Johann Peter Meyer (1809 - 1887)

Born 1809 in Prussia [uncertain]

Husband of Dorothea Wolf — married 1858 in Victoria, Australia

Died 1887 at about age 78 in Ararat, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Johann Peter "John" Meyer was born in 1809 in Prussia.

He emigrated to Australia on the "British Trident", arriving in 1855.^[1]

He was married to Katarina Wolf.^[2]

Their daughter was:

• Paulina Johanna Selina Meyer (1870–1942)^[3]

Johann died in 1887 in Ararat, Victoria, Australia, aged 78 years.^[4]

Research notes

FamilySearch has him born in Hamburg.

Johann Peter was born about 1837. He passed away about 1887. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923

   Name: Johan Mayeer [Johann Peter Meyer]

   Nationality: Other Parts

   Arrival Age: 27

   Birth Date: abt 1828

   Departure Place: Liverpool

   Arrival Date: Jul 1855

   Arrival Place: Melbourne, Australia

   Ship: British Trident

2. ↑ Vic BDM marriages

   Registration number: 2416 / 1858

   Family name: MEYER

   Given name(s): John Peter

   Spouse's family name: WOLF

   Spouse's given name(s): Catharina

3. ↑ Birth record: 16233 / 1870. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Johanna Pauline Selina MEYER); (Place: HAMILTON); (Mother: Margaret WOLF); (Father: John)
4. ↑ Death record: 8857 / 1887. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: John MEYER); (Place of death: ARARAT); (Age at death: 78); (Mother: Unknown); (Father: Unknown)
5. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Jen Rosewarne.