Name derivatives

A general question, please. Very little info has been found on the name CANANKAMP here in the US. I know that Albert Canankamp is listed in the 1880 Census as being born approximately 1819 in Hannover, Germany, as are his parents (names unknown).

I thought at first that the surname was simply anglicized when he arrived in America in 1842 as I've found multiple similar spellings (Canaancamp, Canancamp, Caincamp).

Now I'd like to look at it from the German side. Can anyone think of:

1. What CANANKAMP might mean,
2. Alternative German spellings
3. Or does anyone recognize it from other Hannover requests
4. Any suggestions of where to start looking next.

Thanks! (And multiple thank yous for the recent recipe listings <g>)

Tamara Kauffman
(Researching Kauffman, Canankamp, Kime, Lautzenheiser, Simcox, Brown and a slew of others...)

Have you tried "K"

Good hunting

Gary Stoltman
Mercerville, NJ

Hello Tamara!

Tamara Kauffman schrieb:

1. What CANANKAMP might mean,

That's depending on the correct german spelling. The suffix "-kamp"
does is the name for the surrounding area of a village.

2. Alternative German spellings

I didn't see "KAN(N)ENKAMP" or "KEN(N)ENKAMP" as suggestions. I think
Kannenkamp is the most probable spelling.

4. Any suggestions of where to start looking next.

When looking in former Kingdom of Hannover, it is important to know
what faith your ancestors were of. There was a rather strikt boundary
between catholic and protestant people.

Also, maybe someone can make a general lookup for a name of K*enkamp
in german white pages, which may give a hint.

Kind regards,

Juergen

Hi Tamara,

     I've done some searching and that Canankamp name is a difficult one, to
say the least. Have you seen the Lautzenheiser pedigree online? I think I
did a google search for Canankamp (or some spelling) and pulled that up.

    Are you familiar with the immigrant ship search site?
  
      http://www.immigrantships.net/
  
     By doing a search there using *kamp you will get hundreds of returns.
I only looked at some of the highlighted ones and not all of them. However,
if you click on all the hits, you will find some sort of -Kamp. When you
have a lot of time and nothing else to do (!?), you could go through each
one. It's almost easier than guessing all the possible spellings. Of
course, the passenger lists does not always have the point of origin of each
person.

    I found a Cannenkamp name in Schleswig-Holstein, but that would not be
listed as Hannover on the census.

    Have you tried to find a marriage record in Ohio? or other kinds of
papers--will, etc. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Happy hunting,
Barbara Stewart

Hello Tamara!

Tamara Kauffman schrieb:

1. What CANANKAMP might mean,

That's depending on the correct german spelling. The suffix "-kamp"
does is the name for the surrounding area of a village.

Figures that I'd end up with a difficult one <g> On one hand I have the Kauffman's (I swear that name must be the Swiss version of Smith...<eg>) which you can find lots of info on (except the direct line of my ggggrandfather who came to Ohio) and on the other, Canankamp, that is very obscure <g> Good thing I like a mystery <g>

2. Alternative German spellings

I didn't see "KAN(N)ENKAMP" or "KEN(N)ENKAMP" as suggestions. I think
Kannenkamp is the most probable spelling.

Thank you. I ran a quick Google and Kannenkamp turned up as a road in Aerzen.

4. Any suggestions of where to start looking next.

When looking in former Kingdom of Hannover, it is important to know
what faith your ancestors were of. There was a rather strikt boundary
between catholic and protestant people.

That'll be interesting to try and figure out. There's no one left that would know directly, but since they lived in the same township for most of their lives, maybe I can find some church records. Wish I had gotten interested in all this before I left home...sure would have made all the searching easier <g>

Also, maybe someone can make a general lookup for a name of K*enkamp
in german white pages, which may give a hint.

I thank you for your time, Juergen, and appreciate your efforts.

Best regards,
Tamara

Juergen Drees schrieb:
...

I didn't see "KAN(N)ENKAMP" or "KEN(N)ENKAMP" as suggestions. I think
Kannenkamp is the most probable spelling.

The problem with both is the names are also not given anymore today and not sure,
if weres given once. All the combinations with CANAN - a given name today - lead
to people who had come lately to Germany and are in most cases from Turkey or
that direction. Religion, profession and perhaps an old piece of his written name
would be a help.

> 4. Any suggestions of where to start looking next.

Did you check his gravel stone - if left - for his full birth date ? Another
given name with K...KAMP is KULENKAMP with about 20 different families, also
their are in G�tersloh 4 families KOHLENKAMP. My favourite suggestion is
K�NENKAMP with about 40 families, most of them in Lower-saxony around Bremen,
Syke and some more places in that region. Tell which adresses you would like to
have.

with best wishes Hans Peter Albers, Bienenb�ttel

R&B Stewart wrote:

Hi Tamara,

I've done some searching and that Canankamp name is a difficult one,
to say the least. Have you seen the Lautzenheiser pedigree online?

Yep. Another relative concentrates more on that line, so we just swap info when a question comes up.

I think I did a google search for Canankamp (or some spelling) and
pulled that up.

There are a few Canankamp's out there <g>

Are you familiar with the immigrant ship search site?

No. And I thank you for the link and instructions!

http://www.immigrantships.net/

By doing a search there using *kamp you will get hundreds of returns.
I only looked at some of the highlighted ones and not all of them.
However, if you click on all the hits, you will find some sort of
-Kamp. When you have a lot of time and nothing else to do (!?), you

LOL! I like that...nothing else to do <g> Those times are few and far between <g>

could go through each one. It's almost easier than guessing all the
possible spellings. Of course, the passenger lists does not always
have the point of origin of each person.

I found a Cannenkamp name in Schleswig-Holstein, but that would not
be listed as Hannover on the census.

Have you tried to find a marriage record in Ohio? or other kinds of papers--will, etc. Sorry I can't be of more help.

Nothing on the Will yet. I'm trying to fly home in March so may take a day or two to go poke aroudn the files in the gen dept of the library <g>

Happy hunting, Barbara Stewart

Thank you, Barbara...and I appreciate the assist!

Tamara