Brief Life History of Anton (Tony) Joseph
Anton (Tony) Joseph Kaiser was born about 1923, in Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany as the son of August Kaiser and Elizabeth Kaiser. He married Rosa Pfeuffer on 13 January 1946, in Bamberg Gemeindefreies Gebiet, Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 1 October 2003, in Geelong West, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 81.
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Family Time Line
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- Death Certificate - Rosa Kaiser
Spouse and Children
1923–2003 Male
1921–1993 Female
Children (1)
– Male
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1933
Age 10
1933
Age 10
1945 · Nuremberg War-Crime Trials
Age 22
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Erwin, Manfred, Wolfgang, Arno, Franz, Gunter, Klaus, Bernd, Florian.
German and Dutch: from Middle High German keiser ‘emperor’, from the Latin imperial title Caesar. This was the title borne by Holy Roman Emperors from Otto I (962) to Francis II (who relinquished the title in 1806). Later, it was borne by the monarch of Bismarck's united Germany (1871–1918). It is very common as a German surname, originating partly as an occupational name for a servant in the Emperor's household, partly as a nickname for someone who behaved in an imperious manner, and partly as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of an emperor. This surname is also found in many other European countries, for example in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Belgium, Denmark, Hungary, Poland, Czechia, and Slovenia (see also 3 below).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Kaiser ‘emperor’, adopted (like Graf , Herzog , etc.) because of its aristocratic connotations.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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