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No help on Europe forum, can someone help in the UK.
« on: Monday 31 October 11 13:48 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
Recently discovered my Grandmothers German Birth Certificate (Elly Meyer). It is dated September 1929, Kiel. Took a while to decipher the old German handwriting to discover her fathers name as Bruno Erich Meyer, a coppersmith, who was born in 1905 (date discovered on my Grandmothers British citizenship application 1951). Her mothers name is Emmy (could be anny), Lucia Henriette, nee Hopner. Listed on the Birth Cert is an address Rathausstrasse 1, Kiel.

I have tried most websites, and found nothing of these two ancestors. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Its quite frustrating not being able to track back any further.

I attach my Grandmothers birth Cert in the hope someone can help, even a guide, How do people trace German Relatives. Is there any other forum that may be able to help. Even with the basic's.

Many Thanks,

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Re: No help on Europe forum, can someone help in the UK.
« Reply #1 on: Monday 31 October 11 13:56 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Can't help with the overseas research but was she naturalised? This is the link to the National Archives

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/naturalised-britons.htm

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Re: No help on Europe forum, can someone help in the UK.
« Reply #2 on: Monday 31 October 11 14:04 GMT (UK) »
Have you tried the Anglo-German Family History Society? www.agfhs.org.uk
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Re: No help on Europe forum, can someone help in the UK.
« Reply #3 on: Monday 31 October 11 14:17 GMT (UK) »
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: No help on Europe forum, can someone help in the UK.
« Reply #4 on: Monday 31 October 11 14:17 GMT (UK) »
To avoid duplication of replies,this is linked to this posting too,first posted 2 days ago.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,562067.msg4145170.html#msg4145170

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« Reply #5 on: Monday 31 October 11 14:33 GMT (UK) »
What posting would that be?

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Re: No help on Europe forum, can someone help in the UK.
« Reply #6 on: Monday 31 October 11 14:45 GMT (UK) »
Hi KGarrad,
Actually have records from Britain, marriage death etc. Problem is Germany. I have posted for help on the euro forum and have not one reply for two weeks. Already, on this forum four people have replied within half an hour. I assumed that having the birth cert, somebody with a German interest may help. Do they have census's do they have marriage records, is there a forum that people are aware of that I may get some help?
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« Reply #7 on: Monday 31 October 11 14:54 GMT (UK) »
Snap agadowhey,
I posted that reply as I did not know how to modify my first post. I sent the reply immediatley after I had realised my mistake.
My question to the forum is,
Helo,
Recently discovered my Grandmothers German Birth Certificate (Elly Meyer). It is dated September 1929, Kiel. Took a while to decipher the old German handwriting to discover her fathers name as Bruno Erich Meyer, a coppersmith, who was born in 1905 (date discovered on my Grandmothers British citizenship application 1951). Her mothers name is Emmy (could be anny), Lucia Henriette, nee Hopner. Listed on the Birth Cert is an address Rathausstrasse 1, Kiel.

I have tried most websites, and found nothing of these two ancestors. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Its quite frustrating not being able to track back any further.

I attach my Grandmothers birth Cert in the hope someone can help, even a guide, How do people trace German Relatives. Is there any other forum that may be able to help. Even with the basic's.

Many Thanks

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« Reply #8 on: Monday 31 October 11 15:09 GMT (UK) »
Dear Carol,8353 ;D
The whole reason I reposted my reasonable request for help on the UK forum was that I suspected I may get help. On the euro forum I had no replies for two weeks.. Is it then not ok to ask a wider audience for help??? I recieved help within ten minutes..
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