Hello,
I am new to this list and would appreciate any help it can provide in
finding the line of Fleers that I am part of.
I live in Melbourne Australia.
Going backwards from me: I have my husband, Graeme Leonard Fleer,
born 1942
His Father was Leonard George Fleer, 1909 - 1995, married to
Gladys Jean Cooper
His Father was Ernest Charles (Carl) Fleer 1873 - 1953, Married
to Martha Povey in 1896
His father was Carl Ernst August Fleer, 1832 - 1904, Married to
Emma Metzenthin
His Father was Anton Heinrick Otto Fleer, I think born approx.
1787, married to Charlotte Schnadenmeyer
His Father was Johan Heinrick Fleer, married I think to Anne
Louise Menke
I know there are a lot of Fleer's in and around Westphalen areas in the
years prior to say 1800s. But I would really like to be able to go back
further with this research for my children, and their children.
I believe the family lived in Joellenbeck, Westfalen, Prussia. ...
Many thanks,
Margaret Fleer
Hello Margaret,
I would guess that you have seen the Fleers on the LDS website:
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
If you are near a LDS center, you can order the church records on
microfilm:
Germany, Preußen, Westfalen, Jöllenbeck (Oberjöllenbeck) - Church
records
Kirchenbuch, 1676-1944 Evangelische Kirche Jöllenbeck (Oberjöllenbeck)
Kirchenbuchduplikat, 1815-1871 Evangelische Kirche Jöllenbeck
(Oberjöllenbeck)
You find that by going to the Family History Catalog on that opening
page.
However, for some reason, the films are not available to a number of
countries in Europe (unless you are a LDS member). It doesn't say anything
about Australia. The list of LDS centers in Australia are available on the
LDS site.
You might look here for the Fleer name:
http://meta.genealogy.net/ (sometimes there are email addresses you can
contact)
http://geneanet.org/
You may have researched all those sites already.
Barbara
Hello,
Hi Margaret
Go to [1]http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com
Enter "Fleer" in "find a database by surname"
Press "go"
Download file "hungerce-2", titled "Joellenbeck & Beyond", second
entry on new screen.
This file contains 144 persons with surname "Fleer" from Joellenbeck
Regards
Wolf