Biographical Project
The Wendish Heritage Society Australia is preparing brief biographies of Wends who emigrated to and settled in Australia during the 19th Century. As they are compiled, the biographies will be added to this website....
WENDISH BIOGRAPHICAL PROJECT
Most of the biographies included here originally appeared in Tom Darragh and Rob Wuchatsch's book From Hamburg to Hobsons Bay, German Emigration to Port Phillip (Australia Felix) 1848-51, published in 1999. The information included in these biographies was obtained from...
DEUTSCHER, MICHAEL AND CHRISTIANA
Michael Deutscher (1811-64) and his wife Johanna Christiana Eleonora née Schwartz (1815-80) arrived at Port Adelaide from Hamburg aboard the Alfred in December 1848 with five children - Johanna Carolina, August Ludwig, Carl Traugott, Christiana Carolina and Ernst Traugott. The...
GRAFF, JOHANN AND JOHANNA
Johann Graff (c. 1802-88), a Wend from Preske, six kilometres west of Bautzen, arrived in Melbourne from Hamburg aboard the Pribislaw in February 1850 with his wife Hanna (nee Hobrack) and five children. In March 1850, Graff settled on 50...
GRÜTZNER, JAKOB
Gottlieb Jakob Grützner (1823=1912), a probable Wend from Wartha, 20 kilometres north of Bautzen in Saxony, arrived in Melbourne from Hamburg aboard the Wappaus in March 1849. On the shipping list, his occupation was given as mason, but there is...
HEMPEL, JOHANN CHRISTOPH AND ANNA
Johann Christoph Hempel (1794-1881), a Wend from Kohlwesa, 12 kilometres east of Bautzen, arrived in Melbourne aboard the Pribislaw in February 1850 with his wife Anna (nee Biebrach), at least three children and son-in-law, Michael Zschech. The Hempel family settled...
KOTZUR, MARTIN AND LISA
Martin Kotzur (1833-1916) and his wife Lisa née Towk (1834-1900), Lower Lusatian Wends from Janschwalde, arrived at Port Jackson, Sydney from Bremen aboard the Gottorp in September 1857. Martin and Lisa had been married at Janschwalde on 5 May 1857,...
KRÜGER, JOHANN CARL AUGUST
Johann Carl August Krüger (known as Carl) was born on 11 January 1802 in Cottbus, Brandenburg, Prussia and arrived in South Australia aboard the Victoria with his wife Maria and four children on 6 November 1848. Details of his formative...
KAISER, ANDREAS
Andreas Kaiser (1827-1912), a Wend from Drehsa, nine kilometres east of Bautzen, arrived in Melbourne aboard the Pribislaw in February 1850. A former schoolmate and close friend of fellow Pribislaw passenger Michael Zwar, Kaiser cared for Michael and several others...
KOLLOSCHE, GEORGE
George Kollosche was born on 14 October 1830 at Werben in Lower Lusatia, which was then part of Brandenburg, Prussia. At the age of 24 he emigrated to Australia on the ship Malvina Vidal with his aunt's family - Matthes...
MIRTSCHIN, JOHANN AND MARIA
Johann Mirtschin (1809-84) and his wife Maria née Gude (1814-78) arrived at Port Adelaide from Hamburg aboard the Helene in December 1851 with three children - Johann Jun., Anna and Magdalena. Two other children - Andreas and Marga - died...
NOACK, HONDOW, SCHMIDT FAMILIES
Most families begin their Australian family history by tracing their ancestors back to the first male who arrived in Australia. This Noack family is different. Although Johann NOACK (1815-1890) came to Australia in 1850 on the ship San Francisco with...
PANNACH, JOHANN
Johann Pannach (1824-64), a Wend from Rachlau, eight kilometres south-east of Bautzen, arrived in Melbourne aboard the Pribislaw in February 1850. After two years in Victoria, during which time he spent five months brickmaking with fellow Pribislaw passenger Carl Traugott...
RICHTER, JOHANN & MARIA
Johann August Richter (c. 1814-93), born at Luppa, 10 kilometres north of Bautzen, arrived in Sydney aboard the Aden on 2 January 1844 with his wife Maria (nee Mattig) and two children - Ernst and John. The Richters were one...
ROSEL, JOHANN AND JOHANNA
Johann Rosel (c. 1803-97) was a Wend from Pielitz, six kilometres south-east of Bautzen, in Saxony. He arrived in Melbourne from Hamburg aboard the Pribislaw in February 1850, with his wife Johanna and four children. One infant child, Ann, died...
SCHUSTER, JOHANN AND AGNETA
Johann Gottfried Schuster (1813-94), a Wend from Gross Saubernitz, 15 kilometres north-east of Bautzen, arrived in Australia aboard the Pribislaw with his wife Agneta (nee Schmeiss) and at least two children, daughters Magdalene and Marie. Prior to leaving Germany, the...
SEILER FAMILY
At least eight members of the Seiler family, Wends from Salzenforst, four kilometres west of Bautzen, emigrated to Australia from 1848-54. Michael Ernst (known as Ernst) Seiler and his wife Agnes (nee Lehmann) and son Moritz Heinrich arrived in South...
STEPHAN, JOHANN AND AGNETA
Johann Stephan (1810-85), a Wend from Gross Saubernitz, 15 kilometres north-east of Bautzen, arrived in Australia aboard the Pribislaw with his wife Agneta (nee Kaiser). Johann and Agneta, who was born at Herwigsdorf near Lobau, had been married at Nostitz...
WUCHATSCH, JOHANN AND MAGDALENE
Johann Wuchatsch (c. 1802-84), a Wend from Sarka, 14 kilometres east of Bautzen, arrived in Melbourne from Hamburg aboard the Pribislaw in February 1850 with his second wife Magdalene (nee Bartsch) and five children. His first wife, Hanna Proft of...
ZIESCHE, ERNST
Ernst Gottlob Salomo Ziesche (1817-96), a Wend, was born at Weissenberg, 17 kilometres east of Bautzen, on 24 May 1817. The son of Ernst Christoph and Sophie (nee Benad) Ziesche, he arrived in Australia aboard the Pribislaw in February 1850....
ZIMMER, JOHANN AND ANNIE
Johann Zimmer (c. 1803-82) was a Wend from Weissig, seven kilometres south-east of Bautzen, arrived in Melbourne from Hamburg aboard the Pribislaw in February 1850, with his wife Annie and at least three children. Zimmer was naturalized as a New...
ZSCHECH, MICHAEL AND MAGDALENE
Michael Zschech (1821-1916) was born at Wawitz, ten kilometres east of Bautzen, on 30 November 1821. The son of Johann and Maria Zschech, he was confirmed at Hochkirch on 27 March 1836. In 1848 he married fellow Wend Magdalene Hempel...
ZWAR, MICHAEL
Michael Zwar (1829-1900), a Wend from Drehsa, nine kilometres east of Bautzen, arrived in Melbourne from Hamburg aboard the Pribislaw in February 1850. Soon after arrival, he was engaged in brickmaking at Brunswick. Later he purchased half an acre there...
