Bergtheil Settlers to Natal

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Hanover to Natal

THE BERGTHEIL SETTLER FAMILIES

In 1848 conditions in Bramsche, Hanover, were desperate. The advent of machine-looms had put many people out of work. This advertisement in the “General Emigrants Newspaper” on the 30 August and 5 September 1847, seemed like the answer to their problems:

“Opportunity for Emigrants – Mr J Bergtheil in Bremen, Plantation owner in Port Natal (East Coast of South Africa) -

Intends to give a number of families free passage and the opportunity to settle on property under favourable conditions to help a pioneer colony. He is entitled to accept applications and to give further information. Only hard working, respectable and sober applicants will be considered and families with older children will be given preference….”

The British Colonial Secretary of the time was against foreigners being taken into the Empire and one of the conditions to which all had to agree was that they would be naturalized. Each family was to lease a tract of 210 English acres of land fit for the cultivation of cotton. Ten acres were for the cultivation of vegetables for domestic consumption, the balance to be devoted to cotton. The settler was bound immediately after his arrival with the help of native labour, to cultivate 50 acres in his first year and 50 extra acres each year until the fifth year the whole farm would be under cultivation. Seeds or young plants would be supplied free. Cattle and farm implements would be advanced at reasonable prices. Bergtheil would provide a house or a tent. At the end of the first five years it was calculated that the settler should show a profit of approximately Guilders 31 154.

Many people applied, in spite of some adverse comments in the Press. Some 36 families were chosen, numbering 189 people in all. Four children died on the voyage, and two were born.

For an interesting account of the experiences of the Aulfes, Böhmer and Schwegmann families see: http://thewalkerwebsite.com/The_Walker_Website/Family_History.html

For a more complete history of the whole scheme, see: The "Cotton Germans" Of Natal FROM BRAMSCHE TO NEW GERMANY: THE STORY OF THE BERGTHEIL COLONISTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS 1848 - 2006 by Walter Volker Recently published by Just Done Productions

This book is the result of Walter Volker's enormous amount of research into the Bergtheil Settler group, German immigrants who came out on the Beta in 1848, and gives plenty of background as well as genealogical information. It is nearly 800 pages, jam-packed with detail. There are comprehensive lists of descendants and more on Jonas Bergtheil himself than you will read in any other source.

The Bergtheil Museum in Westville has a list of surnames of the families:

AULFES

BIERBAUM

BÖHMER

BOSSE

BROCKMANN

BÜHRMANN

DINKELMANN

DRIEMEYER

ERFMANN

FORTMANN

FREESE

HILMER

KLÜSNER

KÖNIGKRÄMER

LAATZ

LANGE

MEYER

MÜHLENBRUCK

NIPPER

OBERREUTER

OELLERMANN

PAUL

RABE

RACHMANN

RETHMANN

SANDER

SCHÄFER

SCHÄFERMANN

SCHALLENBERG

SCHMIDT

SCHWEGMANN

SIEKSMEIER

THÖLE

TORLAGE

WEHAUS

WESTERMEYER

WEIMANN

WINTER

One would think that the Bergtheil Museum list would be complete – at least with the names of all those who qualified for grants of land.

On Geni.com there is a list of the settlers, which probably does not include children, and may have some wives listed under their maiden names. This list is reproduced below.

AULFES Friedrich Heinrich, clothmaker of Bramsche, and wife Johanna Adelheid LOND

BÖHMER Bernhard Heinrich, clothmaker born Rheine, Hanover, and wife Katharine Margarete SCHWEGMANN from Bramsche

BROCKMANN Rudolph

BIERBAUM Friedrich Wilhelm, carpenter of Westerkappeln, and wife Catherine Margarete :BARLAG Married 2nd Catherine Wilhelmine NASEKE at New Germany 12 Aug 1856.

