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Marie Henriette Dorothea (Queckenstedt) Kempe (1853 - 1891)

Marie Henriette Dorothea (Dorothee) Kempe formerly Queckenstedt aka Quenstedt, Quickenstedt
Born in Knesebeck, Wittingen, Celle, Celle, Hannover, Europamap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 1 Mar 1878 (to 13 Nov 1891) in Dalhousie Springs, South Australia, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , and
Died at about age 38 in Hermannsburg, South Australia, Australiamap
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Biography

Notables Project
Dorothee (Queckenstedt) Kempe is Notable.
Dorothee (Queckenstedt) Kempe came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)
Dorothee (Queckenstedt) Kempe died from complications of childbirth.

The first white women to settle in Central Australia were Dorothea Queckenstedt and Wilhelmine Schulze from Germany, the wives of missionaries Kempe and Schwarz. They arrived at Hermannsburg on 10 April 1878, after a six-month trip from South Australia. They were the only European women at the mission for three years. Women's Museum of Australia (2017)[1]

Birth 1853

Dorothee Queckenstedt was born in 1853 at Knesebeck, Wittingen, Celle, Celle, Hannover, Europa. Her father was Johann Von Queckenstedt.[2]

Immigration and Naturalisation 1877

Dorothee departed Hamburg, Germany on 15 Jun 1877 on the ship Peter Goddeffroy, destined for Port Adelaide, South Australia.[3]

On her naturalisation documents, completed on 5 November 1877 at Tanunda, she stated she was 24 years, a spinster and worked as a farm servant. Although she had only arrived in South Australia 3 weeks prior, she was seeking to become a permanent resident of Australia.[4]

Marriage 1878

Dorothee Queckenstedt married Lutheran minister Friedrich Adolf Hermann Kempe (abt.1843-1928) on March 01, 1878 at Dalhousie Springs, South Australia, Australia.[2] Together they had 6 children.

  1. Anna Charlotte Kempe
  2. Heinrich Kempe
  3. Johanne Kempe
  4. Karl Kempe
  5. Hermann Paul Kempe
  6. Marie Magdalene Kempe

Death 1891

Dorothee passed away at Hermannsburg, South Australia, after the birth of her 6th child, in 1891. She was 38 years old.[5]

Research Notes

The Hermannsburg Mission was established on the banks of the Finke River by Lutheran missionaries from the Hermannsburg Missionary Society and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia in 1877. It was the last and longest-running Mission run by the Lutheran Church in Australia. The following articles describe the Hermannsburg Mission. [1]

  1. LUTHERAN MISSION IN CENTRAL AUSTRALIA. (1879, March 1). Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), p. 13. Retrieved January 6, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article160118622
  2. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FINKE MISSION. (1883, March 10). South Australian Weekly Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1881 - 1889), p. 7. Retrieved January 6, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article92721084
  3. THE FINKE RIVER MISSION STATION. (1886, January 26). The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), p. 6. Retrieved January 6, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article36321566
  4. THE NORTHERN TERRITORY COURT. (1887, August 13). Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912), p. 6. Retrieved January 6, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article199844799
  5. Lawn Tennis. (1888, February 20). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), p. 2. Retrieved January 6, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207761699
  6. EARS OF CORN. (1890, May 23). Christian Colonist (SA : 1878 - 1894), p. 2. Retrieved January 6, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article214702654
  7. THE ALLEGED ILLTREATMENT OF ABORIGINES. (1890, September 24). South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), p. 5. Retrieved January 6, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47283817

Middle Name Middle name is not used for this profile, reflecting German naming conventions.

Sources

  1. ↑ Women's Museum of Australia. Herstory 2017. Record for Marie Henriette Dorothea KEMPE. Retrieved 5 Jan 2021 at WebLink
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marriage Record: Genealogy South Australia. Marriage of Dorothee QUECKENSTEDT and Adolf Hermann Kempe. 01-Mar-1878. Place: Dalhousie Springs. Groom Age: 34. Groom Father: Adolf Friederich KEMPE. Bride Age: 24. Bride Father: Johann QUECKENSTEDT. District: Frome. Book/Page: 115/1280. Database Search Link
  3. ↑ Hamburg State Archives. Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 034 B; Page: 245; Microfilm No.: K_1722. Retrieved online 7 January 2021 at Record Image
  4. ↑ National Archives of Australia. Queckenstedt, Dorothea - Memorial of Naturalisation. Contents range:1877 - 1877. Series number A711. Control symbol: 848. Access status: Open. Barcode 3178637. Retrieved 7 Jan 2021 at Record Image
  5. ↑ Death Record: Genealogy SA. 1891. Death of Dorothee Henriette Kempe. Date of Death: 13 Nov 1891. Age: 38. Place: Hermannsburg. Husband: Hermann KEMPE. Book/Page: 199/130. Database Search Link




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