Rosine Just
(Jung) & Jakob Just
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family history and other Just families Australia & New Zealand
Rosine Just nee Jung 1831-1909 and
Jakob Just 1818-98 arrived 1855 colony of Victoria, Australia
with child Emile. Rosine was from St.Imier, Jura region of canton
Berne, western Switzerland. Jakob was from near Maienfeld on
Rhine, canton Graubünden, eastern Switzerland; carpenter and
cabinetmaker and had been at St. Imier working on construction of
a church. They married 1850 at Corgément, near St.Imier, and
lived in region, son Emile b 1851.
Rosine, Jacob (became usual spelling) and Emile arrived Victoria
21 May 1855 ship Gertrude sailed from Dieppe, France,
with others "French". They landed or promptly went to
Geelong where many Swiss from around Neuchâtel, not far from
St.Imier, had settled. Before long they went to live at
Steiglitz, a new gold town 26 miles north of Geelong. Jacob was
miner and carpenter there and also for a time other gold rush
places. Rosine had with her from Switzerland a jeweller's
eyeglass and occasionally worked at watch repairing. At Steiglitz
between 1856 and 1871 six more children were born; James, Bertha,
Pauline, Herman, Cecile, Aurel. By 1866 Jacob had some presence
in Geelong, listed as cabinetmaker, James St. In 1874, he, Rosine
and the younger children moved to Geelong where Rosine, as Madame
Rosina Just, had purchased wine licence and business of Pension
Suisse, Swiss boarding house and restaurant, 9-11 James
Street. About 1893 the business passed to others but 1898 Jacob
still had half interest in the property. By then he, Rosine and
Aurel resided 19 Pakington st, Geelong West, home Bienne,
after the Swiss town near St.Imier.
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Jacob died 1 July 1898, The
Geelong Advertiser said widely known throughout the
district, particularly amongst his Swiss compatriots. It said of
Rosine on her death 18 Feb 1909 that she was an old and highly
esteemed resident of Geelong West, her remains interred in the
presence of a large gathering of sympathising friends from all
parts of the surrounding districts, the pall supported by Messrs.
J. Deppeler, A.H. Thetaz, F. Marrendaz, J. Harris, H.B. Hodges,
H. King and R. and J. Guggar. Both bur Eastern Cem, Geelong.
Jacob pic version 2. Rosine pic version 2.
ROSINE JUST (JUNG): PARENTS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, HOME REGION
Rosine's father was David
Ludwig (Louis) Jung, tinsmith 1805-74 (son of Johannes
Peter Jung). David was originally from Offenbach, near
Frankfurt, state of Hessen (later part of Germany). He came into
canton Fribourg on work tour.
Her mother, married 1829, was Euphrosine Susanne Mesey 1805-67
born at Morat (Murten), canton Fribourg, of a family there since
1547. According to Michael Casey tribalp, Euphrosine was dau of Johan Daniel Mesey
1760-1835 of Morat, lake inspector, m 1792 Anna Schori;
Johan son of Niclaus Jacob Mesey 1733 m 1754
Magdalena Barbara Düncki; Niclaus son of Peter
Mesey m Anna Margaret De Meyriez.
