Johan Gotthard Fankhauser (1799 - 1882)

Born 5 May 1799 in Lanersbach, Schwaz, Tirol, Österreich

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Geisler) Fankhauser — married 1828 in Finkenberg, Tirol, Austria

Descendants

Died 14 Nov 1882 at age 83 in Balwyn, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Johan Gotthard Fankhauser was born on 5 May 1799 in Lanersbach, Tirol, Austria, the son of Margareth Weiland and Mathaus Fankhauser.^{[citation needed]}

He married Elizabeth Geisler in 1828 in Finkenberg, Tirol, Austria.^{[citation needed]} Their children were:^{[citation needed]}

• Felix Fankhauser (1830?–?)
• Marie Fankhauser (1831–1916)
• Michael Fankhauser (1833?–1849)
• George Fankhauser (1837–1897)
• Wilhelm Fankhauser (1838–1885)
• Theresia Rosina Fankhauser (1840–1907)
• Johan Gottlieb Fankhauser (1844?–1876)
• Frederick Traugott Fankhauser (1848–1918)

He arrived in Australia on the "Pribislav" in February of 1850, disembarking at Melbourne.^[1][2]

Johan died on 14 November 1882 in Balwyn, Victoria, Australia, aged 83 years.^[3] His remains were buried on 16 November 1882 in Boroondara, Victoria.^[4]

Research Notes

The Pribislaw/Pribislav is an elusive and poorly documented vessel. Its arrival at Adelaide can be found on Trove, but not at Melbourne and it does not come up on PROV. Its Melbourne details rely on South Australian entries. A current internet source for Melbourne passengers is:

Moadstorage.blob.core.windows.net

Under the command of captain P W Niemann the Pribislaw departed Hamburg on 23 August 1849 arrived at Rio de Janiro 27 October 1849 and stayed there until 2 December. The ship berthed in Port Phillip (Melbourne) on 2 February 1850 where most of the passengers disembarked. The Pribislaw went on to Port Adelaide arriving there on 1 March 1850.

The Pribislaw left Hamburg with 229 passengers (168 adults and 61 children). There were 14 deaths on the voyage. 19 passengers went to Adelaide. Many of the passengers settled initially in Westgarthtown, Victoria.

FANKHAUSER [6] Frederick Traugott (61) from Prussia

FANKHAUSER [6] George (22) from Prussia

FANKHAUSER [6] John Gotthard (50) from Tyrol

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WendishHeritage - The 1849/50 Voyage to Australia by The Pribislaw

WendishHeritage - Passenger List

Retrieved 21 Sep 2022 by Alan Salt

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, Certificates of Naturalization, 1849-1903

   Name: John Gotthard Fankhauson [John Gotthard Fankhauser]

   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1800

   Age: 50

   Birth Place: Silesia

   Date Arrived: Feb 1850

   Vessel: Pribislav

   Naturalization Date: 30 Dec 1850

2. ↑ WendishHeritage - Passenger List
3. ↑ Death record: 12051 / 1882. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Johan FANKHAUSER); (Place of death: HAWTH); (Age at death: 83); (Spouse at death: Elizabeth GEISLER); (Mother: Unknown); (Father: Unknown)
4. ↑ Findagrave

   Johann Fankhauser

   Birth: 5 May 1799

   Death: 14 Nov 1882 (aged 83), Balwyn, Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia

   Burial: Boroondara General Cemetery, Kew, Boroondara City, Victoria, Australia

   Plot: LUTH A 0306

   Memorial ID: 196170013

• Victorian Pioneer Index 1836-1888