BOSSE Bernhard Heinrich and wife Catherine Engel BUNTE

BOSSE Gerhard and wife Elisabeth SCHALLENBERG

BOSSE Johann Heinrich and wife Margarethe Mathilde Charlotte BEYER married at Pietermaritzburg 30 January 1866

BOSSE Johannes Friederich married Karoline Johanna Catharine WEHAUS 25 April 1872

BÜHRMANN Johann Christian married Maria DUNKELMANN (or DINKELMANN) at New Germany 17 January 1856

DINKELMANN Franz Heinrich and wife Anna Maria ENGEL

DINKELMANN Gerhard Friedrich (senior) married Catharine Wilhelmine BIERBAUM at New Germany 3 March 1870

DRIEMEYER Rudolf Friedrich and wife Elise BOSSE

ERFMANN Johannes Heinrich and wife Maria SCHRODER

FORTMANN Heinrich Ernst Wilhelm married Anna Maria Amalia MEYER at New Germany, 10 December 1849

FREESE Friederich Wilhelm and wife Sophie Lisette KÖNIGKRAMER

FREESE Jörg

FREESE Catharine Elsabein, serving maid

HANDELMANN Catherina Maria of Westerkappeln married Friedrich Adolf WESTERMEYER at New Germany on 5 May 1848

HILMER Friedrich Wilhelm and wife Louise Dorothea FRANKE

KLÜSENER Heinrich Wilhelm, clothmaker, and wife Elise BOSSE

KLÜSENER Louise, serving maid

KÖNIGKRAMER Friedrich Wilhelm and 2nd wife Elisabeth SCHEMME

LAATZ Hermann Heinrich and wife Catharine Margarethe LADBERG, both of Westerkappeln

LAATZ Friedrich Wilhelm of Westerkappeln

LANGE Hermann Heinrich and wife Catharine Wilhelmine MEYER

MEYER Nicolaus and wife Anna Maria EGGERMANN

NIPPER Franz, labourer, and wife Anna Karoline RETHMANN

OBERREUTER Andreas, gardener, and wife Anna HÖSCH

OELLERMANN Christian Friedrich and wife Regina Maria STERTEFELT

OELLERMANN Rudolf Franz and wife Carolina Amalia AULFES. 2nd wife Augusta Schroon AULFES.

ORTMANN Friedrich and wife Katherine FREESE

PAUL Johann Heinrich, cobbler, and wife Louise Charlotte

PIENEMANN No further details

RABE Johann Heinrich married Anna Karoline SCHWEGMANN at New Germany 4 May 1849

RACHMANN Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm married Dorothea Adelheid AULFES at New Germany 12 August 1854

RETHMANN Georg Friedrich, blacksmith, and wife Johanna Caroline W. Married 2nd wife Barbara FIELD at New Germany on 13 March 1851.

RETHMANN Rudolph Heinrich, carpenter, and wife Anna Caroline

SANDER Friedrich Wilhelm and wife Dorothea Louise SANDROCK

SCHÄFER Friedrich Rudolph married Bernhardina Sophie KÖNIGKRAMER at New Germany, 10 January 1850

SCHAFER Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm married Dorothea EVERS at New Germany on 30 May 1848.

SCHEFERMANN Hermann Heinrich and wife Anna Regina KELLNERS

SIEKSMEYER Johann Heinrich and wife Margarethe MULLER

SCHALLENBERG Jörgen Heinrich and wife Anna Catharine FREESE

SCHWEGMANN Hermann Diedrich, labourer, and wife Katharine

SCHWEGMANN Christian Rudolf and wife Anna Maria Elise PIENEMANN

SCHMIDT Johann Christian and wife Wilhelmine ERDMUTE

TORLAGE Hermann Heinrich and wife Catharina Maria Elisabeth KETH

THÖLE Ernst Heinrich and wife Catharine Elise TORLAGE married at New Germany 15 August 1858. Married 2nd Margaretha Maria WEHAUS at New Germany 14 March 1859.

WEHAUS Bernhard Heinrich, weaver of Bramsche, and wife Josephine Katharine.

WEHRMANN Heinrich of Westerkappeln.

WINTER Johann Ernst Friedrich and wife Christine

WESTERMEYER Friedrich married Catharine Maria HANDELMANN at New Germany 4 May 1849

WIEMANN Johann Heinrich Georg, clothmaker of Bramsche.

