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Permalink Reply by JennyP on March 8, 2012 at 9:56am

Hello Bill,

Not having the same Chrisian name is a problem but the surname is the same.  If you do not use an umlaut then to get the same vowel sound ae would be substituted.  The other thing to bear in mind is that Germans always use their second name so Anna Marie was probably referred to as Marie. This does not normally apply to certificates but would apply to census returns and between family members.  You do need to know the parish in order to find their marriage certificate.  I encountered this problem when one person was not born in the same village that he married in.  There doesn't seem to be any central archives. Good luck.  Jenny

Permalink Reply by Bill on March 10, 2012 at 9:18pm

Thanks. I did notice that most of the records pertaining to marriages or births of their children, she was referred to as Marie or Maria.  But having hard time finding their marriage record.  I found one for and Elisabetha, just wondering if that could be her given name and Anna Maria being a middle name. Or perhaps something else.

Permalink Reply by JennyP on March 11, 2012 at 5:23am

Hello Bill,

Your ancester was probably Marie but in German the 'e' would be pronounced 'a' hence the two spellings.  Don't give up, brick walls do fall down or at least crack and the pleasure is worth waiting for.  Good luck

 

 

Permalink Reply by Bill on March 12, 2012 at 7:40pm

I think I need a bigger hammer! hahaha