This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: nessababe7 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stoltz/23.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Helo There My name is Vanessa Stoltz now van Aarde, i would like to get in touch with other Stoltz family members just to explore our Surname's history. Can you help me ? Kind Regards Vanessa Stolts Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.
Hi Vanessa I am descended from Heinrich Stoltz/Stolz who came to Australia in 1856, arriving at Moreton Bay (according to his obituary when he died in 1903). My first record of him is his marriage certificate in Victoria in 1864 and I have traced all of his descendants up to 1984 when I left it. Because of a huge flood in Brisbane all immigration and shipping records for several years including 1856 were lost so I have been unable to find out where he came from, on what ship, or any information about him. The only information he provided on his marriage certificate was that he came from Hesse-Darmstadt. I have written letters to Germany but because I cannot provide his place of birth they are unable to help. I have checked Hamburg passenger lists but found no record of him. Records from Bremen are not available for that period. I spent over 20 years looking for some trace of him but gave up several years ago. I am now not mobile and unable to visit places where there may be later records available for searching so have not done any research for some time. I believe that Heinrich would have been born around 1819/1820. If you have any information which might give me some clues I should be pleased to receive it. Good luck! Sylvia Stoltz Melbourne. Victoria. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <STOLTZ-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [STOLTZ] Stoltz from SA > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: nessababe7 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.stoltz/23.2/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Helo There > > My name is Vanessa Stoltz now van Aarde, i would like to get in touch with > other Stoltz family members just to explore our Surname's history. Can > you help me ? > > Kind Regards > Vanessa Stolts > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > STOLTZ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.102/2377 - Release Date: 09/16/09 17:49:00