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Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT (1827 - 1882)
sheep farmer
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Arthur Adolphus HIMSTEDT (1862 - 1951)
Louis Augustus HIMSTEDT (1864 - 1945)
Alfred James HIMSTEDT (1865 - 1937)
Albert James Herman (Hermie) HIMSTEDT (1867 - 1947)
Frederick William HIMSTEDT (1869 - 1954)
Mary Elizabeth HIMSTEDT (1871 - 1941)
Henry Francis Victor HIMSTEDT (1873 - 1961)
Ada Martha HIMSTEDT (1875 - 1969)
Lillian Janet HIMSTEDT (1877 - 1969)
Walter Herbert HIMSTEDT (1879 - 1953)
Agnes Augusta HIMSTEDT (1881 - 1972)
 Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT (1827 - 1882)

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Martha COLBOURNE (1841 - 1923)
 Adolphus HIMSTEDT











Maria EIDMISEN











Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT Martha COLBOURNE
Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT
Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT Martha COLBOURNE Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT
b. 23 Mar 1827 at Sambleben, Brunswick, Germany
m. 11 Dec 1860 Martha COLBOURNE (1841 - 1923) at Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
d. 09 Jul 1882 at Esk, Queensland, Australia aged 55
Cause of Death:
abcess in the side caused from being gored by a ram
Near Relatives of Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT (1827 - 1882)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Daniel COLBOURNE 08 Feb 1801 Whatley, Somerset, England 16 Oct 1889 Whatley, Somerset, England 88
Mother in Law Elizabeth Ann NICHOLAS 1806 Elm, Somerset, England 18 May 1880 74

Father Adolphus HIMSTEDT
Mother Maria EIDMISEN

Self Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT 23 Mar 1827 Sambleben, Brunswick, Germany 09 Jul 1882 Esk, Queensland, Australia 55

Wife Martha COLBOURNE 16 Dec 1841 Whatley, Somerset, England 09 Mar 1923 Esk, Queensland, Australia 81

Son Arthur Adolphus HIMSTEDT 03 May 1862 Esk, Queensland, Australia 31 Jan 1951 Esk, Queensland, Australia 88
Son Louis Augustus HIMSTEDT 04 Jan 1864 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 22 Jun 1945 Esk, Queensland, Australia 81
Son Alfred James HIMSTEDT 17 Dec 1865 Cleveland, Queensland, Australia 12 May 1937 Nanango, Queensland, Australia 71
Son Albert James Herman (Hermie) HIMSTEDT 19 Aug 1867 Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 17 Nov 1947 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Son Frederick William HIMSTEDT 28 Jun 1869 Queensland, Australia 25 Apr 1954 Toombul, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 84
Daughter Mary Elizabeth HIMSTEDT 04 Jun 1871 Esk, Queensland, Australia 26 Apr 1941 Australia 69
Son Henry Francis Victor HIMSTEDT 23 Mar 1873 Esk, Queensland, Australia 18 Sep 1961 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 88
Daughter Ada Martha HIMSTEDT 04 Mar 1875 Esk, Queensland, Australia 18 Jun 1969 Esk, Queensland, Australia 94
Daughter Lillian Janet HIMSTEDT 29 Jun 1877 Esk, Queensland, Australia 12 Apr 1969 Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia 91
Son Walter Herbert HIMSTEDT 18 Nov 1879 Esk, Queensland, Australia 28 Jul 1953 Esk, Queensland, Australia 73
Daughter Agnes Augusta HIMSTEDT 10 Dec 1881 Esk, Queensland, Australia 11 Jun 1972 Australia 90

Daughter in Law Minnie May CAFFMANN 1888 Nanango, Queensland, Australia 18 Jan 1942 Queensland, Australia 54
Daughter in Law Sarah WILLIAMS 1862 Jimbour, Queensland, Australia 05 May 1945 Esk, Queensland, Australia 83
Daughter in Law Ellen Teresea (Nellie) FRANCIS 19 Nov 1881 Merton, Surrey, England 13 Aug 1975 Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia 93
Daughter in Law Ada Maria FRANCIS 06 Aug 1879 Merton, Surrey, England 10 Sep 1966 Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Son in Law Joseph BERRY
Daughter in Law Janet BROCK 06 Mar 1874 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 20 Nov 1950 Esk, Queensland, Australia 76
Son in Law William BERRY abt 1874 London, Middlesex, England 09 Aug 1948 Balinga, Queensland, Australia 74
Daughter in Law Alice FRANCIS 02 Nov 1883 Merton, Surrey, England 01 Feb 1973 Esk, Queensland, Australia 89
Son in Law Adam James DUNLOP

