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The Briese Surname: A Tale of Two Sources?
Documents the origin and spread of the Briese surname in Europe. 
  6 Apr 2025

Documents

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The Briese Diaspora: emigration of Brieses from Prussia to the New World during the 19th Century.
Details of Briese families and individuals who emigrated to Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States between 1851 and 1899. 
  10 Apr 2025
The Briese Surname: A Tale of Two Sources? Paper published in the Journal of One Name Studies 2016
Looks at the origin and spread of the Briese surname in Europe up to the 19th century. 
  10 Apr 2025
Pre-history of the Jindera Briese in Prussia
Describes research into identifying the three generations of Brieses (dating from 1695) that preceded Johann Ludwig Briese before he emigrated to Australia in 1855. 
  9 Apr 2025
Using Three Strands of Research to Recreate Briese Surname Lineages
Describes the relationships of different Briese families in Germany, Australia and North America, based on their Y-DNA. 
  6 Apr 2025
Why is the family tree a silver birch? The meaning of the Briese name
Description of the origins and meaning of the family name. 
  6 Apr 2025
Briese family emigration to Australia
Lists the names and origins of the five different Briese families that emigrated to Australia in the 19th century. 
  6 Apr 2025

Histories

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History of Michael Briese (1738-1819): our earliest known Briese ancestor
Some information on the life of the Briese family in 18th century Prussia - includes a map and copies of original records 
  10 Apr 2025
History of Christoph Briese (1798-1857)
Describes what life was like in early 19th century Prussia for the Briese ancestors - includes church records 
  10 Apr 2025
Ted Briese (1885-1951)
The life of Friedrich Hermann Theodor (Ted) Briese, a pioneering Jindera farmer. 
  6 Apr 2025
A brief history of Johann Ludwig Briese: from Prussia to Australia
Describes how and why Ludwig Briese emigrated to Australia and his subsequent life in the Barossa Valley of South Australia and Jindera, New South Wales. 
  6 Apr 2025
A history of Jindera from 1868 to 1968
Published for the celebration of the Jindera centenary 
  6 Apr 2025

Individuals

 ID   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Born/Christened   Location   Tree | Branch   Last Modified 
I790 
Tom Henry Minton 
   Briese in Australia 25 Apr 2025
I573 
Rhyall Wenham Klein 
b. 28 Dec 1933  Albury, New South Wales  Briese in Australia 12 Apr 2025
I985 
Jesse Daniel Klein 
   Briese in Australia 1 Apr 2025
I11 
David Albert Hynson 
   Briese in Australia 22 Mar 2025
I10 
Sharon Lee Briese 
b. 25 Oct 1964  Adelaide, South Australia  Briese in Australia 16 Mar 2025
I9 
Helen Elizabeth Briese 
b. 2 Sep 1954  Albury, New South Wales  Briese in Australia 16 Mar 2025
I418 
Carl August Klinberg 
b. 5 May 1848  Steinseiffersdorf, Reichenbach, Silesia, Prussia  Briese in Australia 13 Mar 2025
I028 
Theodor Ernst August Briese 
b. 1 Apr 1875   Briese in Australia 11 Mar 2025

Families
    
 ID   Father ID   Father's Name   Mother ID   Mother's Name   Married   Tree | Branch   Last Modified 
 F310 
 I11  David Albert Hynson  I192  Paula Gaye Briese    Briese in Australia 22 Mar 2025
 F6 
 I071  Michael James Kretschmer  I10  Sharon Lee Briese    Briese in Australia 18 Mar 2025
 F5 
 I064  Wayne Luther Nitschke  I9  Helen Elizabeth Briese    Briese in Australia 18 Mar 2025
 F021 
 I038  Haydn Everett Briese  I043  Ella Jean Leopold  7 Sep 1946  Briese in Australia 16 Mar 2025