Juliane Auguste (Hölling) Essberger (1836 - 1905)

Born 16 Sep 1836 in Berghauptmannschaft Clausthal, Königreich Hannover, Deutscher Bund

Ancestors

Died 16 Sep 1905 at age 69 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

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Biography

Bertha (Hölling) Essberger migrated from Kingdom of Hannover to Australia.

Bertha (Hölling) Essberger migrated from Australia to United States.

When Juliane 'Bertha' Auguste Hölling was born on September 16, 1836, in Clausthal, Lower Saxony, Germany, her father, Johann, was 31, and her mother, Johanne, was 21. She married Julius Theodor Essberger and they had seven children together. She also had one daughter with George Wilhelm Meyer. She died on September 16, 1905, in Brooklyn, New York, at the age of 69, and was buried in Queens, New York. ^[1]

• Juliane 'Bertha' Auguste Hölling 1836–1905 BIRTH 16 SEP 1836 • Clausthal, Goslar, Niedersachsen, Germany DEATH 16 SEP 1905 • Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. Baptised 16 Sep 1836 in the Market Street Church of the Holy Spirit, Clausthal, Kingdom of Hannover. Godparents: Her parents plus Caroline Frederike Barth, Charlotte Juliane Barth, Johann Christoph Barth, Ancestry Profile
• 25 Oct 1848 • Bremen, Germany, Holling-Bertha: Aged 11, left onboard the "George Washington" with her parents Johann Valentin & JC Wilhelmina [nee Barth] and sisters Johanne Augusta, Ernestine (Emma) and Ja Caroline bound for Adelaide, Australia ^[2][3]
• 2 Mar 1849 • Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Arrived with her parents and sisters (a sister died onboard) on the "George Washington"

• Assault-Felon Charged 27 Nov 1851 • Adelaide, South Australia

George Watson was indicted for feloniously assaulting Bertha Helling, at Redruth, on the night of the 10th November and was sentenced to one year imprisonment with hard labour [SA Register; 28/11/1851] ^[4]

• Marriage 19 Sep 1854 • Tanunda, South Australia^[1]
• Julius Theodore Essberger, carpenter of full age married Bertha Hoelling, of minor age, at the Lutheran Church and officiated by Dr Muecke, minister. Dr Muecke also emigrated to Adelaide on the same ship as Julius Essberger
• 1867-1869 • Nuriootpa, South Australia
• After the death of her husband Theodor, it appears she had a liaison with George William Meyer resulting in the birth of a daughter Emma Christina (1869). There is no marriage record for the couple.
• Departure 21 Mar 1871 • Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Mrs Bertha Essberger departed onboard the "White Eagle" for London in a second class cabin with children Julius, Bertha and William [Adel Observer; 25/3/1871]

• Arrival 1872 • New York, New York, USA^[1]

According to US Census records Bertha arrived sometime this year although date and shipping records cannot be confirmed

• Residence 1892 • Brooklyn, Kings, New York

Essberger-Bertha: Aged 55, not a citizen (alien) and living with her son William Essberger (34), married daughter Bertha Henkel (24), son-in-law Louis Henkel (24) and her grandchildren Charlotte (3), Elsie (1) at Middleton Street, Brooklyn Ward 19

• Death 16 Sep 1905 • Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA

Burial 18 Sep 1905 • Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, USA buried at Mt Olivet Cemetery

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Probert-Kay-Howat Family Tree subscription required https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/46553539/person/6856991726/facts sources from Germany, Australia, and the United States
2. ↑ the Ships List http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/georgewashington1849.shtml
3. ↑ Niedersachsen Germany Archives NLA HA Oberbergamt Clausthal-Zellerfeld compartment 154 https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/detailAction.action?detailid=v4435368
4. ↑ Probert Family Tree-Ancestry subscription required https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/46553539/person/6856991726/media/17adf6d3-c12c-41d9-a4a7-46a78fdc4194?_phsrc=QjH3475&usePUBJs=true&galleryindex=4&albums=pg&showGalleryAlbums=true&tab=0&pid=6856991726&sort=-created