Westphalia

hannover-l
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In the 1830's what area was called Westphalia? I am tryng to track and ancestor, I read Hamburg, Westphalia, family lore says Munich area, boy am I confused. Thanks

Rita Broeker
Missouri

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Hi Rita,

     Here's a map of central Europe from 1815-1866 and you will see
Westphalia south of Hannover, bordering the Netherlands:
    
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/central_europe_1815_1866.
jpg

  I don't find a Hamburg in Westphalia. Hamburg is/was a state in itself (I
think) and a major port. Perhaps your ancestor sailed from Hamburg to the
USA--if he/she was an emigrant. There is a Westphalia in New York. Munich
is in Bavaria (also a separate state or kingdom at one time). Bavaria is the
southeastern part of Germany, bordering Austria and the Czech Republic.

Barbara

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Barbara,
The link does not work when I tried it.
Frank Weihs

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R&B Stewart schrieb:

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The link was too long. Type or copy all of it into the browser:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/central_europe_1815_1866.
jpg

->Including the dot and "jpg" but without spaces.

Chris

[mailto:hannover-l-bounces@genealogy.net] Im Auftrag von Frank Weihs

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Frank, the link is too long for one line. If you put the whole link into your browser's address line, it will work.

- Judy