German ancestors help

[hjm020]

Hi All,

I'm looking for help in tracing german ancestors. The family first appear in Scotland in the 1901 census as follows:

Fred               40                 Coal Miner
Gertrude        38
Hari                7
William           4
Sitgi               15
Maria             13
Frances          11
Gertrude        9
 
Staying in Hamilton, Lanark.

I believe the Fred(erick)'s wife Gertrude's maiden name was Grunewald however am unsure about the spelling. This is taken from William's marriage to Helen Rodger in Prestonpans in 1924.

I have also heard that Frederick may have died at an interment camp in 1919, possibly on the Isle of Mann however have no evidence of this and cannot find a death certificate on scotland's people website.

I would appeciate any help with tracing this family. Or any ideas as to where I can start. I don't know their location in Germany, why they came here and or anything about the interment camps.

I look forward to hearing from someone.

Heather Morrison

[aghadowey]

It would help if you could include the surname- or have I missed it when reading the post?
Did they have any children born in Scotland? Scottish birth certificate list date and place of parents' marriage.

[hjm020]

Oh sorry! no I totally forgot to put the surname in! It's Busch. To my knowledge they didn't have any children born in Scotland and I can't find a marriage certificate for scotland either so I'm assuming all records apart from the 1901 census are in Germany!

[colwyn]

most of the records of internment where destroyed or lost after the war,But this site,will give you an
insight to the camps and there use- www.iomguide.com/internment-camps/knockaloe.php