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Europe / Re: German Pork Butchers in Britain
« on: Monday 06 February 17 10:39 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Gill and Histres, Many thanks for your efforts.  I have a little data from Ancestry on 5 Plank family members. They were the offspring of  a George Michael (Friedrich) Plank (1852-1894) and Katharina Margaret Busch (1843-?).

As far as I can determine, in order of age the siblings were:

Maria Margaretha Plank (b 1875 - ?)
Carl Plank (1876-1972)
August Plank (1890-1882)
Georg Plank (1881-1883)
Friedrich Plank (1884-1956)  - my great grandfather.

Carl and Friedrich came to the UK together around 1898 and were Pork Butchers in Sheffield by the 1901 and 1911 censuses. I had always assumed they were farmers prior to arriving in the UK but may well be wrong. Of particular interest to me is what became of the eldest sibling Maria Maria Margaretha and her mother Katherina after the boys left Germany.  I cannot find much at all to go on there.

I have a number of marriage and baptismal records form Ancestry but find the gothic script a little difficult. There are two ladies called Katherina M Busch which complicates things, born in 1843 and 1846 respectively.  I have baptismal records for both (Weikersheim) and also a marriage record for another (Hollenbach)

with very best wishes,

James

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Europe / Re: German Pork Butchers in Britain
« on: Monday 06 February 17 09:11 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for that- just one more post then I can PM people!

James

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Europe / Re: German Pork Butchers in Britain
« on: Monday 06 February 17 00:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hello Everyone,

I was delighted to find this online resource which looks extremely useful. I am the great grandson of Friedrich/Fred Plank born in Hollenbach, Baden Württemberg in 1884.  He was the younger brother of Carl/Charles  Plank (b 1876) and the two brothers came over to the UK sometime around 1898. Both were pork butchers in Sheffield, with my grandfather I believe working for Gibbard's near Bramall Lane.

Looking at the database, Richard Funk has entered some data for a Charles Plank which is definitely Fred's brother.  I was intrigued to see the entry :  -Assisting Friedrich SCHONHUT (c.1868) - 1891.  This must have been prior to leaving Germany which I would be very interested in hearing more about.  Also, I wonder if the Friedrich Plank entered by Histres is my greatgrandfather or a distant relative? Happy to pass on what information I have.

We are visiting Hollenbach in a week's time so any further information on the Plank Brothers would be much appreciated.

kind regards, James

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