Hello Walter, what was the religious belief of your great-great-grandfather? (That's essential information in order to find any kind of church records about him and/or his ancestry in Germany.) Where and when did he marry your great-great-grandmother? Do you perhaps have a copy of their marriage license/certificate? If so, are there any more information on it with regard to his birth place in Germany and or his parents? Did he come alone to South Africa or with family members? If so, who joined him? You see: no answers as of yet - however, with just a name and a circa birth date being successful regarding your research task would be something like hitting the jackpot in a lottery. ;-) Kind regards / Herzliche Grüsse nach Süd-Afrika, Vera Nagel, Germany -----Original Message----- From: germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germany-passenger-lists-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Renze, Walter Sent: Donnerstag, 17. Februar 2011 11:49 To: GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS@rootsweb.com Subject: [G-P-L] RENTZE / RENZE Good Day, I am in search of the ancestral roots of my great-great-grandfather. His name was LOUIS RENZE (as it appeared on his Death Notice here in South Africa). The Death Notice also says he was born in Germany and was a German National. He died in 1909 and was between 78 and 84 years of age, which places his birth at about 1829. There is a family story that says when he came to South Africa pre-1900, he changed the family name to RENZE. There are many derivatives over the years that says either from RENTZE or RENTZ. I know he is listed on the 1878 Voters Roll in South Africa. That's about all I know about him Could someone possibly assist me in this regard? Kind regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Walter Renze Volkswagen of South Africa (Pty) Ltd. (Reg No. 1946/023458/07) Chairman: H Waltl* Managing Director: D Powels Directors: M Glendinning (Sales & Marketing), S Mund* (Finance), S Macozoma, PJ Smith (Human Resources), N Maliza (Corporate and Government Affairs), T du Plessis (Production), C Klingler** German*, Austrian** Volkswagen Group South Africa is a Level 4 Contributor in terms of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act DISCLAIMER : Volkswagen of South Africa (Pty) Ltd Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender. No liability shall attach whatsoever to VWSA from this communication except where the sender is acting on specific authority of VWSA, such authority being public record and acknowledged by VWSA by nature of the employee's functions. This document may in no way be photocopied, printed, scanned or electronically duplicated for any purposes other than that for which it was originally intended. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication, please discard this message and notify VWSA immediately at postmaster@vwsa.co.za VWSA's anonymous toll free ethics number is: 0800 11 53 54 For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com Please visit and participate in our new forum http://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message