Gustav Paul HEISE My lost Great grandfather *COMPLETED*

[Robert Neiland]

Hello all Heise relations. 
My (maternal) grandmother was Ella Heise.  In the 1911 Census of Ireland the Heise family is listed as: Ernst; Ella parents (married for 10 years at that time); Ernst, Max, Ella and Dorothea as children - mother and children all born in England, Ernst senior born in Germany.  However, my mother - Edith Evelyn Heise - was born in Ireland in February 1915.
Other bits of information: Ernst Junior died young - from T.B., I think.  Max did not marry. Ella married Bill Demery and Dorothea married a man called Kelly, I think.
From earlier items it looks as if Peter is a direct first cousin of mine, and Michael too, I guess.

[silvery]

What a very interesting thread.   I've just read it all the way through, and it's quite amazing. 

[toddd]

Hi Robert,
Yes I am your first cousin and it wasn't Dot that married 'a man called Kelly' it was her sister Sheila, my mother, my dad was Michael Brendan Kelly and known to all as Brendan. I have been in correspondence with Michael and we have been sorting out the family secrets..lol. Its great to hear from you and I will PM you my email address if you want to get in touch.

[aghadowey]

New members usually need 3 posts to use PM (Personal Message) system.

[toddd]

That was my third post on this topic...this is now my fourth..will PM work now?

[aghadowey]

It's Robert that only has 1 post- he'll probably need to more to get your message and be able to respond.

[skyblueFF]

Desperately trying to send Robert a PM but it seems his inbox is full.
Michael

[aghadowey]

That message means that he doesn't have enough posts to get PMs.

[Island Trees]

"I have had the medal card for Ernest C Heise. It doesn't tell much only that he was in the Sussex Regiment"

Hi Michael

re your comment above - this Ernest Heise is actually my great uncle.  My Heise family has always been located in Brighton and seem to have arrived around 1860.  My search is as frustrating as yours started out.  People disappear, have no death records and I cannot get back to find where in Germany the family came from.  I believe they had a difficult time during WW1 and there is some family talk of a name change to Heath.  However, I continue to dig...

Anyway, hope that helps you eliminate one mystery person from your search.

all the best

Sally