The Emigration from Salzburg 1731-1734
The earliest references to the Brandstater name are found in records of families living in the Salzburg area in the early 18th century. There are
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The earliest references to the Brandstater name are found in records of families living in the Salzburg area in the early 18th century. There are
Brandstater is an uncommon name in Australia. In all my young years I never met another person with that name who was not a member of my own family.
This history of the Brandstater family can be titled after a famous hero of Ancient Greece, Odysseus. He was a military leader who fought in
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
Louisa Brandstater Sr is little known or remembered by the Australian Brandstater family, and is commonly overlooked as a member of the First Family in
Gustav Adolph is a fondly remembered great uncle for the few remaining Brandstater cousins who knew him in his retirement years in Dural and Merry-lands.
This is an account of the life of Emanuel Brandstater Jr, oldest child in the first family of Brandstater immigrants who arrived in Tasmania in
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
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
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 ,
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 ,
First family – Emanuel Sr and family.
First family – Louisa Sr and Jr
First family – Albert.
First family – Albert mid-life
First family – Albert
First family – Gustav Adolph as a young man.
First family – Gustav Adolph
First family – 4 sisters
First family – Herman
First family – Charlie
First family – Fritz
First family – Fritz
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