Gottfried Muecke
1795–1871
Born: about 1795 · Prussia / German states (exact place unconfirmed)
Died: 31 Jan 1871 · South Australia, Australia
Married: 17 Mar 1859 · Gawler / Barossa district, South Australia, Australia
Family
- Father
- Christian Muecke
- Spouse
- Ernestina Schulze
- Children
- Anna Matilda Müecke
Biography
Likely biological father of Anna Matilda Muecke. Family evidence and the Gawler/Barossa marriage document name him as Gottfried Muecke, son of Christian Muecke, married to Ernestina Schulze on 17 March 1859. Wendish Heritage indexes a matching Mucke/Muecke family group arriving at Adelaide on the Helene on 26 January 1859. Anna was born at Tanunda in 1862 and was later recorded as adopted by Peter and Julianne Christiane Hennersdorf during the 1868 overland trek to Walla Walla.
Sources & Records
Gottfried Muecke and Ernestina Schulze marriage, 17 Mar 1859
User-provided family document photo, reviewed 31 May 2026
Research Notes
2026-05-31 user clue: there is also a German marriage record in Zduny/Krotoschin, Posen, with slightly different names but a similar age gap, plus a departure/arrival ship cluster attached to Gottfried. Treat as a promising identity clue needing direct transcription before using as a resolved life event.