Genealogy · compiled June 2026

The Prud'homme Family

From the Wagner brewing dynasty of Alsace to the present day
Confirmed by record or research Family account, to verify You
The Paternal Line
Wagner of Mutzig & Prud'homme
Generation I
The earliest known ancestor
Georges Wagner
Father of Antoine Wagner
Father of Antoine Wagner. No further details established.
Confirmed · research
Generation II
The founder
Antoine Wagner
Brewery founder
b. 1789, Mutzig, Alsace · d. 7 Jan 1845
Master cooper. Founded the Mutzig brewery (Brasserie Mutzig) in 1810. The brewery passed through five generations of the Wagner family until its sale to Heineken in 1972. Father of a son and a daughter.
Confirmed · research
Generation III
Antoine's children
Miss Wagner
Daughter of Antoine Wagner
Daughter of Antoine Wagner. Married André Prud'homme. Resided at La Croisette, Cannes. First name and dates unknown.
Name & dates needed
Wagner son
Son of Antoine Wagner
Possibly Jérôme Wagner (1821–1889), who continued the brewery, or a separate son. To be reconciled.
To reconcile
Generation IV
André Prud'homme & the Wagner daughter
André Prud'homme
Great-great-grandfather (approx.)
Cavalry officer, later a company director. Married the daughter of Antoine Wagner. Dates unknown.
Family account
Generation V
Sons of André Prud'homme
Elder brother
Elder son of André Prud'homme
Born approximately 17 years before Gérard. Name and dates unknown.
Name needed
Gérard Prud'homme
Paternal grandfather
Son of André Prud'homme. Married Mireille Lebon; father of Didier. Dates unknown.
Confirmed · record
Generation VI
Didier Prud'homme
Didier Prud'homme
Father
Son of Gérard Prud'homme and Mireille Lebon. Dates unknown.
Confirmed · record
The Basque & Belgian Branch
Lebon, the paternal grandmother's line
Generation · earliest
Janette's mother
Great-great-grandmother (approx.)
Reported to have relatives in Italy (Sardinia). Name and dates unknown.
Name needed
Janette
Great-grandmother
From the Basque country. Mother of Mireille Lebon. "Lebon" is her married name; maiden surname unknown. Dates unknown.
Confirmed · placement
Mr Lebon
Great-grandfather
From Belgium. Married Janette; father of Mireille Lebon. Died aged 42. First name and dates unknown.
First name needed
Mireille Lebon
Paternal grandmother
Daughter of Janette and Mr Lebon. Married Gérard Prud'homme; mother of Didier. Recorded in marriage as Mireille Prud'homme, née Lebon. Birth date and place unknown.
Confirmed · family
The Maternal Line
Johns of south Wales, with Scottish and Northumberland roots
Great-grandparents
Anne's parents: the Scottish and Northumberland line
Mr Mackenzie
Maternal great-grandfather
Of Scottish origin; the family's connection to Scotland. Remembered as the father of Anne. First name and dates unknown.
Family account, to verify
Anne's mother
Maternal great-grandmother
From Northumberland; the family's connection to the north of England. Mother of Anne. Name and dates unknown.
Family account, to verify
Grandparents
John Howard George Johns
Maternal grandfather
Of entirely Welsh descent, from south Wales; both his father and mother were Welsh. Married Anne; father of Caroline. Known in the family as Howard Johns. Dates unknown.
Confirmed · record
Anne McBride
Maternal grandmother
From Whitley Bay. Married John Howard George Johns; mother of Caroline. Daughter of a Scottish (Mackenzie) father and a Northumberland mother. Later remarried; her surname at death was Houghton. Maiden surname not confirmed.
Confirmed · record
Your parents
Caroline Anna Johns
Mother
Daughter of John Howard George Johns and Anne McBride. Born in England before 1950. Married Didier Prud'homme.
Confirmed · record
Didier Prud'homme
Father
See the paternal line above.
Confirmed · record
Present generation
Steve Prud'homme
You
Son of Didier Prud'homme and Caroline Anna Johns.
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Still to discover · 10 open questions

Outstanding items for research, in approximate order of priority.

Sources: a written family account provided by Didier Prud'homme; and published research on the Mutzig brewery (French Wikipedia, the Fédération des Sociétés d'Histoire et d'Archéologie d'Alsace, and Brasserie Mutzig histories) for the Wagner dates.