FUCHS, Wilhelm
| Birth Name | FUCHS, Wilhelm |
| Gramps ID | I0989 |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 77 years, 9 months, 25 days |
Narrative
MR. WILLIAM FUCHS
The death occurred yesterday evening of a well known and highly respected pioneer of the Island Plantation, William Fuchs, aged 77 years and 10 months. He was born in Germany and came out to Queensland with his parents at the age of eight years, landing on January 15, 1864. He had resided here since. He visited his native land in 1914. He selected land at the Island Plantation 56 years ago and engaged in general farming and sugar growing. He was a very old member of the P.A.F.S.O.A., Excelsior Lodge No 1. He leaves a wife, Mrs Wilhelmina Fuchs, and a family of three sons and two daughters— Henry, August, and Wilhelm (Maryborough) and Mrs. F. W. Muller and Mrs. C. A. Scheffler (Maryborough). Brothers are Henry (Island Plantation), August and Carl (The Pocket). Mrs. W. Pommerining (Sydney), Mrs. F. Fien (Brisbane), Mrs. O. Myers (Tiaro), Mrs. A. F. Rosendale (Townsville), Mrs C. E. Zahn (Bundaberg), Mrs. F. Jabbs (Maryborough) are sisters. There are seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 1.45 o'clock from his late residence, Brittania Farm, Island Plantatioion for the Maryborough Cemetery.
MR. WILLIAM FUCHS (1933, November 10). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), p. 9. TROVE
The death occurred yesterday evening of a well known and highly respected pioneer of the Island Plantation, William Fuchs, aged 77 years and 10 months. He was born in Germany and came out to Queensland with his parents at the age of eight years, landing on January 15, 1864. He had resided here since. He visited his native land in 1914. He selected land at the Island Plantation 56 years ago and engaged in general farming and sugar growing. He was a very old member of the P.A.F.S.O.A., Excelsior Lodge No 1. He leaves a wife, Mrs Wilhelmina Fuchs, and a family of three sons and two daughters— Henry, August, and Wilhelm (Maryborough) and Mrs. F. W. Muller and Mrs. C. A. Scheffler (Maryborough). Brothers are Henry (Island Plantation), August and Carl (The Pocket). Mrs. W. Pommerining (Sydney), Mrs. F. Fien (Brisbane), Mrs. O. Myers (Tiaro), Mrs. A. F. Rosendale (Townsville), Mrs C. E. Zahn (Bundaberg), Mrs. F. Jabbs (Maryborough) are sisters. There are seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 1.45 o'clock from his late residence, Brittania Farm, Island Plantatioion for the Maryborough Cemetery.
MR. WILLIAM FUCHS (1933, November 10). Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), p. 9. TROVE
Events
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| Birth | 15 Jan 1856 | 1 | ||
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| Death | 9 Nov 1933 | Marybourough, Queensland, Australia | 2 | |
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| Immigration | 17 Jan 1864 | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Susanne Godeffroy | 3 |
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The Fuchs family arrived Moreton Bay 17 January 1864, on board Susanne Goddefroy the ship left Hamburg Germany
on the 22nd September 1863.
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Adam FUCHS, 33, from Glauberg, Hessen, Darmst Catherine FUCHS, 31, from Glauberg, Hessen, Darmst Maria FUCHS, 9, Wilhelm FUCHS, 7, Heinrich FUCHS, 5, Caroline FUCHS, aged 2 [died on the voyage to Australia] Catherine FUCHS, 6 months please note that the hand written shipping list says they arrived in Moreton Bay 17th January 1864 but I also found a shipping arrivals on trove stating they arrived on January 18th 1864 |
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Relation to the centre person (SHEPPEARD, Sharon Lynette) : second great granduncle
Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | FUCHS, Adam [I0974] | 14 Aug 1830 | 17 Sep 1908 | |
| Mother | NAGEL, Catherine Marie [I0975] | 1832 | 27 Dec 1906 | |
| Sister | FUCHS, Maria [I1762] | 17 Oct 1853 | 29 Feb 1936 | |
| FUCHS, Wilhelm | 15 Jan 1856 | 9 Nov 1933 | ||
| Brother | FUCHS, Heinrich Karl [I0990] | 16 Mar 1858 | 12 Jun 1942 | |
| Sister | FUCHS, Caroline Catherine [I0991] | 26 May 1861 | 5 Dec 1863 | |
| Sister | FUCHS, Catherine Maria [I0992] | 8 Mar 1863 | 13 Mar 1864 | |
| Sister | FUCHS, Anna Maria [I0886] | 1 Apr 1865 | 17 Jun 1941 | |
| Brother | FUCHS, August [I1094] | 26 Jul 1867 | 3 Jul 1949 | |
| Sister | FUCHS, Elena [I1226] | 11 Apr 1870 | ||
| Sister | FUCHS, Minna [I1227] | 19 Dec 1871 | ||
| Sister | FUCHS, Martha [I1229] | 19 Feb 1874 | ||
| Brother | FUCHS, Carl Fredrich [I1228] | 19 Dec 1879 | 21 Aug 1958 |
