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Offline Jacquelinemercer1

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Tracing German relatives
« on: Tuesday 03 September 13 13:19 BST (UK) »
Does anyone have any advice on how to trace family born in Germany and then came to live in England.

I am looking for parents to a John Christian Loffhogen/Loffhogan born about 1837 in Bremen, Hanover, Germany.  From his wedding bann his father is Hans Loffhogen/loffhogan and he was a goldsmith by trade.  I have looked at passenger lists without much luck, and wondered if there was a Geman listing for births, marriages and deaths etc. or if there is a website to research from.

Obviously there is not much to go on from where I have been able to get to - I have no idea when they came to England.

Any one have any ideas on how to move forward?

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Re: Tracing German relatives
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 03 September 13 14:14 BST (UK) »
There is the Anglo German Family History Society http://www.agfhs.org.uk/

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Re: Tracing German relatives
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 03 September 13 15:14 BST (UK) »
I found the marriage bans in 1863, which record the father of John Christian as 'Hants' Loffhogan

Can't find anyone called Loffhogan on any census records or travel listings either.

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Re: Tracing German relatives
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 03 September 13 15:19 BST (UK) »
The name seems to be Loffhagen. The first census he appears on is 1871 & after that he's calling himself Myers although the children were all Christened Loffhagen & married under that name.
IGI has over 37m. German birth records but there are only 2 Loffhagens.
It looks like Stan's link is the way to go.
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Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
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Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
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Re: Tracing German relatives
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 03 September 13 15:31 BST (UK) »
You could try searching the online national archives catalogue to see if he became a naturalised British citizen


http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/citizenship-and-naturalisation.htm
James Stott c1775-1850. James was born in Yorkshire but where? He was a stonemason and married Elizabeth Archer (nee Nicholson) in 1794 at Ripon. They lived thereafter in Masham. If anyone has any suggestions or leads as to his birthplace I would be interested to know. I have searched for it for years without success. Thank you.
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