Razilus Olaf Roback
I am interested in finding out about the origin of the Roebeck surname.
I am a Roebeck of Samoan heritage and what I understand of my great grandfather is his name was RAZILUS OLAF ROBACK.He was born in Norway around about 1850 and brought up in Germany.I believe he was a captain for either the German Navy or Merchant Navy.He arrived in Samoa about the year 1879.He married a young Samoan woman and had 5 children.His name was changed to ROEBECK during the invasion of Western Samoa by New Zealand forces in WW1.He then left or was deported from Samoa and I have no information after this.
If you have any information, I would be very interested to learn anything of my great grandfather and his family.
Steven Roebeck