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Where did my German Ancestors come from !!

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LadyoftheForest

LadyoftheForest Report 17 Jul 2010 08:43

Hi everyone, I would just like to thank everyone for their comments and feedback. Still trying to find where in Germany the Fix's come from but I have found some useful information on the way too from some of the websites you have all suggested. Many thanks again - much appreciated.
Sylvia

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget

TessAkaBridgetTheFidget Report 15 Jul 2010 09:06


Thanks Andysmum, by using publicprofiler I was able to verify that one of the names in my tree is Spanish.

Now I just have to find out when how and why they came to England!

Tess

Researching:
Woodhouse and Trilloe from Herefordshire; Lockyear and Date from Somerset, Thomas and Edwards from Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire, also Argyll, Tipperary, Limerick, Cork

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 15 Jul 2010 08:13

World Profiler is an excellent site, but unfortunately it won't tell you where a name came from. It will, however, tell you where the names can be found now.

My own surname is extremely rare and can only be found in Germany, Poland, the UK and the USA. There are only nine of us in the UK, down from ten last weekend when my niece got married. The USA also has only a single family.

My father was born in Poland but we believe his ancestors might possibly have been German. (The boundaries kept changing) His parents both spoke German as their first language.

So far we have not been able to find any more info. I have had limited email contact with families in both Germany and Poland but all seem reluctant to discuss their ancestry. It seem as though it is something they would rather forget.

Good luck, and I hope you turn something up.

LadyoftheForest

LadyoftheForest Report 14 Jul 2010 08:58

Thanks Chris - just had a quick look at Cyndi's List for Germany and it looks quite promising. Even if I don’t find what I am looking for it should be helpful.
Sylvia

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 13 Jul 2010 20:12

Also have a look at Cyndislist, a portal to online research for Germany.

http://www.cyndislist.com/germany.htm

Chris

Researching:
Avatar...My darling Dad. 1931-2019 'Take nothing on its looks, take everything on evidence. There is no better rule' Charles Dickens, Great Expectations. 'A brickwall is a problem that you haven't solved yet' Dave Annal http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/brick-walls-and-lost-ancestors/

LadyoftheForest

LadyoftheForest Report 13 Jul 2010 18:59

Thanks Janet & Safc I will try these websites.
Sylvia

safc

safc Report 13 Jul 2010 16:18

hi try here theres 64 pages on fix

http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start

Researching:
Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.

Janet

Janet Report 13 Jul 2010 16:07

or this maybe ?

http://christoph.stoepel.net/geogen/en/Default.aspx

Researching:
Campbell, Page ,Phippen, Alder, Rivett, Beinder, Mandy and Gainsbury,

Janet

Janet Report 13 Jul 2010 16:04

http://www.gens.labo.net/it/nomi/

this looks like the italian site? not sure abour german names.

Researching:
Campbell, Page ,Phippen, Alder, Rivett, Beinder, Mandy and Gainsbury,

LadyoftheForest

LadyoftheForest Report 13 Jul 2010 15:52

Hi Brummiejan
I've tried that but the Germany surname I am looking for is "Fix" so of course you get a lot websites come up with the word "fix" in it. Many thanks away for the suggestion.
Sylvia

LadyoftheForest

LadyoftheForest Report 13 Jul 2010 09:19

I was watching “You do you think you are? USA” on TV last night and Susan Sarandon was trying to trace her Italian ancestors. She went onto a website and typed her ancestors surname in to find what area of Italy they possible could came from and it came up they originated from the area of Tuscany. Does anyone know what this site is called as I would like to know where my Germany ancestors possible originate from?

Sylvia