Shep's Place Family Tree

From the Emigration List:
Of the former Kingdom of Hanover.
1. Name: MÜLLER Johann Heinrich Daniel.
2. Date/Place of birth: Osnabrück Germany 11 Oct 1807.
3. Profession: Master Baker & Merchant.
4. Name of parents: Not registered ‎(but see above)‎.
5. Members of the family who also emigrated: Wife: Charlotte - maiden name Melcher, widowed Kannegiesfer.
6. Creed: Evangelical Protestant.
7. Destination: Australia.
8. Date of emigration from Germany: 30 May 1846.
9. Fortune: 3,313 Reichstaler. ‎(Note: of this 1,960 was Daniel's & 1,353 was the inheritance of Agnes.)‎
10. Remainder of the family: Stepdaughter Agnes Kennegiesfer born 1826. Sons: Frederich Wilhelm Daniel Müller born 1832. Diedrich Ludwig Wilhelm Müller ‎(henceforth known as "Louis".)‎ born 1834.
On arrival in South Australia this party settled at Tanunda where Daniel built the first house, store, & Public House & gave land for the original Lutheran Church & parsonage.

Naturalisation papers: obtained from Canberra from the Australian Archives & dated 13 Jan 1848 ‎(Ref: CRS A821/1 Folio 5.)‎ They consist of 3 certificates & state that Daniel resided at Tanunda, S.A. was aged 41 years, was born at Osnabrück, Hanover, that he arrived in S.A. in 1846 in search of a better life for his family. His application was signed by Pastor Augustus Kavel & approved & signed by the then S.A. Governor Sir Henry Edward Fox Young. Full approval was gazetted in S.A. on 6 Aug 1850. Before 1849 those of non-British birth were barred from purchasing land until naturalised & naturalisation was by Act of Parliament.

By 1852 the licence of the "Maid & Magpie" Inn at Stephney near Adelaide was held by H.D. Müller. A sub-divisional plan of 1855 shows how the 134 acres of Stephney were organised. There was a 4 acre triangle at the apex for the "Maid & Magpie" Inn held by George Müller 1848-1849 who was the owner/subdivider & a store-keeper of Kensington, Investor & Money Lender. He was a partner of Carsten Luhrs of Luhrs Road, Payneham. It is not known if George Müller was a relative. Adolph Koch, cabinet maker, was a buyer of a piece of land of this subdivision. The "Maid & Magpie" on its strategic situation was probably as old as Adelaide itself.

At first it was a 5 roomed establishment with a wooden refreshment room, a beer garden & skittle ground; its lamp post, horse trough, six stall stone stable & big galvanized tank became familiar sights to travellers using Payneham & Magill roads. The "Maid & Magpie" & "Tea Gardens" was first licensed June 1848, the locality then being known as Second Creek near the village of Norwood. George Müller acquired it early & leased it in succession to Johann Beddes, Louis Almers, August Degenhardt & finally selling in 1874 to Louis Müller, younger son of Heinrich Daniel Müller. The names George, Louis, Henry, Ann ‎(Anna was the wife of George Müller)‎ criss-cross the suburb of Stephney. George Müller retired in 1862 to Holly Lodge, Bexley, a suburb of London.

Naming of the "Maid & Magpie" - legend from an Adelaide "Advertiser." correspondent: Mrs. E.B. Ellis, Enfield Heights writes: "Her mother who lived to be nearly 91 used to tell the story of how the hotel got its name. The wife of the licensee left her bedroom window open & went downstairs to dine. When she returned she found that her jewellery which was on a jewel tray on her dressing table was missing ‎(under the window)‎. It was the maid's duty to make the bed & tidy the room which she had done. As the maid who had been in the room, the maid was accused of stealing the jewellery and dismissed although she pleaded her innocence. Some time later some boys bird nesting nearby had found the jewels in a magpie's nest. It apparently took the items from the bedroom." However, as there was a pub. called the "Maid & Magpie" at Stephney, England, the naming was no doubt copied from there.

Heinrich Daniel had the 'Wellington Inn", Currie St. Adelaide 1855-1863 & during the latter year he transferred the licence to his elder son F.D.W. ‎(William)‎ Müller & went again to the "Maid & Magpie" & died there from "a lingering illness", probably cancer, on 20 Jun 1864, aged 56 years.

From the Adelaide "Observer" of Saturday, 25 Jun 1864 - "The remains of the late Mr. H.D. Müller were interred on Wednesday at the West Terrace Cemetery. The funeral procession, as it passed through King William St. presented an imposing appearance, not less than 26 carriages following the hearse."

When Daniel left the "Wellington Inn" the patrons presented him with an engraved silver snuff box which is now in the possession of descendants of the Kernot family. In 1915 the "Wellington Hotel" ‎(formerly Inn)‎, & situated on the corner of Currie & Leigh Streets, Adelaide, was owned by the Church Office. The lease was not renewed after 31 Dec 1915 & the building was demolished the next year. The site is now occupied by Dalgety's.

The Müllers deleted the umlaut above the "u" in their name & the following generations have used MULLER only.

Daniel's wife Charlotte ‎(German form Carlotta)‎ held the licence of the ''Maid & Magpie" 1864 to 1875, when she transferred it to her younger son Louis. She lost her sight in her latter years & was cared for by Louis & his wife Elizabeth at this hotel until she moved to Korff's Hill, Gawler, to be with her widowed daughter, Agnes. Death: of Charlotte, aged 90 years at "Korff's Hill" on 10 Dec 1890. Interred at Gawler.