Awhile back, this list helped me to confirm that my gggrandfather was Herman Heinrich Meirose born to Bernd MEIROSE and Cath. Angela STEINEMAN on 27 Dec 1793. I have been reading the Damme Church records and the only Bernd MEIROSE that I have found so far is Bernd Heinrich MEIEROSE born to Joan Henrich MEIEROSE and Christina NIEBERDING on 16 June 1772. That would make him 22 at the time of Herman Heinrich's birth. I have gone back to 1760 and so far that is the only Bernd MEIROSE that I have found. My question is, if he turns out to be the only one that I find that would be a reasonable age to be the father of Herman, do I just assume that he is Herman's father?
Also, there is a Bernd Meirose that married Maria Angela Steineman on 28 Oct 1790. I find no record of a Bernd Meirose marrying a Cath. Angela Steineman and no birth for a Cath. Angela Steineman. Could Maria Angela and Cath. Angela be the same person? These name changes are very confusing to me.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Barb
St. Louis, MO USA
Hello Barb,
at that time, the priests weren't so exact, sometimes the names were mixed up. Therefore it could be that Catharina Angela Steinemann and Maria Angela Steinemann is the same person.
It is unusual that Bernd has got married already with 18 years. Perhaps he had to get married. Have you found a birth record for a child of the couple before Herman Heinrich, just after they marriaged, between 1790 - 1792?
Have a nice weekend,
Werner Honkomp
Hello Werner,
I have not found another child from them between 1790 and 1792 but I will look again. I may have missed something the first time.
I was also concerned as he is listed as only Bernd Meirose on the marriage record and Bernd Heinrich on the birth record. And I also thought that 18 was pretty young to be getting married, but when he was the only one that I was finding, I began to think that he should be considered.
Thanks as always for your input.
Barb
Hello Barb,
at that time, the priests weren't so exact, sometimes the names were mixed up. Therefore it could be that Catharina Angela Steinemann and Maria Angela Steinemann is the same person.
It is unusual that Bernd has got married already with 18 years. Perhaps he had to get married. Have you found a birth record for a child of the couple before Herman Heinrich, just after they marriaged, between 1790 - 1792?
Have a nice weekend,
Werner Honkomp