D.L. Jung 1805-74 |
David Ludwig (Louis) Jung
and Euphrosine lived first at Tramelan before moving into
nearby St. Imier. David became active in St Imier public
affairs including as member of town council. He was
naturalised Swiss 1846 by the canton of Berne upon
citizenship of the village of Kappelen. Other children
below. Frederic (Fritz) Emanuel Jung 1830-77 Louise Euphrosine Jung 1833-8 Marie Jung 1835-1906, taught the trade of tailoress, 1859 m Philippe Félalime Hermann François Jung 1836-1901, see below Charles Jung 1839-1918, from 1867 a pastor at Porrentruy, 1867 m Aurélie Bourguin, in a letter to Rosine, he reminisced around 1853 being with Fritz, Hermann, Rosine and Just (Jean Jaques) Oscar Jung 1840-1919 Anna Jung 1842-1922, teacher, 1874 took charge of the French orphanage at Wabern near Berne, a letter to Rosine says her father met with his son Hermann in 1869 at Bâle where Hermann was for a meeting of the Workingmen's Association Albertine Jung 1845-1911, by 1865 a teacher at Cormoret in charge of the top girls' class, later she moved to Neuveville, m 1867 Edouard Germiquet (thanks for help since 2006 to site author from descendant Claudine Ferrer-Germiquet of Switzerland). The site author has photocopies of 12 letters to Rosine from members of her family in Switzerland 1865-76. They followed after Rosine re-established contact lost since her departure. The letters are in French but show a family commitment also to knowing German. The letters are from Charles, Albertine and her fiance Edouard Germiquet, and Anna. |
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H.F. Jung 1836-1901 |
Rosine's brother,
Hermann François Jung
1836-1901, watchmaker, emigrated to London 1854. For some years he was close associate of Karl Marx with whom he was 1864 a founder of the First International (International Workingmen's Association). Hermann was corresponding secretary for Switzerland and often presided. More: First Int Archive; Marx to Jung letters 1860's; Riazanov ch ix; Steklov; Bax ch 2; Hist Lex der Schweiz; also Mehring ch 11, 13, 14 and IIS: Hermann Jung though these erroneously associate Hermann with Marx 1848 confusing him with Georg Jung of that time. Hermann parted ways with Marx after 1872 in disagreement with the new exclusion of anarchist and other non-Marxist elements. He retained his radicalism. Bax, who knew him later, said he was an extraordinary autodidact who made one of the most effective and rousing speeches in defence of socialism he ever heard. By 1861, Hermann lived and carried on business at 4 Lower Charles St, Clerkenwell in London. He was murdered there 1901. The trial of the recently discharged French soldier eventually convicted was reported in The Times. The prosecution said Hermann was a quiet and peaceable socialist, much respected and of the Swiss Benevolent Society; it was attempted robbery. In an account which at least in part the jury must have rejected, the accused said he was amongst four anarchists Hermann was instructing to murder the Tsar visiting France and that Hermann tried to recruit him to murder Mr Chamberlain (British Colonial Secy) as opposition to the South African war. He said Hermann attacked him with a piece of iron for refusing to agree and he knifed him in self-defence. Hermann m1 1857 Sarah Elizabeth Ryan d 1880 > Eleonore M Jung 1859 m 1886 Charles Edmond Hauvette; Hermann Francis Jung 1860-80; Lincoln Henry Jung 1864-1903 m 1891 Alice Maud Pearson (> Alice Amy Jung 1892; Lincoln Hermann Jung 1893-1927; Walter William R Jung 1898-1947); Kate Jung 1866; Florence Emily Jung 1870; Amy Elizabeth Jung 1872-1922 m 1898 Walter Herbert Hickox; Walter Edward Jung 1876. Hermann m2 1888 Matilda Sweetland Plows 1865-1941 > Herman Francis Jung 1889, went to Argentina, m Rosalind Anna - (> Herman Francis Jung 1916 m Eng 1945 Lilian Harrison 1922-93; Rosalind Dorothy Jung 1916-91 m Eng 1942 Vivian Charles Ryder; Dorothy Mary Jung 1919; Penelope Kathleen Jung 1923-43 d Eng); Dorothy Mary Jung 1897-1976. Thanks to descendant Sue (Ryder) Kennedy of UK for help. |
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JAKOB JUST: PARENTS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, HOME REGION
Guscha in canton Graubünden,
where Jakob was born, was a small Walser village on steep slopes
behind Maienfeld. Also known as Mutzen, it had been there for
centuries. The area was setting for Johanna Spyri's Heidi (1880).
Jakob's parents were Christian Just and Anna
nee Kammerer (or Cammerer, per death record
Jakob). Christian was a miller (per death record Jakob). He was
born about 1785 and Anna about 1787 (per 1835 Census). There are
records of earlier Just's at Guscha. Jacob Just (iCOB iOst) of
1742 still is recorded on a house marking and Christian Just is
listed in a council roll of 1731.