These lists have now been augmented by adding the names of the Settlers on the 'Beta' for whom wikitree profiles have been created (indicated by a - and a number after the surname) and writing them as Name. Names occurring on the list on https://safrika.org/Names/NatalerNamenT-Z.html taken from Volker are marked with a $.

AHMANN

$ Catherine Marie Ahmann (widow)

AMMANS

Catherine Elizabeth Amans-24 b. 1802

m. 18.12.1856 NG Friedrich Wilhelm Konigkramer-3 (listed below)

AULFES

$ Johann Friedrich Heinrich Aulfes-2 6.5.1808 Gottkau – 4.3.1887 New Hanover

Marriage: 29 Apr 1834 Bramsche, Hannover, Deutschland

Anna Marie Adelheid Lond-18 9.10.1813 Bramsche – 21.8.1876 New Hanover

Children of Anna Marie Adelheid Lond and Johann Friedrich Heinrich Aulfes (7)

Hermine Regina Elise Aulfes-3 1833–1858

Dorothea Adelheid Aulfes-4 1836–1886

(Anna Maria Catharine Aulfes-5 1837–1844)

(Johanna Hermine Aulfes-6 1838–1844)

Caroline Amalia Dorothea Aulfes-7 1841–1875

Marie Luise Wilhelmine Aulfes-8 1843–1939

Christine Auguste Aulfes-1 1846–1926

BARLAG

A Barlag m2 Catherine Wilhelmine NASEKE at New Germany on 12.8.1856

See also under Bierbaum

BIERBAUM

$ Adolph Heinrich Wilhelm Bierbaum-50 Born 9 May 1837 - 1902 in Westerkappeln

Charlotte Maria Hendrika Nesecker-3 1841–1908

(His parents: Johann Friedrich Bierbaum 1803–Deceased

Marriage: 8. Feb 1827 Westerkappeln, Tecklenburg, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland

Catharina Margaretha Barlag 1798–Deceased)

BÖHMER

$ Gerhard Heinrich Bohmer-235 1805–1889

Marriage: 5. Juni 1834, ev. Bramsche, Landkreis Osnabrück, Niedersachsen, Deutschland

Catherina Margeretha Schwegmann-38 1801–1876​​

Children of Catherina Margaretha Schwegmann and Gerhard Heinrich Bohmer (5)

Franz Rudolf Wilhelm Bohmer-236 1834–1917 m. Johanna Freese-531

Anna Maria Amalie Böhmer-237 1836–1927 m. Johann Lange

Frederick Arnold Bohmer-238 1838–1928

Caroline Louise Bohmer-234 1842–Deceased

Luise Katharine Margarethe Böhmer-239 1843–Deceased

BOSSE

$ Johann Heinrich Bernhard Bosse-687 1800–1871

m. Anna Maria Catherina Engel Bunte-86 1801–1876

Children of Anna Maria Catherina Engel Bunte and Johann Heinrich Bernhard Bosse (9)

Gerhard Heinrich Bosse-684 1827–1899

Johann Heinrich Bosse-696 1827–1832

Marie Elise Bosse-657 1830–1864 ​​ m. Wilhelm Klusener-9

Elise Marie Henriette Bosse-134 1832–1899 m. Rudolf Driemeyer-6

Johannes Heinrich Bosse 1827-1832 (d. in Germany)

Johannes Friedrich Bosse-693 1837–1910 ​​ m. Catherine Wehaus-8

Johanna Christine Eliza Jantine Bosse-694 1838–1902 m. Heinrich Schröder-2783

Johann Heinrich Rudolph Bosse 1841 (if he died in South Africa)

Catharina Margaretha Amelia Bosse-695 1844–1922 m. Georg Scheuer-222

BROCKMANN

$ Rudolf Brockmann (no trace found)

BÜHRMANN

$ Johann Rudolph (no trace)

BÜHRMANN

$ Johann Christian Buhrmann-53 b. 1830 at Bramsche,

m. when? Maria Dinkelmann, b. 1821 (was she the widow of Franz Dinkelmann-14 ?)

