This website contains the result of genealogical research into the origins of the Wischhoff family name and its different spellings such as Wischhof, Wischoff, Wischof and Wishof. The oldest known mentioning of the name is from the 15th century, when a Wisthof lived in the Soltau area (between Hamburg and Hannover) in Germany. Descendants of him can primarily be found in four countries: Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, and Canada.

I have started this research from an interest in the dispersion of the family name, which is uncommon and is difficult to spell for most people, as well as to gain more knowledge of the daily life of previous generations. The birth of my first son in 2000 was actually the catalyst for this research.

Genealogical research is a time-consuming but rewarding hobby. It also is organic in character, as new information about living and deceased family members is added continuously to the database, with the help of Reunion® software. Since late December, 2000 I have been spending many hours searching on Internet and in several public archives in the Netherlands. Also I have had intensive email correspondence with family members in my own country and abroad.

I am interested in additions to and corrections of the information I have collected so far. Please email me if you have such information available, preferably with an "official" source.

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