FRANCE: Maurer & Muntce from Alsace

[Dof]

I was hoping to get advice on how to find where these relatives came from. But having read the notice boards for French and German  Immegrants I am doubting this will not be easy if not impossible
Philippe Maurer and his wife Madileine Muntce came from Alsace to New Luce, Wigtownshire. Their son Philippe may have been born in New Luce or
Alsace  But did marry Elizabeth McDowall in New Luce on 2 Nov 1877 by which time his father was deceased
I don't suppose anyone has any connections with either side of this family on the continent?

[Manchester Rambler]

You could try contacting the Centre Départemental d'Histoire des Familles at Guebwiller, which covers genealogy in Alsace: http://www.cdhf.net/fr/

Maurer is a fairly common name in Alsace, and apparently the family may have oriinally migrated there from Switzerland.  The name means "mason". 

Muntce looks to me like an anglicisation of Munz, or something similar, but that's just a guess....

Rambler

[Dof]

Thanks for that   I'll try and contact them though my franglaise is terrible
 At the moment I'm getting bombarded with too much info for an old brain to take in at once. Ill need to stop asking questions
Thanks again  Dof

[Dof]

I've tried contacting CDHF and there are times when Google asks me if I want a Translation which I do, and other times it does not (Not so handy!!!!!!!!!!Can some one tell me how to obtain translations all the time?
What am I doing wrong?

Dof

[Dof]

I've found out to do it and in case there is any one out there as slow as I am with this technology I'll explain:-
Go to "Google Language Tools" and then "Translate Web Page" and enter the site you want translated.
Dof

[caro1903]

I was hoping to get advice on how to find where these relatives came from. But having read the notice boards for French and German  Immegrants I am doubting this will not be easy if not impossible
Philippe Maurer and his wife Madileine Muntce came from Alsace to New Luce, Wigtownshire. Their son Philippe may have been born in New Luce or
Alsace  But did marry Elizabeth McDowall in New Luce on 2 Nov 1877 by which time his father was deceased
I don't suppose anyone has any connections with either side of this family on the continent?

Actually I am a Maurer, and i just learnt that my family is originated from Alsace do you know any Philippe Maurer which live in Charvenay, France?

[jorose]

Hi Caro,

Dof will hopefully be notified that you have posted here. Do you believe you are related (e.g., did your Maurer's also move to Scotland?). If not, it might be best to split your message off to make a separate post.

I cannot find a place called Charvenay in Alsace - there are places with similar names, e.g. Chavenay in Yvelines.

The good news is that if we can locate the correct place, a lot of records are now online, including for both Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin (the two departments that make up Alsace).

jorose

[Augustine]

Hi,

When was Philipp Maurer (son) born? How old was he when he married in 1877?
Muntce is not an Alsatian name.
And where do you have this information about Charvenay (not in Alsace, I agree with Jorose).

Augustine

[GrahamSimons]

You may be able to find some help by posting on www.genealogie.com - I have been greatly helped there.