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
The first biographies to be 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
