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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, 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 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 respectively, 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: | ||