Johann Heinrich Friedrich Jacob (1818)

Born 12 Oct 1818 in Zellerfeld, Königreich Hannover, Deutscher Bund [uncertain]

Husband of Johanne Christianne Henriette (Horneffer) Jacob — married 30 Jul 1843 (to after 1855) in Clausthal, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Adelaide, South Australia [uncertain]

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Graham Jacob [send private message]

Special inventory of German emigrants

Biography

Johann Jacob migrated from Kingdom of Hannover to Australia.

Hi there, my name is Graham Jacob, and I live just north of Brisbane, in the state of Queensland, in this ancient land called Australia. I am 77 years of age and have been dabbling in family history for many decades.

This is story of the Jacob family who left Zellerfeld in the Harz region of Germany in 1851 to start a new life in Australia. The family consisted of: Johann Heinrich Friedrich Jacob Christianne Henrietta Jacob August Friedrich Wilhelm Danzic Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Danzic Wilhelm Friedrich August Jacob - my great grandfather.

They arrived in Port Adelaide in the colony of South Australia on the ship HERDER on the 21st September 1851 having left Hambug some 3 months earlier. But more about that later.

Many families took the opportunity to travel to the new lands of Australia, The United States, Brazil and other countries in the early to late 1800's. This has been called by some as the great European migration. My focus during this great migration is mostly on those emigrants who came from the Kingdom of Hanover. My research efforts have concentrated mainly on the Harz mountains area of Lower Saxony, especially Clausthal/Zellerfeld where my ancestors the Jacob family (Jacob-2983) had lived since possibly the 1700's.

Germany, in particular the Harz region was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until 1837.

From about 1837 until 1866, .the Kingdom of Hanover was independent until 1866 when it became a part of Prussia. However, a very close relationship continued between the Kingdom and England mainly because Price Albert from the House of Hannover was consort /husband for Queen Victoria, Queen of England.

The Kingdom of Hannover (and much of Europe as well) was in a very depressed economic condition and there were few jobs available and no way to provide for a growing population. The Mines in the Harz which had been the mainstay of Clausthal Zellerfeld for literally centuries were also petering out, i.e, the ore body was nearly fully worked out. However, because of the continued association that the Kingdom of Hannover had with Great Britain, a decision was made to offer loans to anyone who wished to migrate to Australia, the USA and other countries where immigrants were sorely needed to support and grow their economies.

The period of the late 1840's to the mid 1850's1860's was one in which thousands of individuals and families accepted the offer and the opportunity to raise their standard of living by immigrating. These migrating Germans and others from Europe provided the labor needed for countries like Australia and the USA to grow and develop their economies. In many case these migrants also came with with a strong work ethic backed by considerable work related skills such as mining, construction, farming etc.

This profile and family are examples of this migration.

Departure/Bremen

..>>from here>> Lower Saxony Archives (Niedersachsen Archives) ^[1]

Surname, first name, origin:

• Jacob, Johann Heinrich Friedrich, Zellerfeld

birthday / age: 32 1/2 years, born October 12, 1818 Occupation / Status: Hüttenmann (Smelterman) Parents: Co-emigrants:

• Jacob, Christ. Henriette, b. Horneffer, widowed Danzig (36 years old, born April 29, 1815);
• Danzig, August Friedrich Wilhelm (15 years old, born March 18, 1836);
• Danzig, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm (12 years old, born March 5th, 1839; both were Poch Arbeiters - ore sorters, a job usually performed by youth in the mine); Incidentally, Johanne Henriette had been married to Heinrich August William Danzic. He had been killed in a mining accident at Zellerfeld on 7th April 1840 - cause of death Kopf Schaden - or head injury. Christianne subsequently married Johann Heinrich Friedrich Jacob on the 30th July 1843 in Zellerfeld. He was 24 years of age at the time of the marriage and his wife Johanne was 36. Their first child together was:
• Jacob, Wilhelm Friedrich August (5 years, born May 1st, 1846)

Denomination: Lutheran Destination (country / place):

• Port Adelaide, colony of South Australia, via Bremen

Date of emigration / passport issue: departed with the Herder ship under Captain von Hagen on June 4th, 1851, on September 21st. Arrived in 1851 Financial circumstances: Other: also: Oberbergamt Clausthal-Zellerfeld subject 156 no.9 and subject 157 no.16 as well as subject 157 no.16

Port Adelaide

Arrival/Port Adelaide

..>>From Here>> The Ships List ^[2]

barque Herder, 460 tons, Captain J.F. von Hagen, from Bremen 5th June 1851, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 21st September 1851

• Jacobi Johann Heinrich Friedrich 32 Labourer 821/1 Zellerfeldt
• Je Christiane Henrietta (Hornreffer) 36 widow of Danzig
• August Friedrich Wilhelm 15
• Johann Heinrich Wilhelm 12
• Wilhelm Friedrich August Jacob 5

Johann was born on the 12th October 1818. in Clausthal/Zellerfeld

Please note that back in Colonial days in Australia, the shipping clerk were invariably English, or from England, and therefore, many German family names were recorded in shipping arrival documentation literally, hence the spelling Jacobi. However, the spelling of the family name Jacob, as per records taken from various sources in Zellerfeld has always been JACOB.

