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Title: Who's the mother?
Post by: Miss Jane on Saturday 30 November 19 02:47 GMT (UK)

Hi,

I have a marriage certificate for an ancestor who was born in Germany and married in Victoria, Australia. The father's name on the certificate is Christof Schlechtweg and his occupation is farmer.
The mother's name however has me stumped. Any help with deciphering the mother's name would be greatly appreciated.

Jane.

Title: Re: Who's the mother?
Post by: Ruskie on Saturday 30 November 19 03:00 GMT (UK)

I can't help except to suggest that the surname may start with a T or F.  :-\ Even more difficult when you are looking at unfamiliar 'foreign' names.

Perhaps a better scan or a better copy would make the words clearer, or maybe the ink used was just blotchy ...

Looking at this from a different angle may help ....
Did your ancestor's parents also go to Australia and live or die there?
Did any of your ancestor's siblings go to Australia? Parent's names on their marriage certificates may be clearer.
Do you have your ancestor's death certificate? Sometimes parents are unknown but may be worth looking at in case.

Title: Re: Who's the mother?
Post by: Jamjar on Saturday 30 November 19 03:27 GMT (UK)

What does it have on their death registration/cert?

Is this his death?:

393/1874 SCHLICHTWIG Adam no parents names, born GERM, spouse Augusta SILLBERG, aged46

Marriage:

4222/1861 SCHLECHTWEG Edward Adam Elia to Auguste ZIELBERG

Added: Any siblings in Australia?

Jamjar

Title: Re: Who's the mother?
Post by: majm on Saturday 30 November 19 03:46 GMT (UK)

Perhaps the passenger list for Adam's voyage to Australia may provide clues as to his parents particularly if assisted passage?


JM

Title: Re: Who's the mother?
Post by: Karen McDonald on Saturday 30 November 19 08:39 GMT (UK)

The first letter of the mother's name is (a rather beautiful) "F" - it is exactly the same as in "Farmer". The last 2 letters also look similar to the last 2 in Farmer. The middle bit could be a long and a short "s", resulting in Fasser.

Not 100% sure, though. The whole thing looks a bit distorted - as though the scan was done at an angle.

Not much idea about her first name. It could be something as simple as Mary, but I'm not convinced about the "y".

The long stroke through it is from "Christof" above, but there is also an extra stroke between the 2 names. Whether that is relevant remains to be seen...

Best regards,
Karen