DINKELMANN

$ Franz Heinrich Dinkelmann-14 b. 5 Mar 1806 in Epe, Germany bro. of Gerhard Heinrich

(His wife, Anna Marie Pahlmann d. in Germany)

Children of Anna Marie Pahlmann and Franz Heinrich Dinkelmann

Hermann Heinrich Dinkelmann-13 1830–Deceased ​​ m. Katharine NESEKER-1

Johann Dietrich Dinkelmann-36 1834–1891 m. Christine Sander

Katherine Margarethe Dinkelmann-56 1840–Deceased

Second Marriage: 13.4.1846 Dielingen, Westfalen, Prussia

Marie Margarethe Engel-2779 1818–Deceased

Children of Marie Margarethe Engel and Franz Heinrich Dinkelmann

Johan Heinrich Rudolph Dinkelmann-21 1846–1872

(Adolf Hermann Dinkelmann-57 1850–1870 )​​

(Johann Georg Dinkelmann-58 1850–1852 )​​

DINKELMANN

$ Gerhard Friedrich Dinkelmann-17 1814–1873

m. 11.3.1837 Engter, Deutschland

Catherine Marie Engel Von Der Wösten-1 1814–1864

Children of Catherine Marie Engel Von Der Wösten and Gerhard Friedrich Dinkelmann (8)

Gerhard Friedrich Dinkelmann-52 1837–1908​​ m. Regine Erfmann-30

Heinrich Wilhelm Dinkelmann-51 1840–1881 m. Anna Schwegmann-36

Luise Amalia Dinkelmann-54 1843–1913 ​​ m. Hermann Schwegmann-43

Anna Maria Henrietta Dinkelmann-46 1846–1921 ​​ m. Hermann Heinrich Erfmann

(Gerhard married Catharine Wilhelmine BIERBAUM at New Germany 3 March 1870)

(See Laumeier-2)

DRIEMEYER

$ Rudolf Friedrich "Fritz" Driemeyer-6 b. 15 Oct 1827 in Bramsche, Hannover

(m. Elise Marie Henriette (Bosse) Driemeyer 11.9.1862 in NH see above Bosse-134)

ERFMANN

$ Ernst Heinrich Erfmann from Tömmern w. ancestor Johann Carl Mönck 1765 (no trace)

ERFMANN

$ Johann Christian Erfmann from Tömmern (no trace)

ERFMANN

$ Johann Heinrich Erfmann-29 1815–1893

m. Anna Marie Schröder-2774 1814–1879

Children of Anna Marie Schröder and Johann Heinrich Erfmann

Hermann Heinrich Erfmann-13 1838–1902 m. Anna Dinkelmann

Regine Wilhelmine Erfmann-30 1842–1903 m. Gerhard Dinkelmann

FORTMANN

$ Ernst Heinrich Wilhelm Fortmann-37 b. Hesepe 7.7.1822 - 3.5.1891

m. Anna Maria MEYER-13215 at New Germany 10.12.1849 (see below)

FREESE

$ Frederick William Freese-379 1813–1890

m. c. 1840 Westphalia, Germany Sophie Lisetta Koningkramer-4 b. 1819

Children of Sophie Lisetta Koningkramer and Frederick William Freese

John Wilhelm Freese-380 1842–1916 ​​ m. Anna Sander-631

Marie Sophie Freese 28.2.1844 Westfalen – 1906 m. J Posselt

Wilhelmine Christine Elizabeth Freese-371 1846–1930 m. Gerhard MEYER-13916

FREESE

$ Johann Heinrich Freese-533 m1. Luisa Schwegmann-39

m2. 29.9.1852 Pinetown Marie Louise Sieksmeyer-1 1837–1880 • K8NY-TFY​​ (listed below)

Anna Catharina Freese b. Westerkappeln 1828 m. Ernst Friedrich Ortmann (b. 1819 in Diepholz, Germany) in Pietermaritzburg on 23.10.1849. Her parents were Hermann heinrich and Anna Catharina Freese. Were they all on the Beta? Probably.

