My mother’s story
My Mum died 40 years ago on 12 October 1981. Louise Elsa Kuchel (known as “Elsie”) was born on 15 December 1909 in Murray Bridge. She was the oldest of 4 children of Otto Kuchel and his wife, Marie (nee … Continue reading →
Mannco
Is there a connection to Swarowsky?
According to my 2xgreat grandmother, Maria Anna Fleischmann’s baptismal registration, my 3xgreat grandmother, Maria Anna Rößler was the daughter of Joseph Rößler, Cottager, in Oberschwarzbrunn (Horní Černá Studnice) Nro. 47 and Theresia née Swarowsky from Brande (Žďár near Tanvald) N. … Continue reading →
Is Silbernagel a missing link?
I have so far been unsuccessful in tracing the parents of my great grandfather Johann Christian Mann or the father of his wife, my great grandmother, Johanne Louise Bradtke. Descendants of these unknown people could be as close as 3rd … Continue reading →
A midwife in my family tree
I have considered my ancestors to be Germanic peasant stock. Imagine my surprise to discover my 3xgreat grandmother, Rosine Dorothea Schlinke (nee Janotte) practised as a midwife in the district of Cicha Góra, Posen/Poznan. She passed her midwifery exam in 1820 … Continue reading →