Greetings! I am a very new subscriber to the list.
In a few days' time (Sept 18-20) I will be travelling to Hamburg (from
Melbourne Australia). I plan to visit Bucken (Buecken?) and its
neighbour Altenbucken, the reported home town of my ancestor Johan
Heinrich Friedrich Dohrmann (or Dormann), born June 26 1827 at
Altenbucken (Altenbuecken/Altenbuchen?).
His birthplace lies between Bremen and Hanover, on the river Weser.
His birth certificate shows his name spelt as "Dormann"; it appears
that the "h" was introduced in Australia as a result of difficulty or
confusion with the spelling.
He arrived in Australia in 1853 on the Maryann out of Bristol on April
23 1853. His father was a farmer, but we do not know why his son
emigrated. Heinrich was a Lutheran; he was naturalised a British
subject on February 22 1879, at the age of 51.
We have an old German certificate dated July 7 1849, addressed to "J.
H. Dormann", from the District Commissar at Hoya, exempting him from
military service.
1. Is it difficult to get to Bucken/Buecken from Hamburg?, I'm told
there are buses, but my time is short.
2. Can anyone point me me at sources of information about "Dohrmann"
in Hanover/Bucken? I've tried hard for months, but have not been able
to find anything.
Many thanks.
Mark Dohrmann
Web: www.ergonomics.com.au
I have records of a number of Dohrmann's who immigrated to Missouri, USA.
They came primarily from the villages of Kirchtimke and Nartum which is a
ways north of B�cken. Interestingly, these Dohrmann's usually spelled the
name Dormann after they immigrated.
The trains may be a better way to get to B�cken/Buecken from Hamburg. You
will probably have to go through either Bremen or Hannover as it is on the
route between them but a little closer to Bremen. I believe the train
station is in Eystrup. Should be a short taxi ride from there.
Good luck,
Paul Scheele
Dear Mark
I agree with Paul that the nearest regular train station to B�cken is
Eystrup. My ADAC Maxi Atlas indicates that a tourist train
(Museumeisenbahn) also runs from Eystrup to Hoya (a distance of about 5
miles/8 km). B�cken is about 2 miles/3.2 km south of Hoya and Altenb�cken
is about 0.5 miles/0.8 km east of B�cken. You may be able to find out more
(schedule, rates, etc.) about this tourist train via the Internet.
If you are not able to get a taxi or bus in Eystrup, you may be able to rent
a bicycle at the train station. The region around the Weser River should be
fairly flat.
The Dohrmann name is fairly common in the region around Lamstedt (about 60
miles/96 km north of B�cken). The family in that region were well known as
millers, both of water mills and I believe wind mills. This caused the
family to spread out as more mills were being developed in the region.
I myself am a distant descendant of the Lamstedt Dohrmann family and I know
of other descendants (with the name Wilshusen) who moved to Australia in the
late 1850's.
I also wish you the best of luck on your trip,
Fred Buck
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dear Fred,
Coincidentally, here in Benton and Morgan Counties of Missouri we have
Dormann's and Wilshusen's, and at one time the name Buck was also found
here.
Neil and Marilyn,
I know of at least one Buck family who lived in Benton County to whom I am
related. Gerd Buck was born in Heessel near Lamstedt in 1817, emigrated to
the U.S. in the early 1850's and settled in Cole Camp, Benton County,
Missouri. He died in Cole Camp in 1892. Gerd's children moved to Meade
County, Kansas in the 1880's or 1890's.
I am related to Gerd at least six different ways, the closest as a
2nd-cousin, 4-times removed. I am also related one way to his wife. Gerd's
paternal grandmother, Catharina Buck, was the daughter of my
5th-great-grandfather, Hinrich Buck, Sr., of Dornsode, a village in the
parish of Lamstedt. I am more distantly related to Gerd's paternal
grandfather, Maas Buck, who was also born in Dornsode.
Buck is a very common name in Lamstedt -- there are four main lines that
date back to the early 1600's. I descend from three of those lines on my
father's side. According to tax records, the Buck name goes back to at
least 1525 in Dornsode. I also descend on my mother's side from a Buck
family that lived in the village of Hude in the parish of Oldendorf, located
about 8 miles/12.8 km east of Dornsode. This family was living in Hude in
1525 as well.
I don't believe that I have any Wilshusen ancestors, but I have seen the
name in the parishes of Oerel, Bremerv�rde, Mulsum and Selsingen. I know
that many German-born settlers of Benton County came from these parishes.
Fred Buck
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hallo Mark !
You will find something about the Church in B�cken under
www.kirche-b�ecken.de .
Possibly there are more Dohrmann in their books. If you want to visit the
church, it will be advantageous so sent a Mail about your coming.
Good luck from Hamburg
Rolf