Henry Boehme (1879 - 1955)

Born 18 Jul 1879 in Woodside, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Eleanor (Mount) Boehme — married 28 Feb 1907 in Balhannah, South Australia, Australia

Died 22 May 1955 at age 75 in Ambleside, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Henry was Adelaide and Alfred Boehme’s third son. In 1907, Henry married Eva Eleanor Mount, whose father owned property near Mt Barker.

Henry was a dairy farmer and shared his property at Ambleside with his younger brother, Arthur who did not marry.

Henry later became the manager of a cheese factory at Mt Barker, and was awarded a medal for his excellent cheese. He eventually gave the medal to his nephew, Glen Boehme, whose third wife, Olive, remembers seeing the medal which Glen treasured.

When Eva’s father died, he bequeathed his Mt. Barker property to Eva, who left it to Henry. As Eva and Henry had had no children, Henry passed on the property to his brother, Arthur.

Research Notes

Henry was born at 11 am at Woodside and christened by Rev R W Holden. Mt Barker district 1955:46.

Henry Bohme d 22 may 1955 at Ambleside, Dairy farmer, Widow, age 75, age at marriage 27 yrs, b Woodside. " Arteriosclerosis and senility - no children recorded

Sources

• Information taken from the Weidenhofer Database compiled from family input and research for the book “A History of the Weidenhofer Families in Australia 1846 – 2004” Reproduced with permission of Barry Malcolm and Carlien Melrose.
• Birth Index of Registration 1842-1906, SAGHS, Nairne District Note: Birth Index of Registration 1842-1906, SAGHS, Nairne District
• South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 13 Jan 2024) database entry for Henry BOHME (Death date 22 May 1955, Age 75, Marital status W, Place of death Ambleside, Residence Ambleside) Reference: District Mount Barker, Book/Page 827/3247