FREESE

Jörg Freese (no trace)

Catherine Elsabein Freese (serving maid) (no trace)

Anna Catharina Freese-553 11.12.1828 Westercappeln m. Ernst ORTMANN-209

HANDELMANN

Frederike ‘Lina’ Catherine Maria Handelmann-15 1830–1910 m. Friedrich Westermeyer-41 (She travelled with Friedrich Bierbaum in loco parentis)

HILMER

Friedrich Wilhelm Hilmer-325 and his wife

Louise Dorothea KRANKE

KLÜSENER

$ Wilhelm Friedrich Heinrich Klusener-21 b. 1826 Bramsche

m. 8.11.1849 NG Maria Elisa Bosse-657 1830–Deceased • 9KH5-69W​​ (listed above)

Louise Klusener (serving maid) (no trace)

KÖNIGKRÄMER

$ Friedrich Wilhelm Königkrämer-3 1793–1865

m1. 8.3.1816 Anna Christina Sophia Gersie-1 b. 1790

Children of Anna Christina Sophia Gersie and Friederich Wilhelm Königkrämer

(Friedrich Wilhelm Königkrämer 1816–1875 Westerkappeln, so probably not on the 'Beta' ​​)

Sophia Lisette Koenigkraemer-4 b. 1819

Conrad Ludwig Eberhard Konigkramer-6 (or Eberhard Friedrich Conrad) 1821 Lienen –1867 m. Katharine Pienemann-1

Wilhelm Rudolph Königkrämer-7 1824- m. Marie Wehrmann-77

Hermann Wilhelm Königkrämer-5 1826–Deceased

m. 4 May 1849 New Germany Maria Therese Anna Wehrmann 1829–1864 listed below

(Ernst Wilhelm Königkrämer 1829–1830 d. in Germany )

Sophia Elisabeth Konigkramer-2 1833–1913 m. Carl Posselt-34

(Friedrich Wilhelm Königkrämer-11 b. 1849 NG s.o. Eberhard m. Anna Schwegmann-40)

LAATZ

$ Johann Hermann Heinrich Laatz b. 7 May 1801 in Westercappeln, Hanover, Prussia,

m. Bramsche 9.5.1826 Catherine Margarethe Larberg

She d. at Hermannsburg on 24.5.1861 Where did he die?

LAATZ

$ Hermann Heinrich Laatz-22 1834–1914 ​​

m1. Magdalena Josina Laas-104 1825–Deceased

m2. 8 June 1887 Ladysmith, Kliprivier, Judith Margaretha Odendaal-550 1820–Deceased

Hermann Fredrick Rudolph Laatz b. 1845 Marriage Date 7 Jul 1874

Spouse Johanna Susanna (b. Boshoff) Meyer, Widow, Age 18

His DN gives his place of birth as Greytown, Natal (if so he was b. after 1845)

Johann Friedrich Laatz-9 b. 29 Nov 1830 in Westerkappeln

m. Anna Maria Dorothea Meyer-13213 b. Germany — m. 5 Jul 1855 in New Germany

Friedrich Wilhelm Laatz-29 of Westerkappeln

m. Maria Freese-542 b. 1828 Westfalen

Friedrich Wilhelm Laatz of Westerkapplen (an older man) (no trace)

LANGE

$ Hermann Heinrich Lange-660 b. 1805 – 20.2.1864 Westville

m. Catharine Wilhelmine Meyer(Clausmeyer-4) 1798 Russia – 9.10.1871 Westville

Children of Catharine Wilhelmine Meyer and Hermann Heinrich Lange (3)

Hermann Heinrich Lange-662 20.3.1827 Westerkappeln - 7.10.1894 Westville

Johann Heinrich Lange-663 20.5.1828 – 11.10.1891 m. Maria Böhmer-237

Catharine Wilhelmina Lange-664 1830 – 3.5.1909 Pinetown m. Peter Davidson

Margarethe Maria Regine Lange-659 b. 2 Oct 1834 in Larberge, Germany

m1. Henry Woodhead; m2. Carl Schwegmann; m3. Johan Neesmann

Catherine Maria Elizabetha Lange-665 b. 10 Sep 1832 in Larberge, Germany m. Downs

MEYER

$ Johann Friedrich Nicolaus Meyer-12387 b. 4.5.1808 Bramsche – 12.8.1887 NG

m. 29.9.1826 Engter, Bersenbrück, Hannover, Deutschland

Anna Catharine Marie Eggeman 17.9.1802 – 27.7.1881

Children of Anna Catharine Marie Eggeman and Johann Friedrich Nicolaus Meyer (8)

