Relationship to me:- Great Grandmother. (Maternal)
There is a suggestion within the family that Annas’ father may have been Baron von Arp but this cannot be verified at this time.
There was also a sister Teresa and two brothers, Paul and Gunther who all remained in Germany.
Along with Annas’ mothers name, the rumour regarding the Barony and this photograph is the only information available about her parents.
| Father | Charles |
| Mother | Ida Shellahorn |
| Date of Birth | 1863 |
| Place of Birth | Schonberg, Germany (map) |
| Date of Death | 1894 |
| Place of Death | Glebe, New South Wales, Australia (map) |
| Spouse | Johann Emil Gerlach |
| Date of Marriage | 18th. July 1883 |
| Place of Marriage | Hamburg, Germany (map) |
| First Child | FRIEDA EMILIA |
| Second Child | Emil J. |
| Third Child | Elizabeth I.F. |
| Forth Child | Agnes Gertrude (Dixie) |
| Fifth Child | Ida E.F. |
| Sixth Child | William Adolf (and twin) |
| Seventh Child | Alfred Gustav |