SOMMERFELD, David

Name – SOMMERFELD, David
Born – 01/05/1885
Died – 5/01/1940
Location – No 37 Anglican Section
Mother – Friedericke Caroline Emilie Hesse
Father – August Carl Charles Sommerfeld

Notes – David was born to August and Friedericke Caroline Emilie (Hess) in Toowoomba Queensland in 1885. He had siblings of Charlotte 1888, Walter 1889, Emma 1892, Carl 1869 and Christiana 1872.

He married Cecilia Smith on the 15th May, 1907 at Chinchilla where he was working as a labourer. He and Cecillia had the four children Stanley David 1908, May 1910, Mary 1912 and Allan Vincent 1914. They moved to Tara and he had various jobs from being a teamster to a labourer.

David had the following census records 1906 Chinchilla at Charlies Creek Labourer, 1925 as a Teamster at Tara with Cecillia and 1938 as a Labourer at Tara and Cecillia. He died relativly young.

He has a headstone that reads – In loving Memory of Davis Sommerfeld died 5th Jan, 1940 Aged 54 Years.

He is buried next to his wife and near his baby granddaughter Esme Sommerfeld.

Newspaper Article – Read here.

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