My research has ground to a halt as I've no clue how to carry on.
I have Carl Friedrich August SCHMIDT (aka August) born abt 1828 married (don't know when) to Johanna Bertha KOCHENDORFER born 1825 Bernau, Germany. Sailed from Hamburg 1858 to South Africa with children Franz (11), Bertha (9), Max (5), Robert (3), Emilie (2)
On Johanna Bertha's death Notice in 1905 children Franz and Bertha are noted as step children.
On Franz's marriage he wrote that he was known as Francis WENDT.
I'm completely stumped with the "new" Familysearch - really don't seem to find the right filters.
Don't have a clue how to research in Germany.
Any help please will be greatly appreciated.