An Insight into the Demontfort Family Line, 18^th Century to the Present Day

Introduction

This website presents a brief insight into the Demontfort family and its lineage, which reaches deep into the history of the Russian Empire. The family tree herein includes over fifty members of the family and spans seven generations, from the 18^th century to the present day.

Like many others, this line of the Demontfort family originates from Western Europe. What is unusual about this particular line is that for the past two centuries it has lived and served in the Russian Empire and Russia.

The family tree is constantly being updated. The author would be grateful for any information that would allow its expansion and would be happy to share his findings about those who are already included in the tree.

This website also includes a selection of original documents and photographs of some of the members of the family.

Orest Alexandrovich Monfor with his wife Ludmila Nikolaevna Monfor and son Alexander Orestovich Monfor (Moscow 1937)

Family Tree

The list below can be sorted by first, middle and last names, as well as dates of birth and decease. Family relations can be viewed by selecting an individual.

The database is constantly being updated. The author would be grateful for any information that would allow its expansion and would be happy to share his findings about those who are already included in the tree.

Sort by:

first name middle name last name date of birth date of decease

First Name	Middle Name	Last Name	Date of Birth	Date of Decease


			30/11/1817
			28/11/1848	01/06/1886
			30/07/1875
			30/11/1876
			30/11/1876
			28/11/1879
			30/11/1883
			08/11/1892
			30/11/1903
			12/06/1907
			18/06/1909
			30/11/1910
Johann Karl		baron de Montfort
Johann Karl		Baron de Montfort
Johann Karl		baron de Montfort
Antonina		Beganska	01/01/1793	01/01/1860
Wincent		Montresor	30/11/-0001	30/11/-0001
Wincent		Montresor	30/11/-0001	30/11/-0001
Anna		Shishkina		01/01/1853
Fransicka		von Medl
Anna	Akinfievna	Bukinich		23/09/1897
Anatoliy	Alexandrovich	Monfor	30/12/1905	26/12/1942
Evgeniy	Alexandrovich	Monfor	13/12/1882	11/12/1954
Orest	Alexandrovich	Monfor	31/10/1886	18/10/1955
Konstantin	Alexandrovich	Thomas	18/02/1836
Nikolay	Alexandrovich	Thomas	11/11/1833
Vladimir	Alexandrovich	Thomas	20/10/1838
Anna	Alexandrovna	Monfor	15/08/1888
Mariya	Alexandrovna	Monfor	18/09/1884	06/07/1965
Lubov	Alexandrovna	Pini	15/08/1884
Alexandra	Amvrosievna	Amotskaya	02/04/1860
Evgenija	Amvrosievna	Amotskaya	11/11/1863
Roslam (bek)	Anatolievich	Strahov	13/10/1933	30/11/2014
Theodor	Constantinovich	Thomas	30/11/1869
Sofia	Constantinovna	Thomas
Uliya	Constantinovna	Thomas	18/03/1873	30/11/1954
Anna	Danilovna		01/01/1824	20/09/1911
Johann Karl	De Montfort
Debby	Demontfort
Leonid	Edmundovich	Visotsky	14/01/1884	04/06/1938
Orest	Evgenievich	Monfor	05/06/1910	11/05/2000
Lidiya	Evgenievna	Monfor	23/03/1908
Mariya	Evgenievna	Monfor	28/05/1912
Vassa	Fedorovna	Berdnikova		02/07/1942
Alexander	Felixovich	Demonfor	05/05/1846	08/10/1892
Orest	Felixovich	Demonfor	11/12/1843	29/08/1903
Antonina	Felixovna	Demonfor	06/08/1853
Inga	Fransevna	Ordjonikidze		01/07/2019
Valerij	Gennadievich	Kotliakov	06/06/1942
Alexey	Georgievich	Strahov		30/11/1932
Marc	Georgievich	Strahov (Demontfort)	10/04/1899	30/11/1974
Kiriena	Georgievna	Strahova
Tatiana	Georgievna	Strahova	04/09/1895	30/11/1974
Tamara	Georgievna	Strahova (Ordgionikidze)	30/04/1884	30/11/1974
Felix	Ivanovich	Demonfort	27/02/1819
Leonard	Ivanovich	Demonfort	20/11/1813	28/10/1859
Vladimir	Ivanovich	Nikulin	06/09/1948	30/11/1993
George	Ivanovich	Strahov	30/11/1855
Alexander	Ivanovich	Thomas	30/11/1799	21/04/1854
Olga	Ivanovna	Body
Alexandra	Ivanovna	Gorodenskaya	01/01/1869	01/10/1962
Johann	Karl	baron de Montfort	30/11/-0001	30/11/-0001
Johann	Karl	Freyherr von Monfort
Johan	Karl	von Monfort		30/11/1832
Palmira	Karlovna	de Monfort	01/01/1830
Elisaveta	Konstantinovna	Tikhonova	30/11/1850	01/04/1890
Varvara	Lazarevna	Himshieva	01/01/1858	30/11/-0001
Alexander	Leonardovich	Demonfort	01/10/1839
Nikolay	Leonardovich	Demonfort	01/12/1838
Mariya	Leonardovna	Demonfort
Mariya	Leonardovna	Demonfort	24/07/1857
Nadejhda	Leonardovna	Demonfort	14/06/1844
Michael	Michailovich	Levanevski	30/11/1814
Sergey	Nikolaevich	Africanov	28/06/1879
Ludmila	Nikolaevna	Monfor	19/10/1894	11/02/1974
Evgeny	Orestovich	de-Monfor	16/08/1874
Victor	Orestovich	de-Monfor	19/03/1876	30/11/-0001
Alexander	Orestovich	Demonfor	11/07/1873	30/11/-0001
Alexander	Orestovich	Monfor	30/11/1918	31/12/1941
Alexander	Orestovich	Monfor	29/05/1945
Tamara	Orestovna	de-Monfor	10/06/1878	15/01/1895
Tatiana	Orestovna	de-Monfor	13/11/1900
Stepanida	Pegasovna	Nikulina
Marija	Petrovna	Saburova
Mariya	Petrovna	Saburova
Roman	Roslamovich	Strakhov
Irina	Roslamovna	Rogina
Nina	Sergeevna	Aficanova	26/02/1911	07/01/1997
Elena	Sergeevna	Africanova	30/11/1914	30/11/1992
Maria	Sergeevna	Africanova	30/11/1904	30/11/1991
Natalja	Sergeevna	Africanova	30/11/1906	30/11/1997
Evgeniy	Solomonovich	Himshiev	24/01/1881
Valerian	Solomonovich	Himshiev	05/04/1878	30/11/-0001
Vladimir	Solomonovich	Himshiev	24/10/1879	30/11/-0001
Margaret	Solomonovna	Himshieva	15/08/1882
Olga	Solomonovna	Himshieva	12/05/1883
Tamara	Solomonovna	Himshieva	27/12/1886
Dmitriy	Valrievich	Kotliakov
Olga	Vladimirovna	Nikulina (Icina)

