Hello Lyn and Anna, Yes the Devantier families in Australia are descendant from Huguenots. I have been seeking information on Huguenot families over the past two years especially descendants of those families who fled from France to Denmark and Germany. Kay Gassan and Torben Devantie have responded in the past, thank you both for your assistance. Sources http://devantie.net/, Kopittke, Emigrants from Hamburg to Australia, Qld. BDMs & Qld. State Archives. The details I have found or received so far may help Lyn & Anna, however I feel that some information already posted on this list may contain spelling errors, not hard to do. Charlotte Caroline Arendt born 28 Jan 1802, Grünow Landkreis Uckermark Germany (surname not thought to be Arndt) Auguste Wilhelmine Devantier was born 30 April 1839 in Niederlandin Landkreis Uckermark (place name not Landien) August Fischer's parents were Johann Fischer and Louise Bratsch (names not thought to be Skaus Fischer and Louise Brutsch) The family details below: (Please correct me if my data is wrong, please include sources). Auguste Wilhelmine Devantier/Krakow/Fischer Issue: three children born between 1861-1863, only the mother Auguste Wilhelmine Devantier's name given, no father's name recorded. 1. Ernest Albert Devantier born 31 Jan 1861 Niederlandin Landkreis Uckermark Germany (prior to her marriage in 1863) 2. Otto Fischer born 1863 in Germany (mother's name only recorded married Johann Friedrich Krakow 26 July 1863) 3. Ann Krakow born 6 March 1866 mother Auguste W Devantier (unknown source any help with this please) 3. Ann Krakow died 29 March 1866 mother Auguste W Devantier (unknown source any help with this please) Auguste Wilhelmine Devantier born 3 April 1839 Niederlandin Landkreis Ukermark Germany (p) Gottfried Devantier & Charlotte Caroline Arendt. Gottfried Devantier born 23 October 1802 Hochenlandin Landkreis Ukermark Germany Charlotte Caroline Arendt born 28 January 1802 Grünow Landkreis Uckermark Germany Marriage (1) Johann Friedrich Krakow married Auguste Wilhelmine Devantier 26 July 1863 Niederlandin Landkreis Uckermark Germany Johann Friedrich Krakow born c.1836 Stolpe Germany Johann Friedrich Krakow died 30 September 1865 on the La Rochelle (during the voyage to Australia) Marriage (2) Auguste Krakow nèe Devantier married August Fischer 21 January 1867/1995 reg. Queensland August Fischer born 14 March 1839 Gramzow Brandenburg Germany parents Johann Fischer & Louise Bratsch Issue: 2.1. Auguste Wilhelmine Fischer 2.2. Barta[sic] Bertha Fischer 2.3. Albert Fischer 2.4. Anna Fischer 2.5. August Berthold 2.6. Rosa Martha Fischer 2.7. Rudolf Roland Fischer 2.8. Otto Fischer 2.9. Berthold Rudolf Ficher Auguste Krakow Fischer nèe Devantier died 31 August 1883 /2863 (p) August Gottfried Devantier & Charlotte Arendt reg. Brisbane, Queensland, Also have the details of Auguste's brother Carl Wilhelm Friedrich Devantier who also died on the voyage out to Australia, his widow Auguste Henrietta Devantier nèe Neuendorf and their children arrived safely on 16 July 1874 per the "Herschel" disembarked Brisbane Queensland. Anna is this your family? Also have Ernst Friedrich Hermann Devantier, who was born 22 April 1857 Cremzow, Uckermark, Germany & Johanna Wilhelmine Louise Willmann born 3 February 1862, Bagemühl, Uckermark, Germany. They were said to have been married 24 October 1880 in Schwarnsburg Prussia As there was a sizeable Huguenot settlement in Uckermark, I am very interested to confirm or otherwise exactly where the above marriage took place? Does anyone have a copy of their marriage details from Germany? Their first child <http://devantie.net/getperson.php?personID=I4690&tree=hugo>Anna Johanna Wilhelmine Devantier was born 13 Nov 1880 in Germany, Anna Klatt died 23 June 1963 in Brisbane. Anna Devantier aged one year, arrived with her parents Hermann aged 25 years & Johanna Devarteer [sic] Devantier aged 20, per the "Almora" on 2 August 1882. I hope this helps others. Kindest regards, Elizabeth At 06:30 PM 24/04/2010, you wrote: >Hello Lyn >I have a Deventier family attached to my Kamp Family. > >Ernest Friedrich and his family > >Can send details if you would like them > >Regards Anna > >On 2 April 2010 12:32, Paul Lupton & Lyn Rushby <lynpaul2@bigpond.com>wrote: > > > I have a few German families I'm researching. > > > > 1. August and Auguste (nee DEVANTIER ) FISCHER. August born in > > Gramzow, Brandenburg, c1841 and Auguste in Landien, Brandenburg, > > c1839. Married in 1867 in Brisbane as Auguste already a widow > > (KRAKOW). Auguste's parents Gottfried DEVANTIER and Charlotte > > ARNDT. August's parents Skaus FISCHER and Louise BRUTSCH. Settled > > in the Logan/Albert area. August married a second time to Anna > > Catherine DREIER. > > > > Hope someone can help - or I can help someone. > > > > Lyn

Have received information from a Polish researcher that may save some effort on the part of others following the same trail. The researcher informed me that records were lost in WWII for the following Prussian villages: * Mothalen * Alt Christburg * Knakendorf * Behle. However the story is different for the village of Gross Teschendorf. The researcher wrote, 'Its respective Lutheran parish is Gross Rohdau (now Rodowo in Poland). The records are kept in Berlin and were microfilmed by the Mormons. You can order the microfilms which are listed here: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=94368&disp=Kirchenbuch++ ' Hope this is of use to someone, Lyn. lynpaul2@bigpond.com

Thanks, Lyn, it confirms what other local researchers have told me about Alt Christburg. Kerry -----Original Message----- From: aus-qld-se-germans-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-qld-se-germans-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Paul Lupton & Lyn Rushby Sent: Tuesday, 31 August 2010 2:29 PM To: aus-qld-se-germans@rootsweb.com Subject: [SEQ-Germans] Loss of records of specific Prussian villages Have received information from a Polish researcher that may save some effort on the part of others following the same trail. The researcher informed me that records were lost in WWII for the following Prussian villages: * Mothalen * Alt Christburg * Knakendorf * Behle. However the story is different for the village of Gross Teschendorf. The researcher wrote, 'Its respective Lutheran parish is Gross Rohdau (now Rodowo in Poland). The records are kept in Berlin and were microfilmed by the Mormons. You can order the microfilms which are listed here: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?dis play=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=94368&disp=Kirchenbuch++ ' Hope this is of use to someone, Lyn. lynpaul2@bigpond.com Archives - http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/AUS/AUS-QLD-SE-Germans.html Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor netiquette. Please don't do it. A List for the research for the descendants of the Germans who migrated to South East Queensland, Australia. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-QLD-SE-GERMANS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message