Timothy Philipp: Maienfeld page
includes portion of 1835 Census (Volkszaehlung) for the Landquart
River Valley villages and surrounding areas. The Census first
listings 65-70 are Jakob, his parents and others who may include
his brothers and sisters. The listing is "Jost",
probably for a time a variant spelling. All other comparable
entries in the 1835 census are Just, and the family at Guscha
later was spelt Just. The 1835 Census shows at household
Christian age 50, Anna g [nee] Kammerer age 48, Anna age 30
birthplace unknown, Chatrina age 28 birthplace Mailand, Anton age
25 birthplace Ruehtenschwort, Jakob age 16 birthplace Maienfeld,
Margreth age 15, Christian age 12, Luzia age 7, Johannes age 1.
At Guscha carved on one of the ageless, substantial houses is the
date of construction and names of first owners. David Shearer, an
Australian descendant of Jakob, visited in 2006 and the marking
he saw looks to be
iCOB
iOST |
Here pic
of the marking taken by David Shearer, who went there with a
group including Andreas Just, the last surviving person born in
Guscha. The two last families to permanently live in Guscha were
those of Andreas and his cousin Mathis Just. The Swiss army
bought the family property at Guscha in 1966 and Andreas and
family left in about 1967. Mathis and family left in 1969. In the
1300s, the Just ancestors lived in the German speaking high
country of canton Wallis (Valais). The inhabitants of the high
country decided that there were too many people living in their
area and drew lots to decide who would move away. Some went to
Guscha, others to a little high up village in Italy - the only
one where German is spoken in Italy. Guscha's heyday was in the
mid 1800s. They referred to themselves as The Republic of
the Twelve Houses. They were quite isolated particularly in
winter. They grew corn, wheat, potatoes, cauli, broccoli etc and
ran sheep, geese, chickens, pigs, cows and goats. They made
cheese. They hunted deer and mountain goat all year. Generally,
they needed no money and had little. They would sell produce and
buy necessities in Maienfeld.
A local newspaper report from some years ago which David Shearer
was shown pic translates approximately thus.
| Folk Festival in Guscha |
| This weekend in the former Walser settlement of Guscha above Maienfeld there will again be a joyful Folk Festival with much music and entertainment. First reference to Guscha is said to be in ancestral writing of 5 February 1366 stating its existence, and in the Register of Community Archives from 16 April 1517 to 1 December 1571, the Walser settlement is mentioned six times. The writer Anhorn reported in 1622 It consists of a village of six houses and more stables below, and Guscha villagers were on the hill where the Anhorns were the night of 24 September 1622 of the Austrian invasion. | Guscha once had 170 inhabitants, but the population was never more. In 1969 the last Guschner ceased residence there and the Walser settlement ended. In 1974 the Pro Guscha Association was formed with 18 keen members. Guscha to them was threatened with decay. All the houses were restored and new life given them thanks to the initiative of the members. Once a year the Pro Guscha Association organises a joyful Folk Festival such as will be on this weekend. |
Here newspaper pic depicting father and uncle of Andreas Just, shown to
David Shearer; "at a height of 1115 metres lived the former
Walser community of Guscha". Here pic
David Shearer with group at Guscha 2006.
SWISS IN EARLY VICTORIA AND THE GEELONG VIGNERONS
Many Swiss came to Victoria during
the term 1839-1854 of Charles Joseph La Trobe as Victoria's
British Government Superintendent and subsequently
Lieutenant-Governor, who had huguenot background and close
personal links to the Neuchâtel region. The Swiss presence was
strong in Geelong region, where wine growing, founded mainly by
settlers from near Neuchâtel, was thriving 1850-1875 and led the
Victorian wine industry. Subsequently the industry collapsed in
the region though many Swiss stayed. A book by John Tétaz, From
Boudry to the Barrabool Hills: The Swiss Vignerons of Geelong (Aust.
