Arthur Guido Finster was my great-great-grandfather. This story of his life and his family in Australia is a continuation of the Finster family book published by C.H. Arthur Finster in 1921. Throughout this story, we shall refer to Arthur Guido Finster as Guido. Arthur Guido Finster was born in Görlitz, in the Kingdom of Prussia, on 26th February 1823. He was the third son of Friedrich Nathanael Finster and Charlotte Florence Hubeler. He was a music teacher and learned the trade of upholstery...
Introduction to the English Translation of “The Finsters”
This publication relating to the Finster family is a translation of original work in German published in 1921 along with the reproduction of a Finster family tree published in 1900. Both original works are in the public domain. The author, Carl Hermann Arthur Finster (known as C.H. Arthur Finster) , was inspired to write his 1921 publication by the success of the Finsters in Görlitz family tree published in 1900 by Max Finster. Therefore, it was judged important that both works appear together...
GORLITZ and the FINSTERS
Gorlitz is a town in the German federal state of Saxony. It is in the region of Lusatia and has a population of approximately 56 000. From 1815 to 1918, Gorlitz belonged to the Province of Silesia in the Kingdom of Prussia. Gorlitz was first mentioned in 1071 in historical records and means ‘burned land’. Gorlitz prospered due to it being located at the intersection of the important east-west trade route named the VIA REGIA which means the royal road. This route ran from Russia to Spain...