I have conducted extensive research into my mother's maiden name, Brecht, which may be summarised in the following:

• Introduction
• Bower/Collier Family Tree including the Brechts

• Heinrich k/a Henry Brecht and His Descendants

• Indication of Population Distribution
• Family Tree Name Index
• Brecht Births, Marriages and Deaths
• Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates Held
• Census Records Held
• Where they were and what they did- chronological sequence of events in life of Heinrich/Henry Brecht and his son George Frederick Brecht
• Pastor Ernst Brecht - Ancestors and Descendants in Germany and USA
• Roots of Brechts & Brights in the USA
• Article in Cockney Ancestor
• A Certain Notoriety
• Murder of George & Terry Brett
• Progress Report

Colin Bower
30 September 2008

Links to:
Family History Index