Documents

Below is a selection of original historic documents relating to the lives of some of the members of the Demontfort family. Some documents were copied in full, some only partially in order to illustrate the quality of sources available to the author of this website.

Year	Description
1843	Felix Ivanovich Demonfort’s oath to Russian Empire citizenship Oath to Russian Empire citizenship of Baron Felix Demontfort, former scribe of Balta Commissariat Commission and former Austrian citizen. The oath was witnessed by Tavrija Governor, Deputy Governor and advisors in Simpheropol on 21^th December 1843. View Felix Ivanovich Demonfort in the family tree
1843	Tavrija Council report of Felix Ivanovich Demonfort’s oath to Russian Empire citizenship Tavrija Province Council’s report to the Ruling Senate on former Austrian citizen, Baron Felix Demonfort swearing his allegiance to Russian Emperor Nikolaj Pavlovich (Simpheropol, 26^th January 1844). View Felix Ivanovich Demonfort in the family tree
1849	Request of the Commander of the Black Sea Coast Line that Felix Ivanovich Demonfort is issued with a travel expense payment for his journey from Kerch to Anapa Commander of the Black Sea Coast Line requests that Commander in Chief of the Detached Caucasus Corps General Adjunct and Cavalier Prince Vorontsov issues Baron Felix Demonfort with a travel expense payment for his journey from Kerch to Anapa. The newly appointed Police Officer of Anapa Commandant receives 2 rubbles and 49¾ kopeks at a rate of 1½ kopeks per versta (3500 feet) for the 83¼ verstas journey (Kerch, 19^th August 1849). View Felix Ivanovich Demonfort in the family tree
1866	Dmitry Ivanonich Mendeleev’s review of Orest Felixovich Demonfor’s dissertation Dmitry Ivanonich Mendeleev finds Orest Felixovich Demonfor’s dissertation and oral answers at colloquium quite satisfactory for receiving the scientific degree of candidate (Saint- Petersburg University, 1^st September 1866). View Orest Felixovich Demonfor in the family tree
1885	Russian Imperator’s decree of promotion of Alexander Felixovich Demonfor to the grade of Board Registrar The Ruling Senate notifies the Civil Commander in Chief of Caucasus that Baron Alexander Felixovich Demonfor, Djevat settlers’ affairs conciliator of the province of Baku has been serving as a Board Registrar since 1^st January 1879 (St Petersburg, 30^th November 1885). View Alexander Felixovich Demonfor in the family tree
1902	Service Record of Full State Councilor Orest Felixovich Demonfor An entry in Baron Orest Felixovich Demonfor’s service record confirms his posthumous decoration with a 4^th Degree Order of Saint Vladimir with Golden Ribbon on 22^nd September 1903. The full state councillor and member of Baku province settlers’ affairs department deceased in service on 29^th August 1903. View Orest Felixovich Demonfor in the family tree
1917	Military certification of The General Staff Colonel Evgeny Orestovich de-Monfor This military certification was prepared on 5^th September 1917 for Colonel Evgeny Orestovich de-Monfor’s promotion to the rank of Major General and position of Head of Corps Staff and Head of Infantry Division. View Evgeny Orestovich de-Monfor in the family tree
1931	Evgeny Orestovich de-Monfor’s arrest warrant OGPU Operations Department member Orlov has been issued with a warrant to search and arrest Evgeny Orestovich de-Monfor at 8 Chernogriazskoe Highway, S’hodnya Village. The warrant was signed by OGPU Chairman G. Yagoda in Moscow on 20^th January 1931. View Evgeny Orestovich de-Monfor in the family tree
1931	OGPU’s decision on prosecution of Evgeny Orestovich de-Monfor for counter-revolutionary activities Evgeny Orestovich de-Monfor was charged with counter-revolutionary activities on 12^th April 1931 by A. Sviridov, authorised member of 4^th Operations Department of OGPU and remanded in custody for trial. View Evgeny Orestovich de-Monfor in the family tree
1931	Orest Alexandrovich Monfor’s arrest warrant OGPU Operations Department member Rubanov has been issued with a warrant to search and arrest Orest Alexandrovich Monfor at flat 4, 18 Kaloshin Lane, Moscow. The warrant was signed by OGPU Chairman G. Yagoda in Moscow on 23^rd February 1931. View Orest Alexandrovich Monfor in the family tree
1931	OGPU’s decision on prosecution of Orest Alexandrovich Monfor for counter-revolutionary activities Orest Alexandrovich Monfor was charged with being a member of an officers’ counter-revolutionary organization and brought to trial under Articles 58/11 and 58/14 of the Criminal Code by authorised member Nevskii of OGPU Operations Department (Moscow, 31^st March 1931). View Orest Alexandrovich Monfor in the family tree.
1931	Orest Alexandrovich Monfor’s OGPU interrogation record Personal details section of Orest Alexandrovich Monfor’s interrogation record, which he filled out during questioning by OGPU (Moscow, 1931). View Orest Alexandrovich Monfor in the family tree.
1935	Record of ruling on detention of Evgeny Orestovich de-Monfor in a concentration camp Record issued on 5^th May 1935 confirming Evgeny Orestovich de-Monfor’s 5 year detention in a concentration camp since 22^nd January 1931. Date of release: 22^nd January 1936. View Evgeny Orestovich de-Monfor in the family tree

