Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmann and Amalie Bertha Ahrens
last modified 1 February 2022

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Biography

    Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmann (CFW) was born in Bethany, South Australia on 9 February 1856. His parents were Johann Gottlieb Lehmann and Karoline Sophie Amalie (nee Lemm).   He attended the Schoenborn school [1]. On 25 February 1881, he married Bertha Amalie Ahrens in the Lutheran Church at Bethany.
    Amalie Bertha Ahrens (Bertha) was born on 21 September 1857 at Angas Park (Vine Vale), the eighth child of Heinrich Ahrens and Sophie Amalie (nee Thomas). She was baptized at Bethany on 30 September 1857. Her godparents were Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Mattner, Eleonore Frost and Gottliebe Nelson.
    CFW and his brother Johannes Gottlieb are known to have farmed a property near Rhynie, north of Kapunda [1].
The old Ahrens house at Vine Vale and approximately 160 acres of arable land passed to CFW and Bertha on the death of Bertha's father in 1884.
    CFW and Bertha had a family of nine: Wilhelm Conrad (1882), Paul Gerhard (1884), Carl Martin (1886), Georg Philipp (1888), Franz Julius (1890), Ludwig Hermann (1893), Sophie Amalie (1895), Emmile Wilhelmine (1896) and Louise Bertha (1899). All were born at Vine Vale (South Angas Park).
    CFW served two terms as representative for Vine Vale on the Tanunda Council [1].
    Bertha died on 23 May 1928 at Vine Vale. CFW died on 12 August 1932. Both are buried in the Bethany Pioneer cemetery in Basedow Rd, Bethany.

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Photos

Wedding photo of Christian Friedrich Wilhelm and Amalie Bertha Ahrens.

CFWL Family

The family of Christian Friedrich Wilhelm and Amalie Bertha Lehmann
Back row, left to right: Franz Julius, Paul Gerhard and Phillip George, Carl Martin and Wilhelm Conrad,
Front row: Ludwig Hermann (Harry), Sophie Amalie, Christian Friedrich Wilhelm, Louise Bertha, Amalie Bertha and Emmile Wilhelmine (Minna).

daughters of CFWL

The daughters of Christian Friedrich Wilhelm and Amalie Bertha Lehmann
From left to right are Louise Bertha, Emmile Wilhelmine (Minna) and Sophie Amalie.

Sons

The sons of Christian Friedrich Wilhelm and Amalie Bertha Lehmann
From left to right are Carl Martin, Ludwig Hermann (Harry), Wilhelm Conrad, Franz Julius, Paul Gerhard and Phillip George.

References and Notes

[1] The Ahrens Family compiled by Betty Mangelsdorf: Munno Para, SA, 2003 (pp 139-141).
[2] South Australians 1836-1885 editied by Jan Thomas, South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society, Inc.: 1990 (p 468).
[3] From Prussia to the Barossa edited by WBB Mahfoud (nee Lehmann) Surfers Paradise, Qld, 2017 (pp 92-118).

For other reference sources see individual person cards:
Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmann
Bertha Amalie Ahrens

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Acknowledgements

The assistance of the following who provided some information for this page is gratefully acknowledged.

Wendy Mahfoud
Betty Mangelsdorf