Schroeder Family
I'm in the early stages of doing some research on my family tree. Here's what I know so far.
(0) Heinrich [Henry] John Schröder
Born: 1834, Hanover, Germany
Died: 01 DEC 1885, Tai Tapu, NZ
+ Catherine Anne Shelling
Born: 1836, Germany?
Died: 18 SEP 1904, Christchurch, NZ
Married: , Germany?
(1) Anna Schröder
Born: 1868, Germany
(1) Sophie Schröder
Born: 1861, Hanover, Germany
+ Joseph Fussell
Born: 1860, London
Married: 09 JUL 1884, The Manse, St
Andrews, Christchurch
(1) Maria Anna Schröder
Born: 1863, Amt, Saeven, Hanover,
Germany
+ Diedrick Meierhoff
Born: 1855, Ulaed, Amt, Haden,
Hanover
Married: 19 JAN 1882, House of Mr
Schroeder, Tai Tapu
(1) Margaret Dora Schröder
Born: 1865, Hanover, Germany
+ John Magon
Born: 1860, Halswell
Married: 14 OCT 1890, St Mark's
Church, Greenpark
(1) Catherine Schröder
Born: 1866
(1) Henry Ludwig Schröder
Born: 1872, London, England
Died: 23 AUG 1939, Tai Tapu, NZ
+ Mary [Annie] Meyerhoff
Born: 29 MAR 1881, Halswell
Died: 10 DEC 1939, Tai Tapu,
NZ
Married: 24 AUG 1910, Methodist
Church, Fitzgerald Ave, Christchurch
(2) xxxxxxx Schroeder
Born: 10 JAN 1917,
Greenpark
Died: 1980
+ xxxxxxx
Holstein
Born: 27 SEP
1922, Akaroa
Died: 2008, Christchurch
Married: 15 FEB
1941, Phillipstown Church
(3) Me
Born:
27 AUG 1967, Christchurch
(3) Brother
Schroeder
Born:
, Christchurch
(3) Brother
Schroeder
Born:
, Christchurch
(3) Sister
Schroeder
Born:
, Christchurch
+
Brother in-law
Married:
(4)
Niece
(4)
Niece
(2) xxxx Schroeder
(2) xxxx Schroeder
+ xxx xxxx
Married:
(3) xxxx
xxxx
(2) Freddy Schroeder
Born: 1920
Died: 1922
(2) xxxxx Schroeder
+ xxxx Holstein
Married:
(3) xxxxx
Schroeder
+ xxx
xxxxx
Married:
(4)
xxx xxxx
(4)
xxxx xxxx
(3) xxxx
xxxx
(1) Augustus Schröder
Born: 1857, Hanover, Germany
Died: 06 MAY 1944, Canterbury, NZ
+ Caroline Magon
Born: 1872, Greenpark
Died: 23 AUG 1902, Greenpark
Married: 05 APR 1892, St Mark's
Church, Greenpark
(2) Daisy Schroeder
Born: 1896
Died: 11 AUG 1907,
NZ
(2) ? Schroeder
Born: 1902
Died: 1902, NZ
(2) ? Schroeder
Born: 1902
Died: 1902, NZ
Spouse #2 of Augustus Schröder
+ Annie Memory
Born: 1879, Springston
Died: 10 OCT 1945, Canterbury,
NZ
Married: 28 JUL 1904, St Mary's
Church, Halswell
(2) Rita Dorethy Schroeder
Born: 1917,
Greenpark
Died: 21 JUN 1990,
Greenpark
(2) George Schroeder
Born: 28 JUN 1904,
Greenpark
Died: 08 OCT 1933,
Greenpark
(1) John Schroeder
Born: 1881, Tai Tapu
+ Winifred Harriet Beswick
Born: 1884
Married: 21 JUN 1905, House of Mr
Clarke, Percey St, Linwood, Christchurch
(1) Dedrick Schrouder
Born: NOV 1882
Died: 11 SEP 1884, Canterbury, NZ
Created using Generation X:: 2003-10-23
One of my ancestors, Maria Anna Schröder, is recorded as being born in Amt, Saeven, Hanover, Germany. When I asked about this on a mailing list, one person suggested that Amt, Saeven is AMT ZEVEN. This was a district in the northern part of the Kingdom of Hannover. The capital of this "Amt" was the town ZEVEN which is located between Hamburg and Bremen. In the Amt Zeven are various towns/villages where Schroeder families were/are living.
Emigration records show that my Great Grand Father and family came to New Zealand on the Carisbrooke Castle, Leaving London 27 May 1874, arriving in Lyttelton, New Zealand 2 September 1874.
My father's family farmed in the Greenpark/Tai Tapu area near Christchurch.
An early settler in that area, Johan Gerken, came from Hanover himself in 1855. He was responsible for bringing a number of his countrymen to join him in Tai Tapu, which he named Hanover Valley - a name which was retained for many years, but which did not survive into the 20th century.Another source regarding Tai Tapu:From the chapter German Settlements in Canterbury and Westland by James N. Bade in The German Connection: New Zealand and German-Speaking Europe in the Nineteenth Century Editor: James Bade
The first arrivals [in this area] had varied backgrounds, predominantly of British stock with a few Germans who came in increasing numbers during the 1880's and 1890's. (p2)Reference has been made earlier to settlers of German origin in Greenpark and adjoining districts but Les. Arnst has rightly pointed out that most of these were actually Hanoverians. Hanover was a separate kingdom with ties to the British throne and was over run by the Prussians in 1866. To avoid long periods of service in the Prussian Army many then immigrated to New Zealand, the majority of those who settled in local districts had small holdings of heavy swamp land. (p58)
August Schroeder who was a member of the school committee for many years could always be relied on to make a profit at the picnics when running the "cocoanut shies". (p60)
From One Hundred Years in Green Pastures: The Story of the Greenpark School and District, 1871-1971.
Christchurch City Library: Lots of useful genealogical sources.
SCHRODER. A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Schroder surname and variations in any place and at any time. To subscribe send "subscribe" to schroder-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or schroder-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
SCHROEDER. A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Schroeder surname and variations (e.g., Schroder, Schrader) in any place and at any time. To subscribe send "subscribe" to schroeder-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or schroeder-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
According to a poster in the soc.genealogy.german news group, the name Schroeder is derived from the German verb schroten, meaning: to cut, saw in pieces; to rough-hew.
Contributions of Germans and Scandinavians to the History of New Zealand F. A. Charlton 7/3/1936 [Thesis submitted for honours History Session 1935]
Genealogy of Christopher Jorns Schröder
Uli Schroeder's Genealogy Page
Schroder/Schroeder - Hanover, Germany
Generation X: genealogy shareware software for Mac.
Reunion Mac: genealogy commerical software for Mac.
WinFamily: genealogy commerical software for PC.