From on Wed, 6 Sep 2006, James Elmer / West Winch Hello Elizabeth, When you were at Swaffham you were just 12 miles from J F Elmer's birthplace at West Winch. James father John b 26th Feb 1804 West Winch wed Jane Lake b 1803 West Winch at W W on 6th Nov 1829. They had 4 children William 1830, Robert 1831, John 1833, Elisabeth 1835. Jane died in 1836. John married again to Jane Mason b 1820, they had 4 more children. Henry 1839, Sarah Jane 1841, James 1842 and James Frederick 1844. The 1851 census is a bit confusing as the 2 elder children John and Elizabeth are by John's first wife and it is from this John b 1833 that I am desended, It seems that J F came to Australia with the name Elmar, it had somehow got changed from Aylmer which it is on the 1851 census, but by the next census it was Elmer and has been since. You may be aware that J F sailed on the ship "Lucibelle" , on the same ship was a family, husband and wife with 2 children with the surname CUTLER, I know nothing of them after the voyage, They were W W people and I would love to know how they got on. When J F left W W it was a village of about 400 inhabitants all of them being farm workers with not much to look forward to. It has grown a great deal in more recent years with lots of new houses and people moving down from London. As for pictures I can only suggest you put West Winch in to Google and see whats there,we do not have a local webb site. I do have lots more information the Elmer family and I'll try to answer any further questions you may have. James F Elmores mother died 12th August 1907 at "The Chequers Inn" West Winch where her grandson James Boughen was the licensee, She was aged 86. From a hot and sunny West Winch Cheers . Ray

The Melbourne Argus reported on Monday 1 June 1868,
arrival of Lucibelle, ship, 914 tons, Charles Forster master, from the Downs 7 Feb. Passengers cabin- Mr Thos Morton, Mr S Silcock, and 18 in the steerage. Holmes, White and Co, Agents. In the adjoining column is a long list of merchendise she brought. And the third column reports - The Lucibelle ... was delayed a week in the Channel (UK) which was not cleared till Feb 14, in consequence of the ship having to beat down the whole distance against strong south-westerly gales. Light variable weather was then experienced to the equator, which was crossed on 15 March, in Long. 25deg 10min, W. The SE Trades were very light and shy, and light weather prevailed to the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope, passed on 22 Apr. Cape Otway was passed on Friday and the Heads entered at 0ne pm on Saturday.

The Lucibelle came 30 May 1868, and was in Sydney in August 1868 when a Tsunami was experienced.
Following the 13 August 1868 earthquake off the coast of Chile and Peru, resulting tsunamis travelled across the Pacific Ocean. They were eventually observed at 44 locations in Australia and New Zealand. Wave run-up heights of between 0.5m and 2.5m were observed at Newcastle and Sydney in NSW, Hobart in Tasmania and at Albany in WA.
The following article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald (18 & 19/8/1868):
At 8.30 the vessels in Newcasle Harbour were thrown into great confusion. The 'Alexander' broke from her moorings and had to anchor in the stream. The 'Planter' was shaken so much by the action of the tides that the captain expected this masts to fall. The ship 'Lucibelle', 1000 tons, was swung around four times, although a strong ebb tide was running, and the vessels in harbour swung around in all directions. The tide ran down sometimes at a rate of 12 knots, the same as if there was a strong fresh in the river. At 11.30, the extraordinary sudden rise and fall of the tide was between four and five feet which caused great consternation amongst shipping. The steam tugs 'Warhawk' and 'Rapid' were left stranded in the blind channel by the retreating of the water. The action was experienced the same at Port Waratah. The sandbanks in the channel were left quite dry at times, and as suddenly covered. Mr Keene, Government Examiner at Coal Fields, was watching a gauge at the time of low water, shortly before 12 o'clock, and he witnessed a rise and fall of 2 feet 4 inches (710 mm) in fifteen minutes.

In thanking Ray, I looked up the Cutler family to 1888, see this family after the Elmore notes, here at the bottom of this page

James Frederick Elmore 1844 - 1906, born in Norfolk UK, son of Jane Lake and John Elmore (stepson of Jane Mason listed in death index), died at Prahan, Victoria, wed 1883 #4306, at Ballarat, to Julia Stewart 1861 - 1943, born in Ballarat to Mary Ann Attewell and James Stewart, died at Korumburra, Victoria.

Other Elmores

Cutler

Abraham Cutler Christening: 06 OCT 1833 at Foundling Hospital Church Of England, Saint Pancras, London, England (extracted birth entry) Abraham Cuttler/Cutler wed Sep quarter 1857 to Lydia Laws in Freebridge Lynn district, Vol 4b, page 561, in the county of Norfolk, came to Victoria, Australia, and lived at Carngham to c1880 then Ballarat