George Bartsh/Bartsch was a first cousin of my Mum's grandmother Ada May Morgan nee Hulme.
Ada's mother, Anna Dorothea Bartsh, married Joseph Hulme at Beechworth in 1875.
Anna was born at sea in 1854 onboard the ship Acmel, en route to Australia, when the Bartsh, Nebel and Schulze families emigrated from Prussia.
They settled at Westgarthtown, a dairy farming settlement sixteen kilometres north of Melbourne that was established in 1850 by German and Wendish immigrants. Westgarthtown is now part of Thomastown.
Many of the Bartsh family later moved to Beechworth and any of their descendants still reside in the Beechworth area.
The friends of Westgarthtown are a group of people interested in German/Australian history, its architecture, culture and lifestyle; descendants of the original German and Wendish settlers; local residents; German-born Australians; and all those who recognise Westgarthtown's heritage significance. A newsletter is published twice a year and distributed to over 300 members and supporters.
Recently Lachlan, a Bartsh cousin, very kindly pointed me to this article about George Gottfried Henry Bartsh and his WW1 service on the Friends of Westgarthtown website.
George Gottfried Henry Bartsh (1894-1964) was born at Beechworth, the son of John Henry and Charlotte Alice (née Hargreaves) Bartsh. His father, a miner, was born in 1858 at Spring Creek and married Alice in 1879. They had five children, the fourth being George Gottfried Henry Bartsh.
George was a great-grandson of Georg and Dorothea Nebel who arrived in Australia on the Acmel in January 1855. Three children travelled with them – Georg Jr. and his wife Friedericke; Gottfried and his wife Sophie; and Dorothea and her husband Heinrich Bartsch - along with five grandchildren.
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Interesting that the Bartsh family moved to Beechworth. Do you have any idea why Kerryn?
ReplyDeleteI don't remember hearing a reason Jenny but that doesn't mean I didn't. My memory isn't what is was. I will ask some of the other cousins, they may know.
DeleteMy Schulz and Sandmann family also settled in and around Westgarthtown. The Friends also manage the farmhouse of one of the original families and the house and gorgeous gardens are open to the public. The cemetery is also nearby and has several early graves in it. I was thrilled to find my 3 x great grandparents there too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for commenting. Yes it is great to find family resting places especially such a lovely one. I wonder could we be related through the Schulz family?
DeleteWouldn’t that be great. I don’t have any Bartsch in my database but that doesn’t mean we might not have a connection. How about we discus by email? Mine is geniejen3@gmail.com. Love to hear from you.
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