Heinrich Weber (1847 - 1912)

Born 1847 in Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (Willis) Weber — married 1874 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1912 at about age 65 in Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Henry was born in March 1847 (if his Death Certificate is correct). His family left what is now Germany in 1854, sailing for New South Wales, with a stop in Victoria en route. By 1860 his family were living in Gunnedah, New South Wales. Whilst he married in Newcastle, he lived around Gunnedah till he was about 35. By 1883 Henry, Sarah & Reuben had moved to the Darling Downs - to Yuleba in Queensland. His daughter Edith was born there in 1886. The 1880s were hard financially & Henry often worked as a coach driver for Cobb & Co, moving his family further west till they were in Thargomindah, where he lived out his final years.

Birth

Henry Weber was born in Salzgitter, Niedersachsen, Germany in 1847.

Immigration

23 Feb 1855 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[1]

Marriage

30 Jan 1874 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.^[2][3] Together, the couple had two children:

• Reuben Henry Andrew Weber (1880-1956), and
• Edith Kate (Weber) Osborne (1886-1972).

Death

14 Feb 1912 Thargomindah, Queensland, Australia.^[4][5]

Research Notes

Middle name: Some family members believe that Henry Weber had the middle name Andrew (Andreas in German), but I've never seen this on official records. Henry Weber^[6]

Additional children: There were two Henry & Sarah Ann Weber families having children in NSW at that time:

• This Henry: NSW Marriage Cert.No. 3206/1874 - WEBER HENRY & EDWARDS SARAH ANN in NEWCASTLE, and
• NSW Marriage Cert.No. 4247/1876 - WEBER HENRY & JOHNSTON SARAH A. in TAMWORTH.^[7] See Henry Weber for details.

As a result, researchers have occasionally and incorrectly assigned some or all of the HENRY-JOHNSTON children to Henry WEBER and Sarah Ann EDWARDS née WILLIS. As evidenced by Henry WEBER (EDWARDS)'s death certificate, he only had two children: Reuben & Edith.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Passenger List passenger lists (1852-1923) Record Series Number (VPRS): 947,
2. ↑ Registration Number 3206/1874, Births, Deaths and Marriages search,
3. ↑ Copy of Marriage Certificate of Henry Weber held by great-granddaughter, Jenny Osborne.
4. ↑ Registration C4946 (1912), Department of Justice - Births, Deaths, Marriages and Divorces,
5. ↑ Copy of Death Certificate of Henry Weber held by great-granddaughter, Jenny Osborne.
6. ↑ being name from marriage and death certificates - record for middle name Andrew not sourced by Jenny Osborne
7. ↑ Information provided by Jenny Osborne
8. ↑ Information provided by Jenny Osborne