Carl Friedrich Wilhelm
(Carl)
Preiss
Born in Clausthal, Königreich Hannover, Deutscher Bund
Ancestors 
Brother of
Georgina Augusta Friederike (Preiss) Dunow, Julianne Henriette Frederike (Preiss) Sonntag, Henriette Augustine Friederike (Preiss) Burgess and Heinrich August Friedrich Preiss
Husband of
Bridget (Quinn) Preiss
— married
1865 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Charles William Preiss
Died
at age 85
in Bowden, South Australia, Australia
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Biography
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Preiss (also known as Charles) was born in Clausthal, Kingdom of Hannover on 29 November (baptized on 26 December) 1840. His parents were Wegearbeiter Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Preiß (1804-1891) and Caroline Friederike Henriette (Rosenthal) Preiss (1804-1889).[1]
Carl Preiss migrated from Lower Saxony to South Australia.
He was aged 10 1/4 when he migrated as part of his family to South Australia on the Herder from Bremen to Port Adelaide.[2][3]
He married Bridget Quinn on 27 October 1865 at St Patrick's Chapel, Adelaide.[4]
They had children [possibly seven. - see #Research notes ] They initially lived at Port Gawler, and later at Mannanarie in the upper mid north of South Australia. Children included:
- Charles William Preiss (1866-1946) (born at Port Gawler)
- Patrick (1877 at Mannanarie-1937)[5]
- Peter (1880 at Mannanarie-918)[6]
At the time of his eldest son Charles' wedding, he lived at Mannanarie.[7]
He died aged 85 years at Bowden, South Australia on 9 September 1926.[8]
Research notes
Other people's trees on Ancestry.com have more children, but I have not found their birth records. Davis-42955 23:53, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
- Thomas James (1867 at Virginia-1929)
- Mary Jane (1870 at Grace Plains-1951)
- John (1872 at Pinkerton Plains-1941)
- Lawrence (1874 at Mannanarie-1960)
Sources
- ↑ Church book Clausthal, Landeskirchliches Archiv der Evangelisch-lutherischen Landeskirche Hannovers / Kirchenkreis Clausthal-Zellerfeld / Clausthal / Taufen 1832-1840 Archion image 229
- ↑ Passenger List - Herder, Bremen to Adelaide, 1851 The Ships List Transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat, Adelaide
- ↑ NLA HA Oberbergamt Clausthal-Zellerfeld compartment 154 https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/detailAction.action?detailid=v4434084
- ↑ PREISS, Charles, Marriage registration database, Adelaide 64/333, Genealogy SA; transcript: Groom Surname: PREISS Groom Given Names: Charles Bride Surname: QUINN Bride Given Names: Bridget Marriage Date: 27-Oct-1865 Marriage Place: St Patricks Chapel Adelaide Groom Age: 25 Groom Marital Status: N Groom Father: Charles PREISS Bride Age: 24 Bride Marital Status: S Bride Father: Thomas QUINN District: Adelaide Book/Page: 64/333
- ↑ Clare 192/242
- ↑ Clare 242/499
- ↑ Family Notices (1893, May 23). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA), p. 3. Retrieved March 5, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25653408
- ↑ PREISS, Charles Frederick William, Death registration database, Hindmarsh 489/465, Genealogy SA; transcript: Surname: PREISS First Names: Charles Frederick William Death Date: 09-Sep-1926 Age: 85 Gender: M Marital Status: M Place of Death: Bowden Residence: Bowden Relative: Not Recorded District: Hindmarsh Book/Page: 489/465
External links
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161813936/carl-friedrick_wilhelm-preiss : accessed 04 March 2022), memorial page for Carl Friedrick Wilhelm Preiss (29 Nov 1840–9 Sep 1926), Find A Grave: Memorial #161813936, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Dwight Baker (contributor 47306645) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Carl by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Carl:
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