Ernst Wilhelm Arnold (1856 - 1937)

Born 7 Aug 1856 in Silesia, Prussia

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Died 15 Oct 1937 at age 81 in Kapunda, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Ernst Wilhelm Arnold was born on 7 August 1856 in Silesia. His parents were Johann Gottlieb Arnold and Johanne Christiane (Bachmann) Arnold.^[1]

He migrated to South Australia on the Wandrahm in 1867 with his parents and siblings.^[1][2]

He was a farmer at Marananga then Greenock.

He married Caroline Louise Wenke on 4 September 1884 at the Moravian church at Bethel, South Australia. He was 28, son of Johann Gottlieb Arnold; she was 20, daughter of Adam Wenke.^[3]

Their children were:^[1]

• Caroline Louise ANDERSON (1886-1957),
• Wilhelm Rudolph (1887-1970),
• Augusta Olga MATTHIAS (1888-1972),
• Christiane Bertha LINKE (1890-1976),
• Alma Martha DUTSCHKE (1892-1949),
• Ernst Albert (1894-1958),
• Oskar Wilhelm (1895-1975),
• Ida Gertrude SCHWARTZ (1898-1969),
• Bernhard Alfred (1901-1986),
• Esther Elfrieda LANGE (1905-1986).

He died aged 81 on 15 October 1937 at Kapunda Hospital. His residence was near Greenock.^[4]

The Late Mr E. W. Arnold
Mr E. Wilhelm Arnold, Greenock, aged 81, who broke his hip as result of a fall at his home on October 7, died in Kapunda Hospital on Friday. About 30 years ago he was standing in a waggon when the horses set off suddenly and he was thrown onto his back, injuring his spine. He had been an invalid ever since, enduring much pain. He was born at Neuendorf, in Germany, on August 7, 1856, being the younger son of the late Mr and Mrs J. G. Arnold.
He was about 11 when he came to Australia with his parents, who lived between Nuriootpa and Greenock, eventually settling at Gnadenfrei. For six years he worked on a farm at Bethel, and on September 4, 1884, he married Miss Caroline Louise, fourth daughter of the late Mr and Mrs A. Wenke, Bethel; the late Pastor L. A. Jacobi officiating in Bethel Church. Mr Arnold had acquired a farm at Green ock in 1883, and here the couple spent the whole of their married life.
There was a long cortege at the funeral conducted by Rev. J. H. S. Heidenreich in Greenock on Sunday; Messrs J. Kalleske, C. Schultz, H. Koch, J. Helbig, A. Geier and F. Laucke being the bearers. Surviving with Mrs Arnold is a family of four sons and six daughters; Messrs Rudolph (Adelaide), Albert (Halbury), Will (Ardrossan) and Alf (Greenock); Mesdames W. Anderson (Kapunda), P. Matthias (of Adelaide), C. Linke (Bethel), A. Dutschke (Arthurton), A. Schwarz (Kersbrook) and Miss F. Arnold (Greenock). Mr C. Arnold, Marananga, is a brother.

--The Leader, 21 October 1937^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} ARNOLD, Ernst Wilhelm, Biographical Index of South Australians database, accessed 16 April 2024 via Genealogy SA
2. ↑ Butler, Reg; Ship Wandrahm 2 April 1867 Adelaide Hills Wiki, accessed 16 April 2024
3. ↑ ARNOLD, Ernst Wilhelm, South Australian Marriage registrations index, Barossa 140/923, accessed 16 April 2024 via Genealogy SA
4. ↑ ARNOLD, Ernst Wilhelm, South Australian Death registrations index, Kapunda 595/4252, Symbol=H, accessed 16 April 2024 via Genealogy SA
5. ↑ The Late Mr E. W. Arnold (1937, October 21). Leader (Angaston, SA : 1918 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166356425