Fisher

Johann Jorgen Fischer was born in the Hanseatic Free State of Lubeck, a coastal port on the Baltic Sea, which is now part of
Germany.

His son, Johan Christian Daniel Fischer with wife Katrina Elisabet Aahlers, moved 175 miles across the Baltic Sea to Ystad in
Sweden, where in 1799 he took over the running of the Ystad's Tobaksfabriks Stakeholders Ltd Tobacco factory.

Johan and Katrina had ten sons and daughters born in Ystad. Most were baptised and married in the parish of Sankta Maria
and can be found on the Demographical Database for Southern Sweden.

Whilst one son, Eduard Julius Fischer took over the running of the tobacco factory in 1859, another son, Carl Ludwig Fischer,
returned to Lubeck where he owned a Wine Store.

Diederike Karck was born in Lubeck in 1828 and married Carl Ludwig Fischer in 1854. Their first son Theodor Johann
Fischer was born in Lubeck in 1855.

With the formation of the second German Empire in 1871, young men at the age of 20 were required to register for four years
military service. This is one reason many emigrated at this time.

Theodor Johann Fischer left Lubeck to work at a paper mill in Rosendahl, Sweden, owned by businessman David Otto
Francke, and then came to Manchester in 1875.

He was employed at Felber Jucker & Company of 29 Peter Street, Manchester, in charge of the Paper and Steamship
departments. He was involved in import and export trade with Scandinavian Countries, particular to Sweden, with steamships
using the new Manchester Ship Canal.

Theodor Johann (now anglicised to Theodore John) Fischer, married Eugenie Saville in 1877.

Eugenie was the Daughter of George Saville from Ferrensby in Yorkshire and Sarah Ann Becket from Leeds.

The Saville family moved to Hulme in Manchester around 1850, where George was employed as a domestic coach driver.

Frederick Saville, Theodores' brother-in-law was a Shipping Merchants Clerk

Theodore Fischer jnr was born in Hulme in 1885, and the family were living at 61 Saint Bees Street in 1891.

Theodore jnr and brother Oscar fought in World War One.

Theodore was in action with the 20th Royal Fusiliers in France from late 1915, notably at High Wood on 20th July 1916.

He was injured in action and taken prisoner on 4th May 1917, serving with the 8th Royal Fusiliers at Monchy-le-Preux.

One of his comrades in the action at Monchy was Corporal George Jarratt who received a posthumous Victoria Cross.

Both Theodore and Oscar returned with the British War Medal and Victory Medal, and in 1920 they changed their surname by
deed poll to Fisher.

Sister Florence Fischer's husband Ernest Holt Owtram worked at the Premier Mine, now the Cullinan Diamond Mine, in
South Africa. He fought in the Boer War with the Kimberley Town Guard and received the Kimberley Star and South Africa
Medal with clasp.

He died in Kimberley in 1918 during the Spanish Flu epidemic.