Researching Johann Westhoff
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6 people with the Westhoff surname? In that year Westhoff was ranked number 3573 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Johann means "God's gracious gift" and is of German origin.
Records of Johann Westhoff on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Johann Westhoff and the Westhoff Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Westhoff Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Westhoff family tree.
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Westhoff Genealogy Databases
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Johann Westhoff. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Johann Westhoff
Johann Paul von Westhoff
Johann Paul von Westhoff (1656 – buried 17 April 1705) was a German Baroque composer and violinist. One of the most important exponents of the Dresden violin school, he was among the highest ranked violinists of his day, and composed some of the earliest known music for solo violin. He worked as musician and composer as a member of Dresden's Hofkapelle (1674–1697) and at the Weimar court (1699–1705), and was also active as a teacher of contemporary languages.
Westhoff's surviving music comprises seven works for violin and basso continuo and seven for solo violin, all published during his lifetime. More works, particularly a 1682 collection of solo violin music, are currently considered lost. His work, together with that of Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber and Johann Jakob Walther, greatly influenced the subsequent generation of German violinists, and the six partitas for solo violin inspired Johann Sebastian Bach's famous violin sonatas and partitas.
Source: Johann Paul von Westhoff, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Westhoff
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