Johann
(Christian)
Knuschke
Born in Heidau, Silesia, Prussia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Maria Rosina (Klente) Klemm
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Anna Elisabeth (Knuschke) Klingner
Died
at age 45
in Langmeil, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Nov 2017
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Biography
Johann Christian Knuschke was born on 14 September 1805 at Heidau, Silesia, Prussia.
He married Maria Rosina Klente before migrating to South Australia on the Heerjeebhoy Rustomjee Patel in 1845. She is noted in the ship's records as his second wife. He is on the manifest as a weaver from Silesia.[1]
The family is recorded as "Old Lutherans" in the German emigration records.[2] He was naturalised as number 124 of 310 Natives of Germany in Ordnance 1847 No 4 by the Governor of South Australia, dated 25 March 1847. He was identified as a weaver from Langmeil.[3]
He died on 21 March 1851 at Langmeil in South Australia and is buried at the Langmeil church cemetery, although no record of graves has been kept.
Sources
- ↑ Passenger List - Heerjeebhoy Rustomjee Patel, Bremen to Adelaide, 1845 The Ships List
- ↑ Old Lutheran Emigration p.279
- ↑ 0004 Naturalisation Act No 4 of 10 and 11 Vic, 1847, South Australian Legislation, accessed 30 December 2023
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