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Offline Berlin-Bob

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Re: GERMANY: help needed LAUFFER
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 02 January 08 19:33 GMT (UK) »
Hopefully someone reading this topic will have access to the census page  :)

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Re: GERMANY: help needed LAUFFER
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 03 January 08 12:08 GMT (UK) »

Hi poppysmum,
I've tried to speak "soundexly" as well and came up with "süd-, sied-, syd-". But then I had another look at the posting and realised that the birthplace was German Sidfich (Deutsch-Sidfich) and it  could be a place in the areas formerly belonging to Germany or where a lot of German Aussiedlers (like Donauschwaben etc.) lived. Quite a few places do start with Deutsch-. Tried a few sites, but couldn't find anything.

mz

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Re: GERMANY: help needed LAUFFER
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 03 January 08 14:08 GMT (UK) »
Hello, Poppysmum,

I have had a look on Church records from Schleswig (a town in the North of Prussia): Maybe - so as Berlin-Bob suspected- this is real the german place like "Sidfich".
For any Schleswig- Churches  the Mormones have records and there are also census lists, but it is a hard way to read all the filmes of Church-books. But if they have a personal register, then you can find easy the name LAUFFER or you find not. If any LAUFFER in the records, then theother are not faraway!

But I am not sure, if Schleswig is the real place for your ancestors.


I wish you a Good  progress!

frankowolf from Berlin /Germany

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Re: GERMANY: help needed LAUFFER
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 03 January 08 15:39 GMT (UK) »
Hello

I have looked up the Glasgow 1901 census and found the following entry.

Listed are Henry Lauffer as Head. He is given as importer of cigars and cigarettes, owner (equivalent of self-employed today), aged 66. Place of birth is Germany (no town mentioned) and he is noted as still being a German subject - as are all members of the family!
Frances, his wife is 48.
Son Henry, 23 is a packer of muslin goods, worker.
Son Adolphus, 20 is a joiner, worker.

They were living at 299 Swanston Street in Bridgeton, Glasgow.

I hope this helps you further.

Regards
Rapunzel
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