Margarete Charlotte Lindau

[RRYFS]

I am trying to help a friend from Germany. Her great grandmother, Margarete Charlotte Lindau (or Lindow) was born in Manchester on 08.12.1908. Her father, Herman is believed to have been interned. Margarete returned to Dortmund before 1930, when our friend's grandfather (who is still living) was born. They have never known the identity of his father. When I try to look up Margarete's birth on FindMyPast and Ancestry, there appears to be no record. Is it possible, that as German citizens, they did not have to register the birth? Any suggestions of places to look for Margarete (or her father's internment details) would be welcomed.

[Radcliff]

Her birth will still have been registered if she was born in this country


where is Margaret in 1911,if you have the census please give the details,

[crisane]

I have been looking at ths on and off all day and I am sorry but I can find nothing that helps.
There is the marriage of a Hermann Lindau in Holborn in June 1/4 1899 vol 1b page 1380 but I can't see him on the following censuses.


I used all the variations of both first and last names I could thnik of.


Do you know Margarete's mother's maiden name?

[garstonite]

I can only find a Lottie Lindow registered june qtr 1909 ...seems a bit late ...but it is Rochdale ( Manchester area )
No Margarete Lindow /Lindau /Landau /Lindoe

allan

[Radcliff]

Allan,
In the past I thought I had come across an article stating Scotland Yard held the internee records for this period,yet when I search all I can find is articles stating that records have not been kept ,?

[PaulineJ]

Do you know Margarete's mother's maiden name?

The four names on that 1899 marriage are:

Rosa Da Costa             
Joshua Jacobs          
Hermann Lindau             
Luise Schonemann   

in 1901 Holborn, widowed Joshua Jacobs is living with a sister Marie Da Costa .

[crisane]

You can google the Great War Forum then on the Home page scroll down to Home Fronts then click on At Home, next click on Places and Infrastructure and UK PoW camps.
There may be some info on there that helps.

[CaroleW]

The free 1911 index shows Lottie Lindow as the daughter of Robert & Mary Ann

[RRYFS]

Thanks everybody - not sure I've got any further, but a few leads to follow up. I've been looking through pages of Hermans on FindMyPast, but nothing yet. I have some leads to follow on internment, and have asked further questions. The marriage looks interesting, so shall see what name comes back from Germany for Herman's wife.
Thanks again

Richard