Sch. Publ. 1995) is very interesting - much of it
comprises old Tétaz family letters to Switzerland. It includes
the full Liste des Neuchâtelois appèlés par Charles-Joseph La
Trobe de Montmollin, gouverneur de l'Etat de Victoria, pour y
venir planter la vigne and a list of Swiss arrivals in the region
by ship as found by the author. There is no reference to Rosine
or Jakob Just but there is mention of the Pension Suisse.
It had been in business by 1858. Louis Amiet, who had come from
Boudry, ran it until death 1872 when his wife Marie took over. By
1894, it was kept by Auguste Thetaz (or Tétaz).
Geelong Advertiser June 5 1874 reported "The annual
dinner of the Geelong Vingrowers Association is to be held this
evening at the Swiss restaurant, James - street, when Madame Just
will doubtless be able to show her cuisine can produce a banquet
worthy of such an occasion".
Daryl Sefton, grandson of Pauline Sefton (Just), with wife Nini,
revived the Geelong industry after 1966.
A booklet by Lorraine Phelan The Geelong Swiss (Geelong
Family History Group Inc 1995) includes entries on Jakob Just,
Emile Just and families. There are also some references to the
Just family in the W.J. Morrow Index (microfilm at State Lib Vic)
to The Geelong Advertiser 1874, 1880-1. More generally,
see also, Susanne Wegmann The Swiss in Australia
(Rüegger, Switzerland, 1989). Many Swiss from canton Ticino,
southern Switzerland (Svizzera), came to Australia about that
time.
Children and some further descendants of Rosine Just (Jung) and Jacob Just
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children & some further descendants of Emile Ulysse Just and Annie Maria Adams 1.
Maude Aurelie Miriam Just 1879-1977
born at Steiglitz. Early time as pupil teacher.
some more pictures from booklet |
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children & some further descendants of Pauline Just & William Sefton children
were born Youarang district, Victoria |
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children & some further descendants of Herrmann Just & Annie Saunders 1.
Aurelie Stella Just 1886-1972
b 20 Sept 1886, Sunbury. m 1911 Henry Richmond Kofoed 1877-1932,
assistant factory manager Deer Park near Melbourne.
Family res there, after 1932 Sunshine. Henry b Vic, son
of Jens Thorsen Christian Kofoed b Denmark, and Isabella
nee Dobson. |
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children & some further descendants of Cecile Just & John Shearer 1.
John Shearer 1897-1984 pic. Perth. Scientist in physics Uni WA to
1962 asap.unimelb, m 1931
Muriel Jane Aitken 1896-1982 > David Shearer, Aurelie
Shearer |
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STEIGLITZ GATHERINGS 1930, 1969, 1977
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The name Just The name Just has long
occurred through most of continental Europe and the
British Isles from where Just emigrants have introduced
it to other parts of the world. The spread of location
and across affiliations including Jewish and Christian
hints at Jewish, Huguenot and Moravian Brethren
dispersals over many centuries and into recent times.
Names such as Juste, Justin, Jost, and Yost probably are
variants, IGI suggests also Guest. |
These families are without known relation to the Just family of Swiss origin primarily subject of this site or to each other. If there is any relation, it appears it would lie in continental Europe before 1800.
Patrick
Just 1809-79 & Marion Calman (Just) from Scotland,
descendants A Scottish family named
Just had several members who emigrated to Australia
1800's. It is said the family had arrived Scotland later
1600's name Juste, huguenot refugees from France with yet
earlier origins at Florence. A large database including
deep into the Scottish ancestry is that of descendant
Frank Richard Just (NZ) rootsweb 4hydest, much
assistance for this account. The first to Australia was Patrick
Just b 1809 Dundee, m1 1837 Elizabeth Alison
Cook, m2 1849 Marion Calman 1817-84.
