German Pork Butchers in Britain

[toni*]

if we are talking war period you could try ITS Bad Arolsen
http://www.its-arolsen.org/en/homepage/index.html

[toni*]

and the Red Cross archives might be useful too:

http://www.icrc.org/eng/contact-archives

[johnbhoy]

That's not cheap either, but the way I look at it, if they have any information from his internment, what I have to pay to get it will be nothing compared to the price he and his family paid over the years he was locked away.

Ali

Lovely sentiments Ali, I couldn't have put it better myself

[johnbhoy]

and the Red Cross archives might be useful too:

http://www.icrc.org/eng/contact-archives

Thanks for posting Toni

John 

[pavane]

My great grandfather Christian (?Frederick) Brand was a German Pork Butcher in Plaistow, London, in 1901, but that is all I know about him.

His son, my grandfather, was also Christian Frederick

I would welcome any more information.

[Peonie]

Hello johnbhoy,

just had a look at the "Kirchenbuch" from Owen. Wall to Wall Walls (please forgive me), but only one Christian Fredrick. Unfortunately he died soon after birth.

Regards Peonie

[johnbhoy]

Hello johnbhoy,

just had a look at the "Kirchenbuch" from Owen. Wall to Wall Walls (please forgive me), but only one Christian Fredrick. Unfortunately he died soon after birth.

Regards Peonie

PM Peonie, thanks

[johnbhoy]

My great grandfather Christian (?Frederick) Brand was a German Pork Butcher in Plaistow, London, in 1901, but that is all I know about him.

His son, my grandfather, was also Christian Frederick

I would welcome any more information.

Hi pavane, during my research, I have noticed that Christian Frederick was a very popular forename at the time. I'll have a look at the Sue Gibbons book to see if there is a Brand mentioned, as there were a lot of German pork butchers in London, I'll pm you if I find anything.

[skyblueFF]

Hello all

Following the thread with interest as it is similar to my search for my German ancestors.
My GGF Gustav Paul Heise lived in Birkenhead and was interned in Lancaster in WW1.
Michael