M. Lohmeyer

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Biography

M. Lohmeyer participated with Wizards of Aus during the Apr 2024 Connect-a-Thon, and added 145 connections.

M. Lohmeyer participated with Germany Genies during the Jan 2024 Connect-a-Thon, and added 408 connections.

M. Lohmeyer participated with Wizards of Aus during the Sep 2023 Source-a-Thon, adding sources to 163 previously unsourced profiles.

M. Lohmeyer participated with Germany Genies during the Jul 2023 Connect-a-Thon, and added 322 connections.

M. Lohmeyer participated with Wizards of Aus during the Jan 2023 Connect-a-Thon.

M. Lohmeyer participated with Wizards of Aus during the Jan 2021 Connect-a-Thon.

Matt was born in 1967 in Germany and has also lived in England, Scotland, Belgium and since 2000 in Australia.

A biochemist by profession, he has been researching his family history for over three decades.

Matt collects, curates and publishes research and resources relevant to the LOHMEYER name family (Lohmeyer, Lohmeier, Lomeyer, Lomeier, Lohnsmeier, etc.) on his genealogy website www.lohmeyer-genealogy.info and on wikitree.

Matt lives in Australia with his wife, three children, two dogs and two laptops.^[1]

Genealogy Interest

Matt's genealogy interests are diverse and include:

• researching his own German ancestry
• researching his wife's Australian and Anglo-Irish ancestry
• researching family history beyond names and dates to tell a little about the stories and the lives of our ancestors
• researching the origin of Lohmeyer families across the globe
• researching family connections through DNA
• helping others to identify family connections through DNA

Research highlights to date

Below is a list of some of the most interesting, intriguing and colourful projects he has worked on to date (alphabetical order):

• Jane ANDREWS (1814-1889) – discovered and proved her true origin and role as foundress of the ANDREWS-GOULD family in Australia.
• Cecil Rhodes BRACKENREG (1890-1984) – solved the secret of my mother-in-law's true biological grandfather using DNA testing.
• Albert Edward BRACKENREG's (1864-1922) – discovered the mystery behind Albert's court battle with the Railways Commissioner.
• Herbert Leslie BRACKENREG (1876-1939) – assisted a Queensland cousin to discover her family connection with the Brackenreg family and in the process documented the life of an NRL Legend.
• Una Maxine BRACKENREG (1893-1973) – unmasked the extraordinary life and creativity of a Sydney showgirl and actress who married a New York film legend, was a silent movie star, then married a grazier from rural NSW, and later a ship's Captain from San Francisco, at least if her own accounts are to be believed...
• Ambrose CARTER (1785-1853) – traced his career and life journey as a private in the 4th Regiment of Foot who arrived in Australia on the William Glen Anderson in 1830.
• Eileen Gladys CHRISTIE (1896 - 1926) and Acting Police Sergeant Marquis CUMMING (1879 - 1926) – researched their unsolved 1926 double murder in Brisbane and established a freespace page entitled The murder of Eileen Walsh and Marquis Cumming
• Fairview Homestead – researched the history of Fairview Homestead above Mangrove Creek in the Hawkesbury area of NSW, Australia and established a freespace page entitled Fairview Homestead - Mangrove Creek
• Friedrich Ernst HARTMANN (1847-1915) – helped an Australian family break through a brick wall and connect with their German ancestor and in the process traced incredible peregrinations across Europe by his grandfather Immanuel HARTMANN (1774-1846) and his family, who fought and survived the Napoleonic Wars.
• Felton Mathew (abt.1801-1847) and his wife (and cousin) Sarah Louisa Mathew (1805-1890) – researched the diaries of surveyor Felton Mathew and his wife who accompanied him on his travels through NSW and New Zealand between 1830 and 1844.

Thons and other community projects

I have participated in the following projects (as at Jan 2024):

• Connect-a-Thon Apr 2024 (Wizards of Aus) — 152nd of 663 participants and 5th in the team with 145 of 1568 WoAus entries (9.3%). WoAus came 6th in Division II and 21st overall, 32 profiles ahead of the 'Southern Cross Stars' and 7 profiles behind the 'Mid-Atlantic US' in 20th place.
• Connect-a-Thon Jan 2024 (Germany Genies) — 408 entries, 54th of 703 pax, 6th in team, GGs came 4th in the thon, 1009 profiles ahead of the Northwest Terriers and 83 behind the Legacy Heirs in 3rd - not that we're competitive...
• Source-a-Thon Sep 2023 (Wizards of Aus) — 163 entries, 124th of 704 pax, 3rd in team, WoA came 20th in the thon.
• Connect-a-Thon July 2023 (Germany Genies) — 322 entries, 57th of 774 pax, 7th in team, GGs came 4th in the thon.
• Connect-a-Thon Jan 2023 (Wizards of Aus)
• Connect-a-Thon 2021 (Wizards of Aus)
• 2012-2014 – Verein für Computergenealogie project to index the 8.5 million WW1 records of dead and wounded German soldiers [Verlustlisten - Erster Weltkrieg]

Thank You!!

A very big thank you to all of the fellow genealogists who have provided so generously of their time, research and expertise. Thank you also to family members, relatives and strangers who have been willing to DNA test or have provided documents and information to help solve family mysteries. Bringing people together is one of the joys of family history. Thank you all.

Sources

1. ↑ Personal report by author

Digital Afterlife

In the event of my incapacity or death, I want to be sure that none of my work on WikiTree ends up being deleted. I hereby give permission for all of my private profiles to be managed by any WikiTree leader and transferred to members of my immediate family (for details, see the private memories section) or, failing that, to another person of their choice.

Additionally I allow opening of my profile and addition of my death date and location.