Hi Barbara,
I knew you'd reply, you've always been so supportive with helpful
suggestions in my quest for Hermann Flemme/Flamme b circa1854:-) There's
countless Ehlers and as a Conrad once ruled the district, that name is
popular too. I have recently found an Ohlendorf 1836 census which shows a
5 year old Conrad Ehlers, I have also found an 1852 Flachstockheim census
with Flemme children living with grandparents Ehlers - plus, wonder of
wonders, Flamme's living next door to the other families of interest, the
Bielsteins and remotely the Dettmanns! but I need more specific details. I
have found one military list on the web showing many Ehlers which I had sent
to me but it was the wrong district and wrong Ehlers. There is a military
film found in 'keyword' but I don't understand what district it covers (I'll
try place) - I've also found I have a severe problem understanding old
German handwriting. I think I may have missed seeing one year old Hermann
Flemme in a film just viewed.
I have learned that most of the passenger arrival lists in England have
been destroyed and I find that the greatest interest in finding migrants are
descendants in the 'new worlds' and the first lists to be transcribed are
passengers to those continents in later decades. Conrad Ehlers must have
been sneaking in and out of Europe for years probably on small fishing
vessels - I've discovered he left in the 1840's and married a girl from his
home town 20 years later! Then 20 years after that his English born
daughter married a man also from Conrad's home town!
Many thanks,
Rena in England
Hello Rena and Barbara,
I also know someone searching in Salzgitter for their ancestors, Carl Fritz Heinrich Martin born 1841 and his brother Otto Martin born 1838. Both brothers migrated to Melbourne in Victoria, Australia per the "Blue Jacket" from England in 1860. Both young men settled in Australia, Otto in Victoria and Carl in Braidwood New South Wales.
The LDS have filmed Ev. Kirchenbuch 1808-1874 film no.1800202 Item 2 and film nos. 1742051 Item 1. 1553-1577 film no. 1335035 Item 3.
My friend is unable to read German so I was wondering if anyone knows if an Ortssippenbuch has been published for any of the parish churches in Salzgitter, including the years in between 1857 and 1808?
Rena, let the list know of your progress reading the Salzgitter records. I was very interested to read all the comments about these young men migrating to avoid conscription.
Elizabeth
Sydney Australia
Hi,
This is the address for the Ortsfamilienbuch, but there doesn't seem to
be one that would be helpful for your friend:
There are some online pages with German script explained. Here is one
of them - http://www.rootsweb.com/~deutg/
I've never used it. I have another one someplace, but I can't find the
address now. I have seen a lot of German script, but the hardest I have
ever seen is in northern Bavaria. I had German-speaking people look at it
and they could not read it. Finally, a gentleman from Munich helped out,
but could not understand why it would be so difficult for anyone!
Barbara
Hello Barbara,
Thank you for your advice, I had already checked the site you gave and like you I could not locate any publications for that area. I also checked the home page for Zalgitter.
However I will pass on your message on, as my friend is just beginning her German research. I understand the free transcribe/transcription service from
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transcribe is very good from people who have used it.
Kindest regards,
Elizabeth