Emilie Frederica Diehl, later Cogger. A paternal great-great grandmother. She was born 8 Feb 1837 in a village called Stetten-in-Remstal, near Stuttgart, in Wurttemberg, Germany.
Eighteen year old Emilie arrived in Hobart, Tasmania aboard 'America' on 23 July 1855, with her parents Karl and Johanna, and 8 siblings. They followed many emigrants from Wurtemberg as Bounty Immigrants.
Five days after arriving, Emilie was employed by James Turnbull, a hop farmer of the Millbrook Estate, New Norfolk. She was a general servant, paid £15 for 6 months, plus rations. Her father and brother, Karl were employed as gardeners and general servants for Captain Frederick Chalmers at Bagdad, 25 miles north of Hobart.
Emilie married Charles Cogger in St Kilda, Melbourne 29 Aug 1863. Emilie's father was employed as a botanist by the Geological Survey Company in Victoria in the 1860s. Cogger also worked for the company. They set up home at Mount Macedon. Emilie's parents and siblings then moved to South Island, New Zealand, where they established an orchard.
Emilie bore 10 children, 4 boys and 6 girls and died aged 68 on 15 July 1905 at Upper Macedon.
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| The ship "America', aboard which Emilie and her family arrived in Tasmania |
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| All Saints Church, St Kilda, where Emilie and Charles Cogger married |
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| Charles Cogger's tent - Geological Survey |
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| The Laurels, Mt Macedon. Emilie and Charles on verandah, possibly with baby Anna Marie and other children outside. |
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| Emilie and Charles on the verandah of The Laurels with other family members |
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| Emilie, Charles and family at The Laurels. |
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