Notes for Carl Hinrich Andrea Mumme
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Notes for Carl Hinrich Andrea Mumme
Apparently Carl was a widower when he married Margaret, and his firstwife's name was Rita and she died giving birth to their daughter, whosurvived.
I have searched the N.Z. Marriage & Birth records from 1887-1897 andthere is no record of his marriage to Rita or a child, so presumablythis happened in Germany. Margaret didn't find out this informationuntil after his death!
On the 7th April, 1896, he became a naturalized New Zealander, butthis did not help him when World War I was declared in 1914. At thetime they were living at The Ridgeway, Wellington, in a homeoverlooking the harbor.
When war was declared, he was arrested at his work place and wasimprisoned on Somes Island, Wellington, for about 4 years, when thewar ended. He had committed no crime, but at that time all Germans inN.Z. were imprisoned. My Great Grandmother was not told of his arrestand had no idea what had happened to him for 2 days. She had 5children to support, the youngest, Great Uncle Des, only about 2months old, and no husband to provide an income. Their two story househad a newly installed light that was connected by two switches, one oneach floor and the children played with the switches, turning them offand on. Neighbors saw these lights flashing on and off and thought theMumme's
were signaling to a German submarine in the Harbor and so called thePolice!
Carl Hinrich died at 111 The Ridgeway, Wellington on 14 November 1945,aged 75, and the Death Certificate states the cause as CardiacFailure, Uremia for 3 months, Prostate Obstruction and Urosepsis for 2years. His occupation was a builder and he was cremated at Karori.
Contributed by Lorna Wuthrich
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