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Langmeil was
established at the beginning of 1843 and was the second
settlement established in the Barossa following Bethany (Bethanien) on land belonging
to George Fife Angas. Many of the sttlers came from Klemzig.
| Landholder | Acres | Stock | ||||||
| Wheat | Barley | Potatoes | Garden | Pony | Cattle | Pigs | Goats | |
| Auricht, Christian*† | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Bothe, Gottlob*† | 10 | 1/2 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Englehardt, Eduard* | 4 | |||||||
| Heppner, Christian | ||||||||
| Lange, Christian† | 6 | 1/4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Mattner, Georg*† | ||||||||
| Milde, Wilhelm | 3 | 1/4 | ||||||
| Rothe, Christian | ||||||||
| Schliefke, Gottlob* | 1 | |||||||
| Schubert,Christian | ||||||||
| Weimann, John & Jantke, Christian† | 4 | 8 | ||||||
| Warnest G &Wunderleisch Johann | 2 | 1/4 | 1/4 | |
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* Spelling adjusted
from original source. † Also listed under Klemzig.
The following names appear on an 1859
plan showing owners of land at Langmeil. As in Bethany,
many of the original settlers appear to have moved on.
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Langmeil Families
[1] Mattner, M.; Ross, D.; Coleman, L. The Mattners in
Australia 1839-1980 Mattner Family Reubion
Committee: Adelaide, 1981.
[2] Mangelsdorf, B. (ed.) The Ahrens Family : Munno
Para, SA, 2003.
Langmeil
[3] Twining, A., Twinin,g S. South Australian Land Returns for
1843 (first compiled by James Allen 1844) Twining's
Secretarial: Woodcroft, SA, 1992 (p 22).
[4] Proeve, H.F.W. A Dwelling Place at Bethany Lutheran
Publishing House: Adelaide, 1983.
[5] Munchenburg, R.S., Proeve, H.F.W., Ross, D.A., Hausler, A.,
Saegenschnitter, G.B. The
Barossa - A Vision Realised Barossa Valley Archives
and Historical Trust: Tanunda, 1992.
[6] Iwan, W Because of their Beliefs (translated
and edited by David Schubert) H Schubert: Highgate, SA, 1995 (pp
123-4).
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