Anna Maria Amalia Meyer-13215 26.1.1832 Schleptrup – 17.7.1893 South Africa

m. Ernst Fortmann-37

Anna Maria Henriette Meyer-18429 3.2.1834 – 24.9.1933

m1. Johann Erfmann-17 ; m2. Edward Rediger b. Hanover

Anna Maria Dorothea Meyer-13213 30.5.1837 – 26.1.1924 m. Johann Laatz-9

Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer-13212 16.11.1838 Schleptrup – 5.12.1918 Natal

m. Catharine Erfmann-6

Hermann Heinrich Meyer-13214 31.1.1840 Schleptrup – 25.10.1926 Cato Ridge

m1. Regina Meyer Efmann-7 ; m2. Sophie Freese-492

Christian Frederich Meyer-20216 1842 Osnabruck – 24.6.1922 Tanda ​​

Gerhard Friedrich Meyer-13196 22.9.1844 Germany – 2.7.1935 Cato Ridge

(Christian Heinrich Meyer b. 26.8.1848)

MEYER

$ (Barend) Hermann Heinrich Meyer (no trace)

MEYER

$ Gerd Heinrich Meyer from Balkum (no trace)

MÜHLENBRUCK

$ Georg Friedrich Mühlenbruck (no trace)

NIPPER

$ Franz Nipper-457 1814 Osnabruck – 19.9.1874 NG

m. Anna Carolina Rethmann-2 1829 Germany – Deceased​​

Children of Anna Carolina Rethman and Franz Nipper

Hermann Friedrich Nipper-459 1843–1874 m. Anna Schwegmann-40

(Elise Wilhelmine Johanne Nipper-460 b. 1848)

(Regina Hermine Catharine Nipper-461 1849–1918) m. August Sander-974

(Herman Friederick Wilhelm Nipper-429 1851–1926) m. Dorothea Blase-92

OBERREUTER

$ Andreas Oberreuter b. 1816 in Germany d. 24 Jun 1872 Pietermaritzburg

m. Anna Hösch (no trace)

OELLERMANN

$ Christian Friedrich Oellermann-23 27.1.1820 Pente – 23.8.1894 NH ​​

m. 6.3.1845 Bramsche,

Regina Maria Stertefeld-1 9.10.1821 Bauernschaft – 28.2.1894 NH

Children of Regina Maria Stertefeld and Christiaan Friedrich Oellermann

(Johanna Regina Wilhelmiena Oellermann 1846 Hesepe – 1847 d. in Germany)

Christiaan Friedrich Oellermann 1847 Hesepe – 1924 NG​​

OELLERMANN

$ Rudolph Franz Oellermann-10 1836–1889

m1. 25 Jun 1858 NH Caroline Amalia Dorothea Aulfes-7 1841–1875

m2. Christine Aulfes-1 (both listed above)

(Johanna Christina Louise b. 1856 NH m. Friedrich Thöle)

Two Oellermann children died on the voyage to South Africa.

ORTMANN

Ernst Friedrich Ortmann Born 1819

m. 23.10.1849 Anna Catharina Freese (listed above)

PAUL

$ Johann Heinrich Paul-3878 1817–1900

m. 26.3.1846 Bramsche Louise Charlotte Rekarte-1 1817–1902

Children of Louise Charlotte Rekarte and Johann Heinrich Paul

Georg (or Heinrich) Wilhelm Paul-4426 1845–1926

m1. Wilhelmine Wehaus-1  ; m2. Marie Wehaus-2

Heinrich Wilhelm Friedrich Paul-8926 1846–1935

Georg Rudolph Paul-8922 b. 1847 Bramsche –

(other children b. in Natal)

PIENEMANN

$ Katharine Maria Wilhelmina Pienemann of Westercappeln (widow)

PIENEMANN

Anna Maria Elizabeth Pienemann b. 1824 in Germany

m. Durban 1948 to Christian Rudolf Schwegmann

If she travelled on the ‘Beta’, it must have been with a relative. Her father died in 1844.

