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

• Search for Heinrich/Henry Brecht

• Search for Mary Somes

• Search for Harriet Piper

• Search for John Christopher Brecht & Susannah Pardom

• 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 November 2011

Links to:
Family History Index

The Big One! - Piper Family