go: soc.genealogy.benelux He
most likely was a mercenary (soldier) we call that now I think for the Dutch
Indies Company, also know as K.N.I.L. in Netherland, born in Germany.
Explain too and tell the dutch fellows as much as you know, in other words
tell what you know about your ancestor, you wil be suprised with all the
help you wil get.
On the other hand if you are stingy with your information you wil get an
stingy answer, makes sense he. :-))

Karl Sigerist Sr.
Sige...@netcom.ca

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Karl Sigerist Sr.
Sige...@netcom.ca

David and Dianne Ohlmüs wrote in message
<1998012622...@mail.dynamite.com.au>...
>G'day from Australia.
>
>I was referred to your address as a possiblity for assistance with some
>research into my surname:
>
>Ohlmüs OR Ohlmus
>
>I was born in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and from a copy of the Dutch Burgher Union
>Journal I have the following information:
>
>"Jan Carel OHLMUS born at Hildesheim, arrived in Colombo on the ship
>'Amelisvaart', living in Ceylon 1760-1780."
>
>Since 1962 I have been living in Australia.
>
>I would be most appreciative of any advice that you can pass on about how
>to track down information prior to 1760.
>
>Thank you
>
>David Bryan Ohlmüs
>Canberra, Australia +61 2 6258 5133
>d...@dynamite.com.au
>

[David and Dianne Ohlmüs]

[Michael Glueckert]

David and Dianne Ohlmüs schrieb:

>
> Ohlmüs OR Ohlmus
>
> I was born in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and from a copy of the Dutch Burgher Union
> Journal I have the following information:
>
> "Jan Carel OHLMUS born at Hildesheim, arrived in Colombo on the ship
> 'Amelisvaart', living in Ceylon 1760-1780."

All information directs to the Netherlands except the place of birth in
Hildesheim, a German city. The date of birth is probably before 1740. Then
the churches kept the records. You could enquire at:

Ev. Kirchenkreisamt
Klosterstr.6
31134 Hildesheim

or:

Gesamtverband der kath. Pfarrgemeinden
Domhof 17
31134 Hildesheim

for appropriate archives or a direct lookup and confirmation of date of
birth and data on parents etc.

HTH
Mike