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Title: Marriages in Constantinople - abt 1860
Post by: robdang64 on Thursday 27 March 14 21:52 GMT (UK)
Hello,
I'd like to know where I can search (online) for a marriage between a British National and a woman from Malta, marriage celebrated in Constantinople, about 1860.

Any suggestion greatly welcome.
Roberto
Title: Re: Marriages in Constantinople - abt 1860
Post by: MargP on Thursday 27 March 14 22:03 GMT (UK)
Hi

Can you give us the details and I will see what I can find

Margp
Title: Re: Marriages in Constantinople - abt 1860
Post by: carinthiangirl on Saturday 29 March 14 15:51 GMT (UK)
i do not think that Istanbul, Turkey has some online for foreign religions.
but maybe the church still exists. do you know which church it was that time?
Title: Re: Marriages in Constantinople - abt 1860
Post by: robdang64 on Sunday 30 March 14 07:59 BST (UK)
My british ancestor was Charles Hamilton of New Shoreham (born 1833, died in Alexandria, Egypt, in 1868), while my gg gm was named Consolata Caruana. They had for sure a daughter named Elizabeth, born 1863 in Constantinople; probably a son too, named Charles (as his father), who was born 1862 and died in 1899 in Odessa.
No more details known in my family.
Title: Re: Marriages in Constantinople - abt 1860
Post by: robdang64 on Wednesday 04 June 14 19:22 BST (UK)
Marriage found!!
My ancestors got married in Constantinople, in Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church on th2 2nd of january, 1860.

I mailed request for a research to the catholic churches; some an swered and among them the one with the answer I was waiting. He mailed to me also the image of register with marriage record. Great!!
Title: Re: Marriages in Constantinople - abt 1860
Post by: carinthiangirl on Wednesday 04 June 14 21:16 BST (UK)
Congratulations!  :-*
That is really wonderful!!! Who would have thought.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_SS_Peter_and_Paul,_Istanbul
http://www.cornucopia.net/guide/listings/sights/church-of-saints-peter-and-paul/
http://istanbulholidays.blogspot.co.at/2011/02/church-of-ss-peter-and-paul.html
i realize it's in area we had to walk at begin very strong uphills from the Galata Bridge to Istiklal Cadesi and then Taksim-place when we visited Istanbul. A really beautiful very old district with old buildings.
here´s the map for "Sen Piyer Kilisesi"(churchpicture left beside of map is another).
looks to be close to Austrian St.Georg College:
http://www.triposo.com/poi/Church_of_SS_Peter_and_Paul2C_Istanbul
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._George%27s_Austrian_High_School
the adress for College shows Karaköy and this fits with "Galata" where the church is to find also, how to see on map. Yes and here the Confirmation: "Karaköy is one of the oldest and most historic districts of the city": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karak%C3%B6y
You feel there really like being in old times. ;)

Wow, i just found now this also. :)
Parish registers, 1612-1880  Catholic Church. St. Peter and Paul (Istanbul)
https://familysearch.org/eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=368863&subject_disp=Turkey%2C+Istanbul+-+Church+records