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Hi Janey

Oh thank you so much. I had no idea I could do that googling I mean. I will get onto it right away.

Again thank you

Diane

Diane, do try just googling -- for instance

prollius "south africa"

That found a couple of family tree websites:

http://www.myheritage.com/site-9016241/prollius

http://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-40388912/prollius-kindo

There seem to be loads and loads of people with the surname in SA. You will find all sorts of ways of contacting them. There's even one in Johannesburg on a dating site. ;)

One is here in Canada these days, it seems (he seems to be the most famous of the lot) --

http://www.sasksurgery.ca/individual/p/prollius-almereau.htm

I have no idea how common the name is there, and what the chances are that they'd all be connected with your family. But one may as well try!

Hi Everyone

Well thank you so very much for the information I had no Idea how to do some of the things you have mentioned. I will do that in the next couple of days. Again many thanks. As for the Merten Broll I had a lady give me that information but no other so I have no idea yet how it works out.

Thank you so much

Diane

And then of course there was the previous thread.

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/records_office/thread/1187812

But hey, why not start another one (against the clear rules) and not disclose any of that info ...


"The only name I have is Merten Broll 1589, and then somehow it became Proll and then Prollius."

Diane, this means nothing unless you can provide all the links back from yourself to this Merten Broll 1589.


http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=27&p=surnames.tootell

and google can be useful:

http://namesdatabase.com/people/PROLLIUS/FREDERICK%20BALDWIN/1193311
http://namesdatabase.com/people/PROLLIUS/first_names

Could this be the brother in question?


DEPOT TAB
SOURCE CJC
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 500
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE CJC262
PART 1
DESCRIPTION CLAIMS FOR COMPENSATION. PROTECTED BURGHERS. WAKKERSTROOM.
>> AMEDE JOSEPH BALDWIN PROLLIUS.
STARTING 1903
ENDING 1903


DEPOT TAB
SOURCE MHG
TYPE LEER
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 8108/61
PART 1
DESCRIPTION PROLLIUS, AMEDI BALDWIN.
STARTING 19610000
ENDING 19610000
REMARKS SURVIVING SPOUSE SEBELLA EKSTEEN PROLLIUS (BORN MOSTERT).


DEPOT TAB
SOURCE TPD
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 0
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 1494/1959
PART 1
DESCRIPTION EX PARTE APPLICATION. AMEDI BALDWIN PROLLIUS.
STARTING 19590000
ENDING 19590000


The records also show a Frederick Baldwin Prollius, for instance -- actually, a couple:


DEPOT TAB
SOURCE MHG
TYPE LEER
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 9755/63
PART 1
DESCRIPTION PROLLIUS, FREDERICK BALDWIN.
STARTING 19630000
ENDING 19630000
REMARKS SURVIVING SPOUSE MARTHINA JACOBA PROLLIUS (BORN PRINSLOO).


DEPOT TAB
SOURCE WLD
TYPE LEER
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 7011/1978
PART 1
DESCRIPTION ILLIQUID CASE. DIVORCE. FREDERICK BALDWIN PROLLIUS VERSUS MARIA ELIZABETH PROLLIUS (BORN SNYDERS).
STARTING 19780000
ENDING 19780000


And an undoubtedly related Amedee:


DEPOT TAB
SOURCE WLD
TYPE LEER
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 12617/77
PART 1
DESCRIPTION ILLIQUID CASE. RESTITUTION OF CONJUGAL RIGHTS. LEON AMEDEE PROLLIUS VERSUS ANNA SUSANA PROLLIUS (BORN SNYMAN).
STARTING 19770000
ENDING 19770000

(and several other records relating to that couple)

You can browse some Prollius records in SA that might help somewhat -- I haven't looked carefully at them.

http://www.national.archives.gov.za/index.htm

On the left, select

Search National Automated Archival Information Retrieval System

then select (as your best bet, but try the others)

RSA - All Archives Repositories and National Registers of non-public records

and then just search for Prollius. I was given 33 results, and the results summary showed numerous divorces and the like, mainly in the mid-1900s.

Hello Paula

Many thanks Paula for your reply yes I have been able to find this out. I am nearly at my wits end, I have found a letter of correspondance to my daughter that was sent to her some years ago and it was from a Rita McDonald who I think lives in South Africa it was dated 11 years ago. She was originally a Prollius and by the looks of things her dad was one of my grandfathers brothers. Now I have really lost the plot as I cant seem to find any address etc.

Diane

take it you have this from family search

Armand Baldwin Prollius
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 11 Feb 1906
Baptism/Christening Place: St. George's, Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1905
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Armand Theo. Prollius
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Annie Maria
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00333-3
System Origin: Australia-EASy
Source Film Number: 993994
Reference Number: cn 996

Thank you so very much to Paula, Flick, Astra and Kathleen
for the information. The only name I have is Merten Broll 1589, and then somehow it became Proll and then Prollius. My maiden name is Prollius and I am desperately trying to find what I can out of my past. My parents died when I was quite young and therefore never said anything. All I have is on my tree on Genes but I am trying to find out more. My relatives were George Carl Wilhelm Theodore Prollius and he was born in 1811 in Germany, then I jump to my gread grandfather who was Balduin Friedrich Theodore Prollius, I appreciate all those who help people like me in desperate need of information. It can be quite frightening knowing our past. I believe my grandfather Armand Theodore Prollius and his brother Armadee jumped ship (stowed away) from Mauritius and Armadee made his way to South Africa my grandfather Armand arrived in Australia. I have no idea when, or where this occured. He then became a lighthouse keeper in Victoria, again there seems to be no information.

Diane

If you google the name plus origin the first result that comes up is from Ancestry and they suggest the origin is Germany.

Kath. x

The first evidence I can find of your name in the census is in 1891. Conrad Prollius and his family. He is a baker and from Germany. Living in Whitechapel

Have you tried googling for info about the origins of the name?

Have you got any census info or dates name etc??

I am desperately trying to find out if any one can help me I have reason to believe that my surname PROLLIUS came from PROLL which came from BROLL and it originated in Germany. I desperately need help in finding out if this is correct.

Diane