RABE

$ Johann Heinrich Rabe-650 8.3.1829 Olendorf – 11.2.1898 Luneburg

m. Catharina Beneke-416

(Peter Heinrich Wilhelm Rabe-432 5.11.1837 Olendorf – 4.7.1914 Piet Retief

m. Anna Albers in 1860 in Germany, so not on the 'Beta')

Heinrich Friedrich Rabe-523 m. Anna Caroline Schwegmann-23 (listed below)

RACHMANN

$ Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Rachmann 27.9.1824 Bramsche – 17.7.1878 Westville  :(s.o. Catherine Schwegmann Rachmann Böhmer and travelled under the name Böhmer )

m. Dorothea Aulfes-4

RETHMANN

$ Georg Friedrich Rethmann-5 1814–1895

m1. Caroline Wilhelmina Margaretha Schwegmann-49 b. 1819

Children of Caroline Wilhelmina Margaretha Schwegmann and Georg Friedrich Rethmann

Anna Dorothea Christine Rethmann b. 1839

Georg m2. Barbara Field-7706 b. Liverpool

RETHMANN

$ Rudolph Heinrich Rethmann b. 1826 m. Anna Caroline (b. Schwegmann) Rabe

SANDER

$ Friedrich Wilhelm Sander-881 11.10.1822 Bramsche – 20.4.1913 NG

m. 12.1.1846 Dorothea Luise Rethmann-3 6.8.1823 Bramsche – 12.6.1880 NG

Children of Dorothea Luise Rethmann and Friedrich Wilhelm Sander (6)

August Friedrich Wilhelm Sander-974 1846–1920 m. Regine Nipper-461

Other children b. in Natal

SCHÄFER

$ Friedrich Rudolf Schäfer-3534 b. 1824 Germany

m. 10.1.1850 NG Bernhardina Sophie Königkrämer-12

SCHÄFER

$ Friedrich Heinrich Schäfer-3535 b. 1827 in Haldern, Rees, Rhineland, Prussia

m. 30.3.1848 Maria Dorothea Evers-1449

From the date of marriage, it is probable that they were engaged prior to departure. If she was on the ‘Beta’ she may have travelled with a relative, so her surname EVERS might not have been listed as qualifying for a grant of land.

SCHÄFERMANN / SCHEFERMANN

Hermann Heinrich Schefermann-6 b. 1823 in Pente, Bersenbrück, Hanover, Prussia,

m. 30.3.1848 Anna Regina Kelners-1 b. Achmer;

Their son: Gerhard Johann Friedrich Schefermann-7 14.1.1848 at sea – 1934

SCHALLENBERG

$ Jorgen Heinrich Schallenberg and Anna Catharina Freese are the parents of:

Death Notice of Catharina Wilhelmina Meyer

Age 71y 5m 27d on Death Date 23 Dec 1907 at New Hanover Birthplace Germany

Catharina Wilhelmina Schallenberg m. Christian Friedrich Schmidt (see below)

b. 28.6. 1836 in Seeste, Westerkappeln, Tecklenburg, North Rhine-Westphalia,

SCHMIDT

$ Johann Christian Schmidt-16347 18.2.1797 Zieckau

m. Aft 1832 Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Sachsen

Erdmuthe Wilhelmina Egner-194 1809 Friedrichstadt, Dresden

Children of Erdmuthe Wilhelmina Egner and Johann Christian Schmidt

Friedrich Wilhelm Schmidt-14275 1.10.1833 Strehla – 4.1.1891 Marabastad

Friedrich August Schmidt-16348 b. 15.2.1835 Strehla ​​ d. Natal 1.12.1896

m. Anna Carolina Dorothea Wehaus-9 b. Natal 1852

Gustav Adolph Schmidt-16346 1836–1872​​

Christian Friedrich Schmidt-16349 b. 1826 in Germany

Son of Johann Christian Schmidt and Frederike Haman-165

m. 20.11.1857 PMB Catharina Wilhelmina Schallenberg (listed above)