Patrick arrived Victoria 1851 with Marion. Two of his
brothers also came to Australia; John Thain Just 1817-54
m Adelaide 1853 Frances Yeates, and James Just 1810-98,
both died at Adelaide without descendants. Patrick Just
was Consul for Netherlands. In London about 1852-4, he
returned to Victoria for several years then went to South
Australia where shipping agent and journalist. Wrote book
P. Just Australia, published Dundee 1859. d 1879
at Adelaide. Wemyss, family name of Patricks mother
Jean, has recurred amongst the group. Descendants include
To Queensland, others from the Scotch family Three brothers, distant
cousins of the above Patrick Just from Scotland,
emigrated from Scotland to Queensland.
More to Queensland Leopold Theodore
Just 1830-83 son of Freidrich Just and
Freidricke, m Bertha Henrietta Reichel 1832-86 dau of
Gottfried Librecht Reichel. Leopold and Bertha with
children arr Brisbane 1873 ship from Hamburg >
Friedrich Wilhelm Just 1803-69 &
Friedrike Christiane Henriette Schubert (Just) 1813-89
from Neumark Silesia Thanks for much
help given to site author 2006 from some descendants by
request here unlisted. See also Biographical Index of
South Australia 1836-1885 Vol II; SA BDM indices
etc.
Christian Just 1809-82, Heinrich
Just 1834-1916, Fritz Just 1838-1928 Heinrich Christian Just
1834-1916, arrived SA 1862, was from Gittelde in Duchy of
Brunswick (Braunschweig, later part of Germany). By 1867,
he was a butcher known as H. Just at O'Connell st North
Adelaide, shop and premises newly built 1883 The
Register described as perhaps one of the best in the
colonies; naturalised 1884; son of Christian Just
(per m record) presumably the so-named d North Adelaide
1882 age 73. Heinrich Christian Just m Adelaide 1863
Bertha Vollbrecht 1835-95 > Christian August Wilhelm
Just 1867 (probably the Fritz Just d 1911 Whim Creek,
Western Australia 1700 km ne of Perth, fall from horse,
butcher, said at time age 45, in WA about 9 years, b
Adelaide, son of Heinrich Just butcher, dau Violet age
18: Y & K Coate More Lonely Graves of WA),
Emil Barthold Adolf Just 1869-71, Carl Adolf Wilhelm Just
1875, Bruno Walter Charles (Kenneth) Just 1878-1947
butcher m North Adelaide 1935 Emma Louise Simpson
1887-1956.
More in New South Wales Thomas Just
m Sydney 1842 Anne Byrnes
Friedrich Wilhelm Julius Just
1850-1925 and Pauline Emilie Schriber (Just) 1849-1909 Friedrich Wilhelm
Julius Just 1850-1925 m Pauline Emilie
Schriber 1849-1909. From Sommerfeld, north of
Berlin. Went to New
Zealand with their child Carl on the Shakespeare
arriving Wellington 23 January 1876. They moved to the
Manawatu where they set up business as market gardeners;
they felled the bush to clear the land and then grew and
sold vegetables, cut flowers and small fruits (from
descendant Ronald W Just of Queensland e-mail site author
2008, see also his Just Family tribalp). Friedrich was naturalised NZ citizen 1893.
Children and some further descendants:
Herbert Just 1888-1949 from England to New Zealand Herbert Just
1888-1949 b Norwich, England, near which for generations
there had been a Just family. Herbert was child of Robert
Just m Sarah. NZ army ww1. Farm worker of Temuka, near
Timaru. m NZ 1926 Catherine Greelish 1894-1977.
Riccardo Just b 1922 and Mira
Bertocchi (Just) There is a Just family of
Muggia province near Trieste, Italy, formerly
Austria-Hungary. Riccardo Just (d Muggia 1944) and
Clementina nee Kellner had a son Riccardo Just 1894-1989
painter, poet and musician. His son Riccardo Just
b 1922, painter and flamenco jazz guitarist, emigrated to
Australia 1954 with wife Mira nee Bertocchi and children
(thanks to son Bruno Just e-mails to site author
2003 and son Paolo Just 2004).
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For privacy, details of current generations mostly have been left absent or scant except where there has been consent to inclusion. Corrections, comments, additional information or images invited.
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