Post their arrival in South Australia, there are scant records about what happened to the various Jacob family members until about 1869. There is a well established history about Wilhelm Friedrich August Jacob's two half brothers. However, this did not come to light until only a couple of years ago when I finally made contact with the descendants of the Danzic brothers who for the most part, still reside in South Australia.

In about 1869, Wilhelm Friedrich August Jacob more commonly known as August made contact with a German Lutheran community at Jindera near Albury in the southern part of what was the colony of New South Wales. The period of time between late 1851 when they first arrived in Australia and 1869 is a period of some 18 years of which I know so little. Where did the family go, what did they do, when and where did Augusts parents pass - still some many unanswered questions.

From 1869, the history of August Jacob, my great grandfather is well documented, and has already been written up. One of my goals in continuing my family histroy research is to not only add to what is known, but also correct some errors that were made when the first family history was written. So much of family history is handed down by word of mouth, and often times, facts are re-interpreted, and seldom written down.

However, I can't do this alone, and that is why I am asking for the help of my fellow family historians genealogists to provide what ever help and guidance they can. it will be most appreciated. Kind Regards,

Graham Jacob

Research Notes

The following notes have been posted for reference by me, Steve Thomas. If you have any questions, then please ask me.

Found in 'Biographical Index of South Australians' Database

Name: Johann Heinrich Friedrich JACOBI

Parents: J. Heinrich Whm. & J. Henriette nee GROTERJAHN

Life Information: Birth 12.10.1818 Zellerfeld, Harz, Germany. Death Adelaide SA. :Arr SA 1851 HERDER. Religion Luth.

Occupation: Foundryman, Miner, Store Owner.

Residence: Tanunda, Adelaide.

Spouse(s): Je Friedke HORNEFFER

Children: With Je Friedke HORNEFFER:

.. Je. Henriette (1844-1847),

.. Whm. Fried. Augt. JACOB (1846-1873),

.. Je. Augte. Whme. (1848-1848),

.. Augte. Je. Whme. (1849-1851),

.. dau. (1852-),

.. Helene Diederike (1854-).

Surname: JACOB First Names: Henriette Johanna Death Date: 20-Apr-1863 Age: 45 Gender: F Marital Status: M Place of Death: Tanunda Creek Residence: Tanunda Creek Relative: Fritz JACOB (H) District: Angaston Book/Page: 16/131 Notes:

Surname: JACOB First Names: Louise Auguste Death Date: 31-Oct-1860 Age: 8 Gender: F Marital Status: C Place of Death: Rowlands Flat Residence: Rowlands Flat Relative: Friedrich JACOB (F) District: Angaston Book/Page: 12/261 Notes:

Surname: JACOB First Names: William Edward Death Date: 14-Dec-1859 Age: Not Recorded Gender: M Marital Status: C Place of Death: Nr Tanunda Residence: Jacobs Creek Relative: William JACOB (F) District: Angaston Book/Page: 11/66 Notes: Age=11m.

Surname: JACOB First Names: Johanne Karalina Adelaide Death Date: 25-Feb-1858 Age: 3 Gender: F Marital Status: C Place of Death: Siegersdorf Residence: Siegersdorf Relative: Not Recorded District: Angaston Book/Page: 7/241 Notes: Not Recorded

Surname: JACOBI First Names: Caroline Death Date: 03-Apr-1855 Age: 27 Gender: F Marital Status: M Place of Death: Not Recorded Residence: Adelaide Relative: Frederic JACOBI (H) District: Adelaide Book/Page: 3/128 Notes: Not Recorded

Surname: DANZIC First Names: Susan Anne Death Date: 09-Feb-1889 Age: 39 Gender: F Marital Status: M Place of Death: Port Lincoln Residence: Little Swamp Relative: William DANZIC (H) District: Flinders Book/Page: 177/116 Notes:

Surname: DANZIC Given Names: Alice Blanche Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1884 Gender: F Father: William DANZIC Mother: Susan Ann PAGE Birth Residence: Little Swamp District: Flinders Book/Page: 338/440 Notes:

Sources

1. ↑ Niedersachsen Archives NLA HA Oberbergamt Clausthal-Zellerfeld Fach 154 https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/detailAction.action?detailid=v4435527
2. ↑ http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/herder1851.shtml

• family records