HAHNDORF
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Brief History

Hahndorf was established in Sections 4002, 4003 and 4004 of what is now the Hundred of Onkaparinga.  A majority of the original settlers were Prussian immigrants recently arrived on the Zebra.  The villiage was named after the captain of that ship, Dirk Meinerts Hahn.


 Captain Dirk Meinerts Hahn
SLSA: B7477
Captain Dirk Meinerts Hahn ca 1836

Photo courtesy of the State Library of South Australia

Early Residents

A list of original settllers of Hahndorf (heads of family) is provided in Kavel's People [1].  A second list (spelling taken from list in South Australian Government Gazzette of 8 April 1841 [1]) relates to the issue of cattle brands some two years after settlement.  Most of the original settlers remain.

Allotment No.
 Name
 Arrival in SA
 Brand No.
 Name
Church land Friedrich Kavel (teacher) Prince George

1 Hermann Kook (surveyor) (?) Zebra HD0 Ferdinand Welke
2 Gottfried Behrend Zebra HD2 Gottfried Behrendt
3 Friedrich Wilhelm Nitschke Zebra HD3 William Nitschke
4 Johann Ceorg Miller (from Kay)
HD4 George Pfeiffer
5 Gottlob Schirmer Zebra
 HD5 Gottlob Schermer
6 Gottfried Dohnt Zebra
 HD6 Gottfried Dohnt
7 Johann Gottfried Hoffmann Prince George HD7 Gottfried Hoffmann
8
 Widow Dorothea Elisabeth Schulz nee Paech Zebra

9 August Thomas (also his parents-in-law Christian Schumann & wife) Bengalee
 HD9 August Thomas
10 Johann Gottfried Liebelt Prince George HD10 Gottfried Liehelt
11 Friedrich Paech (from Niekern) Zebra HD11 Johann Paech
12 Johann Georg Hartmann Prince George HD12 George Hartmann
13 Joharm Friedrich Suss Zebra HD13 Edward Perrall
14 Christian Schubert Prince George

15 Johann Christian Liehelt Zebra HD15 Christian Liehelt
16 Johann Friedrich Thiele (also his mother-in-law Dorothea Elisabeth Schulz nee Schmidt) Prince George/Zebra HD16 Frederick Thiele
17 Samuel Thiele Prince George HD17 Samuel Thiele
18 Friedrich Wilhelm Wittwer Zebra HD18 Wilhelm Wittwer
19 Christian Erdmann Jaensch
HD19 Erdmuth Jaensch
20 Gottfried Rillricht Zebra HD20 Gottfried Rillricht
21 Johann Gottlob Zilm Prince George HD21 Gottlob Film
22 Christian Jaensch Zebra

23 Gottfried Lubasch Zebra HD23 Gottfried Lubasch
24 Gottfried Neumann Zebra HD24 Gottfried Aeumann
25 Johann Christoph Schulz Zebra HD25 Christoph Schulz
26 Samuel Steike Zebra HD26 Samuel Steike
27 Georg Boehm Zebra HD27 George Boehm
28 Johann Samuel Kuchel (also his mother-in-lawElisabeth Klenke) Prince George HD28 Samuel Vindret
29 Johann Christoph Liebelt (also his parents Christoph Liebelt & wife) Zebra HD29 Christoph Liebelt
30 Johann Georg Janetzki Zebra HD30 George Zannitzky
31 Gottfried Nitschke Zebra HD31 Gottlieb Nitschke
32 Johann Gottlob Linke Catharina
 HD32 Gottlob Leake
33 Johann Georg Jaeschke Catharina
 HD33 Georg Faeschke
34 Christian Thiele Prince George HD34 Christian Thiele
35 Samuel Bartsch Zebra HD35 Samuel Bartsch
36 Johann Christian Zilm Prince George HD36 Christian Film
37 Johann Georg Paech Zebra HD37 George Paech
38 Christian Bartel Zebra HD38 Christian Bartel
39 Johann Christian Schirmer (prob. also his father F.G. Schirmer & mother-in-law Friederike Kirsch) Zebra HD39 Christian Schiemer
40 Johann Gottlieb Lange Catharina
 HD40 Gottlieb Lange
41 Johann Georg Kuchel Prince George HD41 George Vinchel
42 Johann Gottlob Nitschke Zebra

43 Gottlob Schmidt (or his widowAnna Dorothea nee Kluge) Zebra HD43 Gottlieb Dohnt
44 Samuel Brettig Zebra HD44 Samuel Brettig
45 Johann Gotilieb Fliegert Catharina

46 Johann Ceorg Pleiffer (from Rackau) Zebra HD46 Christian Pfeiffer
47 widow Eleonore Kluge/Gottfried Kluge (?) Zebra HD47 Gottfried Kiluge
48 Johann Friedrich Paech (from Rentschen) Zebra HD48 Samuel Friedrich Paech
49 Gottlob Band
HD49 Gottlob Bartel
50 Johann Friedrich Zimmermann Zebra HD50 Friedrich Zimmermann
5I Andreas Philipp Prince George HD51 Andreas Philipp
52 Friedrich Helbig (or his widow. Eleonore nee Koch) Zebra

53 Johann Georg Kalleske Prince George HD53 George Kalleske
54 Johann Gottfried Wundke Prince George HD54 Gottfried Wundike

Another list of early residents (Landholders) comes from the South Australian Land Returns for 1843 as published in Allen's Almanac of 1844 [2].

