William Schulitz (1821-1889)
William Schulitz (c. 1821 - 29 June 18892) was a pawnbroker in the City of Adelaide, and one of the few Jews with a German name and coming from continental Europe.
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| Born | c. 1921 Nashwa, Poland, Russia |
| Died | 29 June 1889 Kent Town, South Australia |
| Resting place | Jewish Section, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
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Biography
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Schulitz's origin is enigmatic. His naturalisation notes that he was a citizen of the city of Nashwa, Poland in Russia. This seems to indicate that his was from the lands of the former Polish Kingdom that had been annexed by the Russian Empire during the various partitions of Poland during the late 18th and early 19th century; however, no city of that name or similar has been identified. Nor is his date or even year of birth known, with records variously indicating 1819, 1823 and 1824. His gravestone in the Jewish section of the Adelaide West Terrace Cemetery indicates that his actual name was Avigdor and his father's name was Avram, and his wife's will indicates he had a sister Augusta who lived in Bromberg, Prussia and had married a man with the surname Elias, and that they, in turn, had a daughter Amelia.
In Poland/Russia
In England
Prior to migrating to Australia, Schulitz stated that he was resident in Great Britain or Ireland for nine years, with an estimated arrival of 1840, but no record can be found in the 1841 Census of England and Wales. Based on his various years of birth, he would have been between 16 and 21 at the time of his arrival, and he presumably carried on in the coach trimming trade
In Australia
Schulitz arrived in South Australia in about 1849, but the vessel he arrived on is not known.
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