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Who thinks the name "Wittkowsky" is a rare one, is wrong.
The current phone-number CDROM of Germany alone lists dozens of numbers for this name.
And there are variations of the spelling of my familiy-name as well: When my father was born, HIS father was written "Witkowsky". The clerk at the municipal office made a "Wittkowsky" of it - and that's it what I'm still be written today. That's the easy way to change a name. And now try to find anything about your origin, when your name changes every now and then. Perhaps someone in the whole wide world of internet can help me to find more information where my family comes from. |
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So, my father's name was:
born: Jan. 8th,1912 at Berlin.
The family lived at that time at Weißensee, Heinersdorfer Straße 42. That's a real pity. As you may know, Berlin suffered a lot during WWII. Many documents are lost today. And it comes worse. My grandfather also was born at Berlin: |
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born: March 25th,1855 at Berlin
My grandfather was a very interesting person.
He was a vaudeville artist and acted as a ventriloquist.
On his journeys throughout Europe he appeared with the name "HENRY ROX"
Anna Auguste Albertine Prescher
You may have noticed the difference of age of my ancestors (well, that are 34 years, indeed).
Don't wonder. My grandmother was the very attractive assistant to my grandfather on the stage.
At that time it wasn't very decent for an elderly man to travel unmarried with a young woman.
So my grandfather simply married my grandmother (and even got three children in the coming years.).
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with his puppet "Max" |
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Meantime I got more news. My great-grandfather's name was:
he was born in 1808, place unknown. He was a taylor and married to
Date and place of birth unknown. My great-great-grandfather's name was:
Date and place of birth unknown
He also was a taylor living at a village called MEDZIBOR.
Some time later this village was named NEUMITTELWALDE situated at
district Groß Wartenberg, Niederschlesien (Lower Silesia).
Today this village is called Miedzybórz, pow. Syców (that is in Poland).
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The name "Witkowski" is a very old one.
In old heraldic books it was stated with the nobility of Galizia, Lodomeria, Bukowina and Prussia.
There seems to be an evangelical and a catholic section of the family tree, when looking at the different coat of arms.
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If anyone knows more about the orign of my familiy name, please write to:
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Oh yes, here is yet another story of one of my family members:
My cousin Heidi Müller (where are you?) won in 1963, together with two other pupils, an essay competition of her school in Berlin. The first price was to trip to America and a visit with President John F. Kennedy.
This visit took place on November 20th, 1963. |
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To the FILMMUSIC (<) or to the Homecooking-page (>)?:
© 2004 Wilfried Wittkowsky
The "Witkowski"-family first appeared about 1550 at the Wojewodschaft Krakau.
A "Thomas Witkowski" was registered 1788 to the books (Matrikel) of the Galizian nobility.
Another branch was mentioned first in 1660 at the Wojewodschaft Leczyca.
There a "Laurenz Witkowski" was registered 1782 to the books of the Galizian nobility.
Also a branch of the coat of arms of "Nowina" is mentioned - living at the district of "Posen" and was said to be wealthy.