Augustus Olbrecht was born in Prussia about 1814. He arrived in Australia from Berlin in 1838 at the Nundah Mission under the
auspices of Reverend Dunmore Lang. Pastor Gossner had gathered a party, of 11 families of German
Lutherans including August Olbrecht, a single shoemaker.
He married Martha Robins in NSW in 1842. They had daughters Grace born 1845, Mercy born 1846 and
Catherine P born in 1848. Mercy died in 1847 and her sister Catherine P died in 1848.
Their mother Martha also died in 1848 - perhaps in childbirth?
Later Augustus Olbrecht married Charlotte Riley
in 1848 in NSW They had a son Ebenezer C A in 1849. |
Augustus Olbrecht |
In 1850 the Olbrechts sailed from Sydney on the ship
Una bound for San Francisco The Ships
List shows the following passengers:-
Mr Augustus Olbrecht, Mrs Charlotte Olbrecht, Master Augustus Olbrecht,
Miss Grace Olbrecht (Master Augustus: probably Ebenezer C A)
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From "California As I Saw It, 1849-1900." Vol. 138. Washington: Library of Congress, 1999. Williams, Albert. "A Pioneer Pastorate and Times." San Francisco: Wallace and Hassett,1879 page
22 ----- " With this pioneer
religious society were identified a goodly proportion of the leading commercial and
professional men of San Francisco in the pioneer times.--------- Aug. Olbrecht" |
Albert Williams, San Francisco, California Pastorate, recollections of an early clergyman in Northern California between 1849 and 1854 ----------Mentioned in Chapter 2 ------- With this pioneer religious society were identified a goodly proportion of the leading commercial and professional men of San Francisco in the pioneer times. It is with no invidious distinction, with reference to many other worthy names, that mention is made of a few as representative of the many. Of individuals, professional and business men, in addition to those previously inserted ........... Aug Olbrecht
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Photos sent to Australia were taken
8th November 1864. They were of Augustus, Anne and Grace Olbrecht. - Annie Moore was Augustus new wife - Annie Moore - born in Ireland, cousin to the
McCaskies in Sydney and the Nobles in San Francisco. (their mother was Moore) |
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** 1870 census - Augustus is shown as
living with wife
Annie (born Ireland) daughter Grace (born Australia)
and servant Cathrain Taylor born
Ireland circa 1845.
Augustus had no occupation but had Real Estate valued at $50,000
and
Personal Estate valued at $15,000.
Augustus died in 1880
San Francisco Call Newspaper |
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Eliza McCaskie Noble's mother was Moore. Letters from San Francisco to Sydney at the end of 19th C mentioned Auntie Moore. Augustus had married Annie Moore who had
emigrated from Ireland along with her cousins John and Elizabeth McCaskie on the Moffat in 1841
As John McCaskie and his wife went to San
Francisco to the Gold Rush in 1851, and Elizabeth who married Thomas Noble arrived there
as well, it is likely that John, Elizabeth and their cousin Annie all went to San
Francisco together. |
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Grace M A
(Olbrecht) Pedler |
1900-Census-Pedler |
1901 S F City Dir
Joseph Pedler
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1915 S F City Dir
Noble A Pedler
possible connection? |
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Grace Olbrecht married Joseph R Pedler in 1871. Joseph was born in Nova Scotia Canada about
1840 and came to USA in 1854 - parents were both born in England.He was a
bookkeeper and then in 1900 Census he was an insurance agent. Grace and Joseph had no children.
In 1901 Directory Joseph was a vineyardist living at 638 Haight .
Last known - California Genealogical Society Probate Index has Grace Martha Augusta Pedler for 1906 - year of the earthquake |
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