Grandson Louis Allan HIMSTEDT 1907 Queensland, Australia 08 Dec 1989 Queensland, Australia 82
Granddaughter Agnes Ada HIMSTEDT Queensland, Australia 13 Jun 1957 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Rose May Elizabeth HIMSTEDT Queensland, Australia
Grandson Walter William HIMSTEDT Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Jessie Pearlie PRYDE 25 Jul 1884 Queensland, Australia 07 May 1959 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 74
Granddaughter Ellen Selvina Selvenar HIMSTEDT 19 May 1890 Queensland, Australia 16 Jan 1960 Esk, Queensland, Australia 69
Granddaughter Minnie Frances HIMSTEDT 06 Jun 1893 Esk, Queensland, Australia 06 Mar 1982 Roma, Queensland, Australia 88
Granddaughter Sarah HIMSTEDT 1894 Queensland, Australia
Grandson Richard Henry HIMSTEDT 1896 Queensland, Australia 23 Aug 1980 Queensland, Australia 84
Granddaughter Mary HIMSTEDT 1897 Queensland, Australia 21 Oct 1938 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 41
Granddaughter Rose Ann HIMSTEDT 03 Aug 1901 Esk, Queensland, Australia 16 Jul 1972 Esk, Queensland, Australia 70
Granddaughter Jane Emma HIMSTEDT 1903 Queensland, Australia 05 May 1968 Esk, Queensland, Australia 65
Granddaughter Mary Francis HIMSTEDT 1903 Queensland, Australia 03 Jun 1976 Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 73
Grandson Alfred HIMSTEDT 23 Jan 1907 Queensland, Australia Jun 1908 Queensland, Australia 1
Grandson Albert James HIMSTEDT 11 Jan 1903 Esk, Queensland, Australia 06 Aug 1997 Esk, Queensland, Australia 94
Grandson Stanley Lewis HIMSTEDT 21 Oct 1904 Esk, Queensland, Australia 09 Jul 1907 Esk, Queensland, Australia 2
Grandson George Edward HIMSTEDT 19 May 1906 Esk, Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 1970 Mt Thompson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 64
Grandson Leslie Frank HIMSTEDT 02 Jan 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 25 May 1925 Esk, Queensland, Australia 17
Grandson Robert Victor HIMSTEDT 16 Apr 1913 Esk, Queensland, Australia 31 Aug 1966 Nambour, Queensland, Australia 53
Granddaughter Alice Elizabeth HIMSTEDT 12 Dec 1901 Esk, Queensland, Australia 21 Jul 1960 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 58
Grandson William Frederick HIMSTEDT 22 Jan 1903 Esk, Queensland, Australia 21 Mar 1907 Esk, Queensland, Australia 4
Grandson Charles Walter HIMSTEDT 13 Jun 1906 Moore, Queensland, Australia 11 Aug 2001 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 95
Grandson Ernest Stuart HIMSTEDT 29 Oct 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 14 Dec 1912 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 4
Grandson Alexander Mervyn HIMSTEDT 23 Dec 1910 Esk, Queensland, Australia Jun 1950 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 39
Granddaughter Cora Sylvia HIMSTEDT 09 May 1916 Esk, Queensland, Australia 30 May 1996 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 80
Grandson Arthur Cedric HIMSTEDT 30 May 1919 Yarraman, Queensland, Australia 07 May 1922 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2
Granddaughter Elsie Thelma BERRY 1898 Queensland, Australia
Grandson Arthur BERRY 1901 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Vera Martha HIMSTEDT 17 Mar 1897 Queensland, Australia 24 Dec 1897 Queensland, Australia 0
Grandson Eric William HIMSTEDT 20 Sep 1898 Queensland, Australia 08 Jul 1930 Esk, Queensland, Australia 31
Granddaughter Freda Margaret HIMSTEDT 27 Jan 1901 Queensland, Australia 11 Sep 1975 74
Granddaughter Lorna Laura Annie HIMSTEDT 14 Nov 1903 Queensland, Australia 2008 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 105
Granddaughter Dorothy Agnes HIMSTEDT 1905 Queensland, Australia 23 Mar 1939 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 34
Granddaughter Marjorie Janet Francis HIMSTEDT 31 Jul 1909 Queensland, Australia 01 Sep 1987 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 78
Grandson Colin Henry Victor HIMSTEDT 24 May 1911 Queensland, Australia 06 Aug 1979 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 68
Grandson Mervyn Malcolm Brock HIMSTEDT 10 Aug 1913 Queensland, Australia 05 May 1914 Queensland, Australia 0
Granddaughter Evelyn Brock HIMSTEDT 03 Jun 1915 Queensland, Australia 1997 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 82
Grandson Bertie Stanley BERRY 1899 Queensland, Australia
Grandson Norman William BERRY 03 Dec 1901 Esk, Queensland, Australia 04 Mar 1992 Caboolture, Queensland, Australia 90
Grandson Percy Victor BERRY 25 May 1903 Esk, Queensland, Australia 05 Nov 1980 Cooparoo, Queensland, Australia 77
Grandson Claude James BERRY 16 Jul 1905 Esk, Queensland, Australia 11 Feb 1997 Esk, Queensland, Australia 91
Grandson Douglas Reginald BERRY 03 May 1907 Esk, Queensland, Australia 17 Apr 1957 49
Grandson Mervyn Magnus BERRY 25 Jul 1917 Esk, Queensland, Australia 17 Sep 1979 Esk, Queensland, Australia 62
Grandson Norman Arthur HIMSTEDT 11 Oct 1906 Esk, Queensland, Australia 20 Nov 1993 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 87
Grandson Herbert Walter HIMSTEDT 14 Feb 1908 Esk, Queensland, Australia 10 Mar 1996 Esk, Queensland, Australia 88
Granddaughter Ivy Lillian HIMSTEDT 22 Aug 1909 Esk, Queensland, Australia 12 Aug 1983 Esk, Queensland, Australia 73
Grandson Aubrey James Cameron DUNLOP 1911 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Lindsay Thedal DUNLOP 1913 Queensland, Australia

