SCHAPKE Gustav George
Name | Gustav George SCHAPKE |
Country Of Origin | Germany |
Born | 1851 |
Died | 1918 |
Birth/ Baptism | Born 1851, Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany |
Parents | Friedrich and Dora Schapke |
Apprenticeship | unknown |
Skills | Watchmaker, Jeweller, Engineer |
Work Locations | Hobart, Queenstown, New Norfolk |
Street Address |
112 Elizabeth Street, Hobart 171 Elizabeth Street, Hobart 61 Murray Street, Hobart 55 Liverpool Street, Hobart 59 Murray Street, Hobart 75 Harrington Street, Hobart Driffield Street, Queenstown Orr Street, Queenstown |
Marriage/Spouse | 24 July 1888, at Carl Fehlberg’s residence, Bismarck (now Collinsvale), to Bertha Fehlberg (div. 1895).
16 December 1896, New Norfolk district, to Louisa Mina Koppleman. |
Arrival | 11 April 1887, Hobart, on the ship Arawa from London. Trade recorded on arrival record: iron smelter. Applicant for emigration: John Schenck, Victoria, Huon. |
Other | Late 1880s: Advertised clocks, watches, music boxes, and sewing machine repairs. Early 1890s: Offered gun repairs and cleaning at 61 Murray Street. January 1891: A fire gutted Gustav’s watchmaking and machinist shop, and subsequently, he advertised at 55 Liverpool Street for a short time. 1893: Relocated business to 59 Murray Street, Hobart. April 1898: Commenced watchmaking and sewing machine repair business in Driffield Street, adjoining the Coffee Palace, Queenstown, and by late 1898 in Orr Street, Queenstown. Approx. 1904: Moved to New Norfolk. 27 September 1910: Supreme Court, Hobart. Found guilty of embezzlement and theft and sentenced to 12 months in gaol. 2 October 1918: Admitted to New Town Charitable Institute, recorded as ‘destitute and infirm’. |
Death | 21 October 1918, New Town Infirmary, Hobart. |
References | |
TAHO: CB7/12/1/14 1887, RGD37/1/47 no172 Marriage 1888, RGD 33/1/16 no677 Birth 1889, SC89/1/5 1895, RGD37/1/56 no751 Marriage 1896, POL708/1/2, GD63/1/4 1910, HSD274/1/1 1918, AD963/1/1 1918. Web: Ancestry: Tasmania Post Office Directory (Wise) 1891-2, 1894-5, 1901. The Mercury (Hobart) 7 September 1889, 5 January 1891, 8 August 1908; Tasmanian News 1 November 1888, 31 July 1891, 9 April 1892, 4 May 1892, 6 July 1892; Daily Telegraph 6 January 1891; Clipper 17 June 1893; Mt Lyell Standard & Strahan Gazette 20 April 1898, 14 September 1898, 21 March 1900; The Examiner (Launceston) 11 March 1903, 2 August 1910; North West Post 30 June 1909; Daily Post 29 September 1910. |
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