Johann and his family emigrated to South Australia on the Peter Goddefroy, departing Hamburg on 11 May 1857, and arriving at Port Adelaide on 2 Sep 1857. [1]
He passed away age 56 on 23 Jan 1859 in Blumberg, South Australia [2] and was buried in Birdwood Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery. [3]
Sources
↑ The Ships List German Emigrants to South Australia, 1837-1866 (https://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/SAgermanindex.shtml : accessed 28 Jul 2022) Passenger list for the Peter Goddefroy 1857 entry for ALBRECHT Johann Gottfried, age 54, occupation Shepherd, residence Glogsen Zuellichau Prussia; Johann Rosina (Apelt), age 36; Johanna Eleanore, age 26, daughter from previous marriage; Johanna Louise age 11; Karl Heinrich age 8; Gustav Reinhold age 18 months.
↑ South Australia Death Index (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 28 Jul 2022) database entry for Johann Gottfried ALBRECHT (Death date 23 Jan 1859, age 56, marital status N, place of death Blumberg, residence Blumberg) Reference: District Talunga, Book/Page 10/61
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 July 2022), memorial page for Johann Gottfried Albrecht (1803–23 Jan 1859), Find A Grave: Memorial #215500811, citing Birdwood Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery, Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by HeidiKay (contributor 49375074).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Johann Gottfried by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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