SCHWEGMANN

$ Bernard Heinrich Schwegmann-44 b. 1818

m. Abt 1839 Hannover, Preussen Maria Elisabeth Forthmann-59 b. 1819

Children of Maria Elisabeth Forthmann and Bernard Heinrich Schwegmann

Hermann Heinrich Schwegmann-43 1841–1925 m.Luise Dinkelmann-54

Margarethe Maria Regina Schwegmann-58 b. 1845

Bernhard Heinrich Schwegmann (listed above) b. 1826

m. Abt 1847 Germany, Margarete Marie Fortmann b. 1827

Children of Margarete Marie Fortmann and Bernhard Heinrich Schwegmann

(Friedrich Wilhelm Schwegmann 1849–1912)

The wives listed here could be the same person - the forenames in the BR of Hermann are Margarete Marie Elisabeth.

Hermann Heinrich Dietrich Schwegmann-4 Mar 1797 Bramsche –21.3.1878 Durban

m. Catherine Hubener-12 1798–1881

Children of Catherine Hubener and Hermann Heinrich Dietrich Schwegmann

Anna Caroline Schwegmann-23 1821-1898 m1. Rabe-523 m2. Rethmann-6

Christian Rudolf Schwegmann-57 1822–1894

Carl Heinrich Schwegmann 1836–1876

Christian Rudolf Schwegmann (listed above) b. 1822 in Bramsche

Son of Hermann Heinrich Diedrich Schwegmann and Catherine (Hubener) Schwegmann

m. 4.5.1848 Durban, Anna Maria Elizabeth Pienemann-2

SIEKSMEIER

$ Johann Heinrich m. Margarethe Muller (no trace)

Marie Louise Sieksmeier aka Sieksmeyer b. 5.2.1837 in Neuenkirchen, Niedersachsen

m. 29.9.1852 Johann Heinrich Freese-1 (listed above)

THÖLE

$ Ernst Heinrich Thöle-60 2.1.1823 Bramsche – 13.2.1880 NH​​

m. 1.11.1849 NG Hermine Regina Elise Aulfes-3 4.10.1833 Bramsche – 29.7.1858 NG ​​ :(listed above)

His parents (and siblings ?) stayed in Germany

TORLAGE

$ Hermann Heinrich Torlage born 1813 Germany

m. 7.11.1839 Catherine Marie Elisabeth Krecke

Johann Heinrich Rudolph Torlage-13 1839–1911

Hermann Heinrich Rudolph Torlage-12 1845–1909

Maria Torlage-10 b. 30.1.1842 m. 1858 NG Ernst Heinrich Thöle-60 (listed above)

(Johann Heinrich Frederick Torlage- 14 b. 1848 New Germany)

WEHAUS

Bernhard Heinrich Wehaus b. 3 Aug 1812 in Bunde, Leer, Niedersachsen, Germany

m. 11.12.1845 Germany Josephine Katharine Fernandine Rohde

Maria Margaretha Wehaus aka Thöle now Paul b. 1843 Bramsche

m1. 14.3.1867 NG Ernst Heinrich Thöle

m2. 19.8.1880 NG Wilhelm Rudolf Paul

WEHRMANN

Maria Therese Anna Wehrmann-77 1829 Germany – 7.2.1864

m. 4.5.1849 NG Hermann Wilhelm Konigkramer -5 1826–Deceased (listed above)​

Ernst Friedrich Wehrmann-22 b. 23.10.1833 Lintorf - 31.8.1912 Rustenburg

m. 1 Marie Eleonore Helms-2575 m2. Katharine Schlaphoff-2 b. 1858 Germany

WESTERMEYER

$ Friedrich Adolph Wilhelm Westermeyer-41 b. 1822

m. 4.5.1848 Durban Frederike Handelmann 1830–1910 ​​ (listed above)

WEIMANN

$ Johann Heinrich Wiemann-81 b. 28.8.1826 Bramsche

m. Louisa Sophia (de Winnaar) van Rooyen (De Winnaar-19)

WINTER

$ Johann Ernst Friedrich Winter-7002 a. v. Duitsland 1849

m. Christine Marie Winter formerly Grothaus-200 b. 5.9.1816

(Son: Henry Daniel * Pietermaritzburg 26.10.1851)

Added on 17 Jun 2022 by Ian McArthur