Nephew William COLBURN 1856 Whatley, Somerset, England
Niece Elizabeth Ann COLBURN 1858 Whatley, Somerset, England
Niece Susan Hester Esther COLBURN 1861 Whatley, Somerset, England
Nephew Daniel COLBURN 1863 Whatley, Somerset, England
Niece Martha COLBURN 1865 Whatley, Somerset, England
Niece Alice COLBURN 1867 Whatley, Somerset, England
Niece Dorcas COLBURN 1869 Great Elm, Somerset, England
Niece Louisa COLBURN 1870 Whatley, Somerset, England
Nephew James COLBURN 1875 Whatley, Somerset, England
Niece Emily COLBURN 1877 Nunney, Somerset, England
Niece Mary Ann Ellen COLBURN 22 Dec 1864 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 17 May 1931 66
Niece Elizabeth Ann COLBURN 26 May 1866 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Niece Eliza Ann COLBURN 06 Sep 1867 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 14 Jan 1947 Brookfield, Queensland, Australia 79
Niece Martha Ann COLBURN 14 Dec 1868 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 02 Apr 1871 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 2
Nephew Daniel William COLBURN 31 Jan 1870 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 20 Nov 1954 Redland Bay, Queensland, Australia 84
Nephew Henry James (Gary) COLBURN 26 Jun 1871 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 07 Nov 1915 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 44
Niece Martha Ann COLBURN 14 Feb 1873 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 07 Feb 1963 Toowong, Queensland, Australia 89
Nephew Francis Joseph COLBURN 1874 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nephew Thomas John COLBURN 15 Jun 1876 Queensland, Australia 26 Jan 1921 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 44
Niece Isabella Edwards COLBURN 27 Jun 1878 Victoria Point, Queensland, Australia 30 Dec 1968 90
Niece Anna Emma Jane COLBURN 06 Nov 1881 Queensland, Australia
Nephew Alfred Frederick COLBURN 07 Sep 1882 Queensland, Australia 06 Aug 1960 77
Niece Jemima Josephine COLBURN 18 Mar 1884 Queensland, Australia 06 Oct 1961 77
Niece Eleanor Esther (Lena) COLBURN 23 Oct 1886 Queensland, Australia
Niece Beatrice Maude COLBURN 24 Mar 1889 Queensland, Australia
Nephew Ernest Edward COLBURN 17 May 1891 Queensland, Australia