Landholder

Acres





Stock


Wheat Barley Oates Maize Potatoes Peas Garden Sheep Horse Cattle Pigs Goats
Bartsch, Samuel 3


3/4



8 2
Bartel, Christian 3


1/2



8 2
Bartel, W 3


1/2



6 1
Bendt, Gottfried 2 1/2 1/4

1/4



3 1
Bocharke, F 8


1


1 5 2
Boehm, G 3


1



10 2
Brittig, Samuel 3


1/2



5 1
Deane, Joseph 10 4 3 4 4 1





Dodd, William 1










Dohnt, Gottfried 3


1/2



11 2
Dohnt, Gottlob 3


1/2



5 1
Egel Gottlob 2


1/4



2

Faunel 2 1/2


1/4



4 1
Fliegert, Gottlob 2 1/4

1/4






Gallasch, John 6 1/4

1


1 5 2
Gannetzky, George 2 1/2 1/4

1/2



9 2
Gensch, Christian 18 2
1/4 1/2



9 2
Gensch, Christian 2


1/4

3
4 1
Grieger 1


1/4



1 1 2
Hartmann, George 2 1/2


1/2


1 pony 7

Hoffmann Gottfried 2 1/2


1/4



4 1
Jaeschke, Samuel 2 1/2 1/4

1/4



3 2
Jantke, John 6


1/2



2 1 3
Kluge, Gottfried 3




1/4

3 1
Kuchel, Fred 3


1/2



5 1
Kuchel Samuel 3


1/4



3 2 3
Lange, Gottlob 3


1/4



3 1
Liebelt 2 1/2


1/2



4 1
Liebelt, Christian 3


1/2



6 2
Liebelt, Christopher 3


1/2



13 2
Luike. Gottlob 2 1/2 1/4

1/4



5 2
Lubasch, Gottfried** 3 1/4

1/2

90 2 ponies 13 4 4
Newmann. Gottfried 3


1/2

2
9 3
Nitschke, John 3 1/2 1/4






5 2
Nitschke, W 2 1/2


1/2



8 2
Paech, JF* 40


1



12 2
Paech, Fred 3


1



3 1 12
Paech, George 2 12


1/2



17 2
Partel Gottlob 3


1/2



6 1
Pfeiffer, Christian 2 1/2 1/4

1/2



4 1
Pfeiffer, John 2 1/2 1/2

1


1 pony 8 2
Schirmer, Gottlob 2 1/2


1/2



5 2
Schirmer, Christian 2 1/2 1/4

1/2



3 1
Schmidt 1 1/4






1 1
Schubert, G* 18 1

1 1/2

6 1 9 3
Schumann, Gottlob* 7 1/2

1



4 3
Schultz 1/4


1/4
1/4


1
Schultz, Christopher 2 1/2


1/4



5 1
Schultz, Augustus 2 1/2


1/4



4 1
Scheike, Samuel 3


1/2



12 2
Thiele, W* 5

1/4 1/4

20 1 7 2
Thiele. Fred 9


1



10 1
Thiele, Samuel 3


1/2


2 ponies 9 1 10
Thiele, Christian 2 1/2 1/2

1



8 2 5
Thomas, Augustus 3


1/4



6 1
Tschenscher, Ernst# 3 1/4

1/2



3 2
Tschenscher, Samuel 2


1/4



1

Wittwer, W* 10 1/4

1


1+1 pony 9 3
Wuttke, A 6 1/4

1


1 6 3
Zimmermann, John 3


1/4



5 1
Zilm, Christian# 2 1/2


1/2

8
4 1
Zilm, Gottlob# 3


1



4 3
Zillrich, Gottfried 3 1/4






5 2

* Gruenthal (Verdun).  ** German Arms.  # Spelling changed from that in [2].

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References

[1]  Schubert, D. Kavel's People Lutheran Publishing House: Adelaide, 1985 (pp 113-121, 128, 165-169).
[2]  Twining A., Twining S. South Australian Land Returns for 1843 (first compiled by James Allen 1844) Twining's Secretarial: Woodcroft, SA, 1992.[1]  South Australians 1836-1885 editied by Jan Thomas, South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society, Inc.: 1990.
[3]  Hahn, D.M. Emigrants to Hahndorf - A Remarkable Voyage (English translation of Die Reise mit Auswandern von Altona nach Port Adelaide Süd-Australien 1838 (edited by Buchhorn, M., transcribed by  Huck, F.R., translated by Kersten, L.)) Lutheran Publishing House: Adelaide, 1989.
[4]  Iwan, W Because of their Beliefs (translated and edited by David Schubert) H Schubert: Highgate, SA, 1995 (pp 126, 143-150).

Links
Hahndorf (Finders Ranges Research)
Hahndorf History (National Trust of SA)

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