The Brockshus branch is represented by Sophia Catharina Amalia Brockshus and earlier generations in the Oldenburg records. The profiles preserve German names and source references rather than smoothing over differences between a family tree, a compilation, and an original record.
The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s database records Johann Diedrich Brockshus’s birth in Rhade and baptism at Dötlingen on November 14, 1794. It records his marriage to Catharina Sophia Schütte on November 9, 1815, and lists Johann Hinrich Brockshus, born in 1816, among their children.
The OGF database records Johann Hinrich Brockshus’s baptism at Dötlingen on November 7, 1816. It names Anna Gesine von Seggern as his wife, records their marriage on October 14, 1847, and lists Sophia Catharina Amalia Brockshus among their children.
The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Metta Paulina Brockshus as born October 22, 1830 in Rhade, Dötlingen, Oldenburg, Germany. It identifies Johann Diedrich Brockshus and Catharina Sophia Schütte as the parents.
The Oldenburg Genealogical Society’s compiled entry records Unnamed Brockshus daughter (1861) as born August 3, 1861 in Brockshus, Dötlingen, Oldenburg, Germany. It identifies Johann Hinrich Brockshus and Anna Gesine von Seggern as the parents.
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Sources represented in these profiles
Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Johann Diedrich BrockshusCompiled genealogyBaptism reference Döt.1794/046. The marriage citation S20965 is titled Kirchenbuch Dötlingen – Heiraten; no individual marriage entry number is displayed. This is a specialist compiled genealogy. No original parish-register image was inspected.
Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Johann Hinrich BrockshusOpen external recordCompiled genealogyBaptism reference Döt.1816/054; burial source S13812 is Kirchenbuch Dötlingen – Beerdigte. Marriage source S19822 has no citation text on the person page. Sophia’s entry cites her baptism as Döt.1849/003, p.306. Compiled database entry; the original register image has not been inspected.
Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Gerhard BrockshusOpen external recordCompiled genealogyOGF person I16286. Personal reference Döt.1820/071; S20965: Kirchenbuch Dötlingen - Heiraten.. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Johann BrockshusOpen external recordCompiled genealogyOGF person I16287. Personal reference Döt.1823/003; S20965: Kirchenbuch Dötlingen - Heiraten.. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Anna Catharina BrockshusOpen external recordCompiled genealogyOGF person I16288. Personal reference Döt.1825/079; S5507: Kirchenbuch Kirchhatten.; S20965: Kirchenbuch Dötlingen - Heiraten.. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Metta Paulina BrockshusOpen external recordCompiled genealogyOGF person I2272. Personal reference Döt.1830/050; S8632: NLA Oldenburg, Bestand 76/26, Bestand 70/26., Nr. 67, Pos. E. 20. E. Kirchspiel Dötlingen 20 Lina Führloge Dienstmagd; S6148: www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121108450.; S20965: Kirchenbuch Dötlingen - Heiraten.. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Johann Diedrich BrockshusOpen external recordCompiled genealogyOGF person I2279. Personal reference Döt.1833/029; S21136: Bremer Passagierlisten, (www.passagierlisten.de).; S5: NLA Oldenburg, Bestand 70, Nr. 6., Pos. 11. Amt Wildeshausen Gemeinde: Dötlingen Name: Brockshus Vorname: Johann Diedrich Jahr: 1853 Beruf: keine Angaben Vermögen: 150 Rthl. Grund: zu seinem Bruder Ziel: New York; S21370: New York Passenger arrivals at castlegarden.org, www.statueofliberty.org., http://www.castlegarden.org/quick_search_detail.php?p_id=3699651 (Verlässlichkeit: 3). Id=3699651. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Diedrich Ernst BrockshusOpen external recordCompiled genealogyOGF person I12284. Personal reference Döt.1850/061; S13422: (#T.1850/061, T.1850/061, pp.338).; S19822: no source title displayed. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Adeline Margarete BrockshusOpen external recordCompiled genealogyOGF person I106924. S21136: Bremer Passagierlisten, (www.passagierlisten.de).; S21266: New York Passenger Arrivals, NARA.; S21370: New York Passenger arrivals at castlegarden.org, www.statueofliberty.org., http://www.castlegarden.org/quick_search_detail.php?p_id=6137534. Id=6137534; S19822: no source title displayed. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.
Oldenburg Genealogical Society · Elise Gesine Catharine BrockshusOpen external recordCompiled genealogyOGF person I2320. Personal reference Döt.1859/060; S1435: Kirchenbuch Dötlingen - Taufen.; S21136: Bremer Passagierlisten, (www.passagierlisten.de).; S21266: New York Passenger Arrivals, NARA.. This compiled entry and its family links have been read; underlying original record images remain unchecked.