There is a microfilmed Ortsfamilienbuch for the parish of Gehrden Westphalia, which also includes the villages of Siddessen and Hampenhausen. This document includes every person who appeared in the Gehrden (Kirchenb�cher) parish book from 1641 to 1800 (documents birth, death, and marriage dates, name of spouse(s), children, and parents)! When I found this Ortsfamilienbuch, which was described as an "index", I almost fell off my chair when I realized what it was. This document is a 160 year genealogy of the three villages in the parish. Its available through the Family History Centers on film 1193487 items 12-15. I have this film on loan if anyone needs a lookup.
Hi Gloria,
I am doing my check on familly history and just found out that my familly came from west falen in Germany. Somehow during the Napoleon time my great great grand dad moved from somewhere near Oestinghausen (westfalen, preussen Germany) to Utrecht here in the Netherlands.
Wonder if the film contains any records from my familly before these dates, Seams like Napoleon changed a lot there as the familly tree starts to mention more than one familly name. May be someone else can answer as well when they know anything about these kirchenbucher from a katolische kirche in Oestinghausen
Antonnius (Antonius) Bals
Baptised / born 13 Jun 1780, Katholische Kirche, Oestinghausen, Westfalen, Preussen, Germany
Death 22 Oct 1835 Utrecht
Hope you find something
Thanks in advance and kind regards,
Robert P. Bals
(Papendrecht, Netherlands)
thank you for your kind offer.
If possible, then please look for WEWER, especially in Gehrden.
I hope that there is a name-index in the book to lighten the work!