Brother in Law Thomas COLBOURNE COLBURN 1826 Nunney, Somerset, England
Brother in Law Solomon COLBOURNE COLBURN 1828 Whatley, Somerset, England
Brother in Law William Joseph COLBOURNE COLBURN 1834 Whatley, Somerset, England
Brother in Law Daniel William COLBOURNE COLBURN 1837 Whatley, Somerset, England 18 May 1918 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 81
Brother in Law Tom COLBOURNE COLBURN 1838
Events in Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT (1827 - 1882)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
23 Mar 1827 Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT was born Sambleben, Brunswick, Germany
abt 1855 28 Emigration Hamburg, Germany
22 Mar 1855 27 Immigration Morteon Bay, Queensland, Australia per 'Merbz' or 'Marbz' 12
11 Dec 1860 33 Married Martha COLBOURNE (aged 18) Ipswich, Queensland, Australia 1860/C137, Certificate
03 May 1862 35 Birth of son Arthur Adolphus HIMSTEDT Esk, Queensland, Australia 1862/C487
04 Jan 1864 36 Birth of son Louis Augustus HIMSTEDT Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 1864/C538 Hemstead
17 Dec 1865 38 Birth of son Alfred James HIMSTEDT Cleveland, Queensland, Australia 1866/C1162 Hemstedt
19 Aug 1867 40 Birth of son Albert James Herman (Hermie) HIMSTEDT Toogoolawah, Queensland, Australia 1867/C1519
28 Jun 1869 42 Birth of son Frederick William HIMSTEDT Queensland, Australia 1869/C1254
04 Jun 1871 44 Birth of daughter Mary Elizabeth HIMSTEDT Esk, Queensland, Australia 1871/C1399
23 Mar 1873 46 Birth of son Henry Francis Victor HIMSTEDT Esk, Queensland, Australia 1873/C1260
04 Mar 1875 47 Birth of daughter Ada Martha HIMSTEDT Esk, Queensland, Australia 1876/C4381, Certificate
29 Jun 1877 50 Birth of daughter Lillian Janet HIMSTEDT Esk, Queensland, Australia 1880/R635
18 Nov 1879 52 Birth of son Walter Herbert HIMSTEDT Esk, Queensland, Australia 1880/C5549 Hemstedt
10 Dec 1881 54 Birth of daughter Agnes Augusta HIMSTEDT Esk, Queensland, Australia 1882/C6181
09 Jul 1882 55 Thedal Augustus Louis HIMSTEDT died Esk, Queensland, Australia Note 1
Note 1: 1882/C3062, Certificate,
Cemetery record: Himstear, Augusta, bur. 12 Jul 1882, age: 55yr, Grave #29
Personal Notes:
AUGUSTUS TFTEDELL OUIS HUNSTEDT 23151182-72 9/711882
Augustuswasthe son of ADOLPI{E HUNSTEDT andhiswife MARIA, nee
EIDMISSEN (OR EDIMISSEN). At this stage, only the names of Adolphe's parents
are known.
Augustus was born in the town or village of Sempleben, in the State of Brunswick,
Germany. The German States have changed over the years, and all I have found to
date on a modern atlas is the city of Brunswich, now in Lower Saxony.
Augustus was 27 years of age when he emigrated 1o Australia on the ship "Merbz" or
'Marbz' (I've come across both spellings). This ship departed fiom Hamburg and
arrived in Moreton Bay, Queensland on 22"" March 1855.
Augustus came under a scheme whereby squatters sent agents to Germany to find
people who wanted to come to Australia. The squatters guaranteed employnent and
put up the fifteen pounds passage money. The employee promised to remain working
for that particular squatter for two years and the fifteen pounds was to be deducted
from their wages. In actual fact, the squatters rarely deducted anything from their
wages as these men proved to be excellent workers. Many remained with the
squatters for many years, whilst others took up nearby land.
(This information was obtained from the journal "Generation" December 1991.)
An extract from the Moreton Bay Courier, dated March 24tl' 1855 reads -
'The German Emmigrant ships Merbz andAurora came into the Bay on Wednesday.
The Captain of the Merbz reports that in the early part of the voyage he lost 47 of the
passengersc, hiefly children; but that all now on board are healthy. The Health
Officer visited the vessel on Saturday evening and we understand found the
passengersa re healthy Many complaints however have been made on the subject of
provisioning which appear to have been shamefully insufficient and we understand
that the Health Officer has reported these complaints in the proper quarter.'
Augustus was employed as an overseer on Cressbrook Station in the Brisbane Valley.
Source References:
12. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Genes reunited, Title: Genes
- Reference = Tracy Berry tree (Immigration)
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