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Wilhelm Friedrich Christian "Bill" STRASSBURG

Male 1853 - 1922  (69 years)


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  • Name Wilhelm Friedrich Christian "Bill" STRASSBURG  [1
    Nickname Bill 
    Birth 31 May 1853  Radewitz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Christening 19 Jun 1853  Grünz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Wilhelm Christian, 3rd child, born on 31 May 1853 in Radewitz, bapt. on 19 Jun 1853. (Grünz, 6/1853)
      Sponsors:
      1. Pferdeknecht Christian Zimmermann, Radewitz
      2. mayor son Michael Richert, Grünz
      3. virgin Auguste Stolzenburg, Radewitz
      4. virgin Louise Pieper, Radewitz
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 6 Feb 1880  Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • Departed on board the "Earl Dalhousie", Plymouth, England 13 November 1879.
      Stressburg, Wilhelm 26, Friedricke 22, Auguste 2, Carl inf [died at sea]
    Death 3 Dec 1922  Minden, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6
    Burial 4 Dec 1922  Minden Baptist Church Cemetery, 978 Lowood-Minden Rd, Minden, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7
    STRASBURG, Wilhelm
    STRASBURG, Wilhelm
    Headstone, Minden Baptist Church Cemetery
    Obituary 12 Dec 1922  Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Queensland Times 

    • PERSONAL.
      Mr. Wilhelm Strassburg, an old identity of Frenchton, passed peacefully away at his residence on 3rd inst, after a long and severe ailment (writes our Rosewood correspondent). The late Mr. Strassburg, who was 69 years of age, was born in Germany on 30th May, 1853. He arrived in Australia in the year 1880, and during his life here followed up farming pursuits. He leaves a wife and four daughters to mourn their loss. Three of his daughters-Mrs. C. Schumck, Mrs. R. Schadwall, and Mrs. P. Jackwitz-reside at Blenheim, and Mrs. C. Pflugrath at Minden. The funeral took place to the Minden Baptist Cemetery on 4th inst., Rev. C. Cronan officiating at the graveside.
    Occupation Minden, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer 
    Person ID I4135  Colston & Wenck families in Australia
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2018 

    Father Christian STRASSBURG,   b. 3 Aug 1818, Sommersdorf, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1898, Radewitz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Wilhelmine WITTE,   b. 10 Apr 1825, Radewitz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Aug 1883, Radewitz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 8 Nov 1849  Grünz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christine Friederike "Friederike" RUTHENBERG,   b. 20 Jul 1857, Radewitz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1936, Minden, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jan 1877  Grünz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8
    • Wilhelm Friedrich Christian Strassburg, Pferdeknecht (horse-hand) in Radewitz, age 23, son of worker Strassburg in Radewitz, married on 4 Jan 1877 in Grünz Friederike Ruthenberg, age 19, daughter of worker Johann Ruthenberg in Grünz.  (Grünz. 1/1877) [8]
    Children 
    +1. Auguste Louise STRASSBURG,   b. 18 Apr 1877, Radewitz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1946, Laidley, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     2. Carl Friedrich Wilhelm STRASSBURG,   b. 30 Dec 1878, Radewitz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1879, At Sea Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +3. Bertha STRASSBURG,   b. 26 Mar 1881, Minden, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Apr 1960, Blenheim, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +4. Maria STRASSBURG,   b. 6 Oct 1883, Minden, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1935, Laidley, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    +5. Wilhelmine STRASSBURG,   b. 24 Sep 1892, Minden, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1939, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    Family ID F1298  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 May 1853 - Radewitz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 19 Jun 1853 - Grünz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Jan 1877 - Grünz, Kreis Randow, Pomerania, Prussia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 6 Feb 1880 - Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Dec 1922 - Minden, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 4 Dec 1922 - Minden Baptist Church Cemetery, 978 Lowood-Minden Rd, Minden, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Queensland Times - 12 Dec 1922 - Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - - Minden, Queensland, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S608] Martin Sohn, Germany: Strassburg research by Martin Sohn, May 2012, Grünz, 6/1853.

    2. [S56] Email - Fay Mumme to Jennifer Crockett 8 Dec 2003, 6.11 pm.

    3. [S606] Martin Sohn, Germany: Strassburg/Zimmermann research by Martin Sohn, Jan 2012, Grünz, 6/1853.

    4. [S23] Queensland State Archives, IMM/116, page 315, M/f no M1698.

    5. [S218] Shipping - Perth DPS Passengers Arriving in Australasian Ports, (http://www.perthdps.com), 29 Oct 2006, Queensland Migrant Shipping 1876-1885.

    6. [S2] Queensland BDM Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages, Death registration: Wilhelm Strassburg, Death date: 03/12/1922, Mother's name: Johanna Lubahn, Father/parent's name: Christian Strassburg, Registration details: 1923/C/406.

    7. [S342] National Library of Australia, Newspapers - Australia NLA, 1922 'PERSONAL.', Queensland Times (Ipswich) (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), 12 December, p. 7 Edition: DAILY., viewed 26 July, 2014, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111136347.

    8. [S608] Martin Sohn, Germany: Strassburg research by Martin Sohn, May 2012, Grünz, 1/1877.