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Johann worked as a tinsmith in his own business until mid 1860 when he joined the SA railways Construction Department at the yards between the River Torrens and North Terrace. Apart from a short break in 1864, Johann, or John as he was generally known by this time, was employed by the railways until 1888, when he retired aged 76. He lived the rest of his life comfortably at his Kermode residence, dying in 1901 at the age of 91. | Johann worked as a tinsmith in his own business until mid 1860 when he joined the SA railways Construction Department at the yards between the River Torrens and North Terrace. Apart from a short break in 1864, Johann, or John as he was generally known by this time, was employed by the railways until 1888, when he retired aged 76. He lived the rest of his life comfortably at his Kermode residence, dying in 1901 at the age of 91. | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
Johann Bohlmann had a wide and extended family in South Australia. His mother was Gesche Kolwes of Hope Valley, and his two half brothers, Heinrich Wohlers and Carl Kolwes, | Johann Bohlmann had a wide and extended family in South Australia. His mother was Gesche Kolwes of Hope Valley, and his two half brothers, Heinrich Wohlers and Carl Kolwes, and his uncle, Johann Hinrich Büssenschütt, also lived in that district. His nieces, Gesine Wohlers, Gesine Kolwes, and Maria Henrietta Kolwes married [[Håkan Linde (1820-1907)|Håkan Linde]], [[Wilhelm Gustav Kindermann (1855-1901)|Wilhelm Kindermann]], and Friedrich Wilhelm Paech MP, while cousin Lucie Bothe married city gardener [[August Wilhelm Pelzer (1862–1934)|August Wilhelm Pelzer]]. | ||
Johann married [[Anna Louise Bohlmann (1811-1854)|Anna Louise Hartmann]] in Bremen in 1841, prior to leaving for South Australia. The couple had the following children: | Johann married [[Anna Louise Bohlmann (1811-1854)|Anna Louise Hartmann]] in Bremen in 1841, prior to leaving for South Australia. The couple had the following children: | ||
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|'''Name''' | |||
|'''Birth''' | |||
|'''Death''' | |||
|'''Spouse''' | |||
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|Franz Carl | |||
|11 Jul 1842 Bremen | |||
|1843 Bremen | |||
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|[[Anna Louisa Bohlmann (1844-1847)|Anna Louisa]] | |||
|25 Jul 1844 Bremen | |||
|22 Feb 1847 Adelaide | |||
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|[[Johann Bohlmann (1848-1869)|Johann]] | |||
|13 Feb 1848 Adelaide | |||
|2 Nov 1869 North Adelaide | |||
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|[[Jacob Conrad Bohlmann (1850-1880)|Jacob Conrad]] | |||
|11 Mar 1850 North Adelaide | |||
|16 Jul 1880 Adelaide | |||
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Johann's wife Anna Louise died in 1854 and Johann married the recent arrival [[Catharina Seecamp (1829-1920)|Catharina Seecamp]] in 1855. The following children were born from this second marriage: | Johann's wife Anna Louise died in 1854 and Johann married the recent arrival [[Catharina Seecamp (1829-1920)|Catharina Seecamp]] in 1855. The following children were born from this second marriage: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|'''Name''' | |||
|'''Birth''' | |||
|'''Death''' | |||
|'''Spouse''' | |||
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|[[Gesina Bohlmann (1855-1858)|Gesina]] | |||
|27 Nov 1855 North Adelaide | |||
|1 Sep 1858 North Adelaide | |||
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|[[Julius Bohlmann (1857-1933)|Julius]] | |||
|22 Jul 1857 North Adelaide | |||
|29 Oct 1933 | |||
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|[[Anna Catharina Bohlmann (1859-1939)|Anna Catharina]] | |||
|9 Jul 1859 North Adelaide | |||
|15 Jul 1939 Adelaide | |||
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|[[Adelheit Bohlmann (1861-1952)|Adelheit]] | |||
|1 Oct 1861 North Adelaide | |||
|20 Dec 1952 Brooklyn Park | |||
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|[[Gesiene Bohlmann (1865-1939)|Gesiene]] | |||
|12 Aug 1865 North Adelaide | |||
|15 Sep 1939 | |||
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|[[Henry Bohlmann (1867-1949)|Henry]] | |||
|30 Nov 1867 North Adelaide | |||
|26 Jul 1949 | |||
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|[[George Albert Bohlmann (1870-1938)|George Albert]] | |||
|27 Apr 1870 North Adelaide | |||
|24 Dec 1938 Adelaide | |||
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==Residences in the City== | ==Residences in the City== | ||