Johan Christian KAYSER (81.4)
Born
Johann Christian KAYSER was born 1838 in Germany
Parents
Johan Christian KAYSERs parents were Johann Peter KAYSER age 40 and Christian PALM age 34
Baptised
He was baptised 18 September 1836 at Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen Deutschland (Germany)
Birth of Brother
His brother Johan (Carl) KAYSER was born 1844 in Germany when Johann Christian KAYSER was 6 years old
Emigration
He applied to leave Germany for North America in February 1851. On 30 September 1853 he arrived in New York, United States America on the ship ‘Joseph Holmes’. There was a wave of German immigration at that time.
At some point Johann Christian KAYSER moved to Australia possibly on 21 February 1861 arriving in Sydney, New South Wales.
Married
Johan Christian KAYSER married Catherina LUDDE in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia on 4 October 1863 when he was 25 years old. Catherine signed with an X. Witnesses were Conrad Vohland (bride’s brother-in-law), W Housmann, Lutheran Church
Children
Occupation
In 1863 – 1908 Johan Christian KAYSER was listed as a farmer residing in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Death of Father
Johan Christian KAYSERs father, Johann Peter KAYSER died 20 April 1874 age 75 at Frankfurt (Main), Hessen-Nassau, Prussia, Germany. It is unlikely that Johan Christian KAYSER had seen his father again after leaving Germany in 1851.
Death of Sister
Johan Christian KAYSERs sister Anna Christiana KAYSER died 31 October 1874 at Frankfurt (Main), Hessen-Nassau, Preussen, Germany when Johan Christian KAYSER was 36 years old.
Death of Brother
Johan Christian KAYSERs brother Johan Peter KAYSER died on 6 September 1905 at Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany when Johann Christian KAYSER was 67 years old.
Kangaroo Hunting
Johann Christian KAYSER may have joined a kangaroo hunting party while living in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia in 1908.
Died
Johan Christian KAYSER died 7 July 1911 Queensland, Australia age 73
Buried
He is buried at Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery. Sect. Later 37-42 Block Allotment Memorial ID 149442174
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Sources:
81.4 KAYSER, Johann Christian, Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index 1800s – current
81.4 KAYSER, Johann Christian, Australia Birth Index 1788 – 1922
81.4 KAYSER, Johann Christian, Australia Death Index 1787 – 1985
81.4 KAYSER, Johann Christian, Australia Electoral Rolls 1903 – 1980
81.4 KAYSER, Johann Christian, Australia Marriage Index 1788 – 1950
81.4 KAYSER, Johann Christian, New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists 1826 – 1922
81.4 KAYSER, Johann Christian, New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island) 1820 – 1957
81.4 KAYSER, Johann Christian, Germany, Rhineland, Prussia, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1533 – 1950
81.4 KAYSER, Johann Christian, US and Canada Passenger and Immigration Lists Index 1500s – 1900s
81.4 KAYSER, Johann Christian, Württemberg, Germany Emigration Index