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Research in Other Countries => Europe => Topic started by: GW1977 on Thursday 12 May 16 18:42 BST (UK)
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Hi All,
I'm totally new on here and hoping for some help researching my great great grandparents. Picking up the mantle from my grandfather...
My great great grandfather's name was George Michael Weidner and he was a German pork butcher that emigrated to the Manchester area somewhere between 1881 and 1891. The info. I have so far is that he was born in Schwabisch Hall on 17th June 1867.
My great great grandmother was Christina Belschner, and I believe she originated from close to Schwabisch Hall. They were married in Chorlton in 1891.
Does anybody have any tips on how to find out more about them and researching further back into their history? I'd love to take the tree back as far as possible.
If anybody has any info. or can help in any way it would be much appreciated!
Thank you
Garry
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A copy of their marriage cert should give you the names and occupations of their fathers.
Warm welcome to Rootschat by the way!
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There is a Naturalisation Certificate in 1927 for George Michael Weidner available ( for a fee) on the National Archives site.
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Georg Michael Weidner gets a couple of mentions in RootsChat's German Pork Butchers Database ;D
http://surname.rootschat.com/lexicon/dbsig/dbsig-quick-search.php?letter1=W&dbsig_num=2#top_data
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Hi
I used to live in Baden Wurtemberg in Germany so very interested to read this. Schwaben Land as we used to call it.
George Michael was christened 13 October 1863, Evangelisch Gailenkirche, Jagstkreis.
mother Barbara Baumann father Johann George Weidner
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Georg (pronounced gay-org) Michael
Had at least two brothers:
Johann Michael Weidner christened 14 Dec 1862 - same place
And Michael, christened same place in 1869, father Johann but mother Magdalena Barbara Schuerrle
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Brother Johann died 30 December 1862
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Thank you all for your responses!
Jules1066 you have a lot of details :) Thank you very much for sharing. I'm currently based in the Alsace so not far from Baden-Wurttemburg. Seems like the 1867 date of birth I had for him might be a little off...
Can I ask how you came across the info.?
Any tips for resources and research around Baden-Wurttemburg?
lizdb - nice tip for the wedding certificate...don't have a copy at the moment but will try to get hold of one ;)
I'm very pleasantly surprised by the help from everyone! Thank you!
Best Regards
Garry
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There are naturalisation case papers available at TNA, Kew in HO 144. These should provide a wealth of family information (if you are lucky), much more than just the naturalisation certificate, but you will have to either visit Kew to view them, get a researcher to do it for you, or get TNA to quote for copying.
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My great grandparents also came from Baden-Wurttemburg (Pfitzingen) and I found a lot of information about them on FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org/
I also managed to find his immigration on the Wuerttemberg Emigration Index.
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George Michael Weidner was born 17th June 1867 in Enslingen to Georg Michael Weidner and Catharina Baumann.
He married Christina Belschner 7th November 1891 in Chorlton, Lancashire. Died 1958 in Longsight, Lancashire.
I researched him for a member of Rootschat about four years ago and I am at the moment researching him again.
I have to go out shortly but I should be here online again in the evening or tomorrow.
Regards
Gill
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Hi Garry, my wife Susie Grimshaw is also a great grandchild of GM Weidner and Christina Belschner. We should swap email addresses and compare notes ... All best, Mark
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Could this thread be moved to the Europe Forum please.
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Hi Swissgill
Could this thread be moved to the Europe Forum please.
I have just moved this topic for you, if you need anymore posts moving please click on the "report to moderator button" otherwise we may miss your request.
Regards
Sarah
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Hallo Sarah
Thank you and noted!
Regards
Gill
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Hello Mark
Nice to meet you on here!!
Gill