# Auguste Balke

Auguste Balke (25 APR 1860 – 29 JAN 1950); child of Jacob Balke and Wilhelmine Louise Tillack; born in Saulin, Lauenburg, Pomerania, Prussia; married Albert Sonntag; parent of 6 children; died in Mangatainoka, Pahiatua, New Zealand.

**Lifespan:** 25 APR 1860 – 29 JAN 1950

## Also known as
- Auguste Sonntag

## Parents
- [Jacob Balke](/p/jacob-balke-35106.md) (father)
- [Wilhelmine Louise Tillack](/p/wilhelmine-louise-tillack-35131.md) (mother)

## Spouses
- [Albert Sonntag](/p/albert-sonntag-35110.md) — m. 1884

## Children
- [Otto Charles Herman Sonntag](/p/otto-charles-herman-sonntag-43910.md)
- [Maria Paulina Sonntag](/p/maria-paulina-sonntag-43908.md)
- [Martha Ottelie Sonntag](/p/martha-ottelie-sonntag-43909.md)
- [Carl Hermann Sontag](/p/carl-hermann-sontag-43915.md)
- [Augusta Amelia Sonntag](/p/augusta-amelia-sonntag-43907.md)
- [Gustav Paul Sonntag](/p/gustav-paul-sonntag-43906.md)

## Timeline
- 25 APR 1860 — **Born** at Saulin, Lauenburg, Pomerania, Prussia
- 4 APR 1883 — **Departure** at Hamburg, Germany
- 28 MAY 1883 — **Arrival** at Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
- 1904 — **Immigrated** at Upper Tent Hill, Queensland, Australia — Came to New Zealand after the birth of Herbert Henry Weidenbohm. He was born 7th Jan 1904
- 1920 — **Residence** at Mangatainoka, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
- 1923 — **Residence** at Mangatainoka, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
- 1926 — **Residence** at Mangatainoka, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
- 1930 — **Residence** at Mangatainoka, Wellington, New Zealand
- 1933 — **Residence** at Mangatainoka, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
- 1936 — **Residence** at Mangatainoka, Wellington, New Zealand
- 1938 — **Residence** at Mangatainoka, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
- 1940 — **Residence** at Mangatainoka, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
- 29 JAN 1950 — **Died** at Mangatainoka, Pahiatua, New Zealand
- **Buried** at Mangatainoka, Pahiatua, New Zealand — Main Cemetery Section, Sub Block 4, Section/Plot 10, Grave 12. Headstone Inscription: In loving memory of our dear mother Mrs Sonnatag. At rest. "I know that my redeemer liveth". Job 19:25
- **Residence** at Schönehr, Lauenburg, Pomerania, Prussia
- **Arrival** at London, England
- **Departure** at Plymouth, Devon, England

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