Photo Gallery

If you have recognized any of the Demontfort family members in these historic photographs, the author of this website would be happy to share his findings about them.

Orest Alexandrovich Monfor with his wife Ludmila Nikolaevna Monfor (maiden name Stepanova), son Shyrik (Alexander Orestovich Monfor) and Stepanov family (Moscow, 1926)

Baron Orest Alexandrovich Monfor (Baku, 3<sup>rd</sup> August 1905) — Baron Orest Alexandrovich Monfor (Baku, 3^rd August 1905)

Evgeniy Alexandrovich Monfor with his daughters Lidiya and Mariya (Kazan, circa 1952)

Evgeniy Alexandrovich Monfor and his wife Vassa Fedorovna Berdnikova (Tsaritsyn, circa 1910)

Orest Evgenievich Monfor (Kazan, 6<sup>th</sup> April 1935) — Orest Evgenievich Monfor (Kazan, 6^th April 1935)

Orest Evgenievich Monfor (second right) with fellow submariners of his training squad (Leningrad, 6<sup>th</sup> October 1934) — Orest Evgenievich Monfor (second right) with fellow submariners of his training squad (Leningrad, 6^th October 1934)

Orest Evgenievich Monfor (third left) with fellow submariners of his training squad (Leningrad, circa 1938)

Anatoliy Alexandrovich Monfor (Tbilisi, circa 1938)

Uliya Konstantinovna Thomas (sat in the centre) with daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren (Moscow, 16<sup>th</sup> August 1940) — Uliya Konstantinovna Thomas (sat in the centre) with daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren (Moscow, 16^th August 1940)

Nina Sergeevna Aficanova (Kazan, February 1938)

About the Author

My name is Alexander Orestovich Monfor. I am a descendant of the Demontfort family, the lineage of which reaches deep into the history of the Russian Empire. I was born in the USSR and have always been puzzled by my unusual surname: Monfor. My family was not able to offer an explanation, only guesses. Learning about the life that my grandfather lived made me understand why his past was never discussed.

I was inspired to start researching my family ancestry while attending university in Moscow, when my fellow student stumbled upon a grave of a Monfor in a German graveyard and showed it to me. I later discovered that the person only bared the same surname and was not related to me, but since then researching my family ancestry has become a part of my life.

Later in the Lenin Library in Moscow I discovered records of other Demontforts in the Caucasus Calendar, a 19th century journal. These Demontforts were indeed my ancestors.

Alexander Monfor
demontfort.alex@gmail.com