The House of Seppelt, 1851-1951: Being an historical record of the life and times of the Seppelt family through four generations. Although no author is credited - it is believed to be M. R. A. Lamshed. Joseph Ernest Seppelt (1813-1868), winemaker, was born in 1813 at Wüstewaltersdorf, Lower Silesia. He sailed from Hamburg in the 'Emmy' on 9 September 1849 with his wife Johanna Charlotte, née Held, and their three children. Through a London agent, he had bought land in Adelaide but soon sold it when he found tobacco would not grow there; he moved to Klemzig. Naturalized in 1851, next year he bought property in the Barossa district and named it Seppeltsfield.
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Joseph Ernest Seppelt (1813-1868), winemaker, was born in 1813 at Wüstewaltersdorf, Lower Silesia. He sailed from Hamburg in the 'Emmy' on 9 September 1849 with his wife Johanna Charlotte, née Held, and their three children. Through a London agent, he had bought land in Adelaide but soon sold it when he found tobacco would not grow there; he moved to Klemzig. Naturalized in 1851, next year he bought property in the Barossa district and named it Seppeltsfield.