Brandstater Family History

From Gumbinnen, a city in old East Prussia (now the Russian city of Gusev) to the 37-acre homestead in Bismark (later renamed Collinsvale), to the sunny hills of Southern California, this site follows the life of Emmanuel Brandstater (1836) and his descendents, from 1872 to present day.

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The First Family

Front row, left to right: (Charles) Albert Brandstater : The first Tasmania-born Brandstater; now back from Battle Creek. Carolina Brandstater  and husband, Emanuel Brandstater: the pioneering immigrant parents. Emanuel Brandstater Jr., oldest son in this First Family; aged 12 when they arrived. 

Back row, left to right: Charlie Brandstater: the youngest member of this First Family, born in Hobart. Margaret (Kessler) Brandstater; American wife who married Albert while in Battle Creek. Herman Brandstater:  was baby-in-arms during the 5-month voyage from Hamburg. Minnie (Hughes) Brandstater:  wife of Herman B.: they had two sons: Reg and Cecil. Carolina Brandstater (called “Aunt Lena”); had arthritis; lived with parents; spinster. Gustav Adolph Brandstater (later “Uncle Arthur”); second son, studied in Battle Creek; church man. Friedrich (“Fritz”) Brandstater: a loner, lived solitary, single life in Tasmania. Wilhemine (Darko) Brandstater; wife of Emanuel Jr, mother of eight sturdy, offspring; also an immigrant from Prussia.

Stories and Biographies
Biographies

Roy Brandstater (1898-1983)

Born: 23rd February to Emanuel Brandstater Jr and Wilhemina Darko in Collinsvale, Tasmania, AustraliaMarried: Frances Eastwood on 5th January 1926 in Perth, AustraliaChildren: Rhona, Bernard
Roy Brandstater: My Early Years

Roy Brandstater: My Early Years

Introduction When I was a boy in the Bismarck school, Tasmania, we used to sing: “Oft in the stilly night‘Ere slumber’s chain has bound me,Fond
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Albert Brandstater: Life story

Those who belong to the Australian Brandstater tradition don’t know much about Albert Brandstater. Yet what we do know reveals him as an upstanding ,
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Charlie Brandstater: Life story

His formal name may have been Charles, but he was always referred to as “Uncle Charlie”, an informal, friendly name. Later reports tell us that
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Collinsvale Story

Initial settlement in Australia: Collinsvale (Formerly – Sorell Creek, Bismarck) Collinsville is a small township located in a picturesque valley 12 miles from the city of

The Family Tree

Our records of this family span over five generations, from 1836 to present. It is our pleasure to have collected this information and created this space for you to explore the various accounts of our lives.

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