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Re: Ferdinand and Frederick Grott - Danzig, Prussia
« Reply #9 on: Monday 29 February 16 17:04 GMT (UK) »
Hi Didi,

has he been lutheran, reformed or roman-catholic?

Regards Rudolf
Goldschmidt; Gregory, Maude, Nancy Price, Welby (UK),
Goldschmidt > Goldsmith, Benetta, Bloom, Gillis, McDonough, Moses, Wheaton (Australia / NZ),
Spatz & Henderson (Greater London),
Herbert Spatz MC > H. Spence MC (Salisbury),
Spatz > Spence, Nichols. Kidd (Bromley > Manchester South, India),
Spatz > Spaatz (Boyertown, PA - USA),
Engel & Joly (Philadelphia, PA - USA).
Kummerer (London, Chicago & Australia).

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Re: Ferdinand and Frederick Grott - Danzig, Prussia
« Reply #10 on: Monday 29 February 16 18:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi Rudolf

I don't know at all, but my instinct would say Lutheran.

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Re: Ferdinand and Frederick Grott - Danzig, Prussia
« Reply #11 on: Monday 29 February 16 18:40 GMT (UK) »
Churches in Danzig (around 1840):

Lutheran:
St. Marien
St. Johann
St. Katharinen
St. Bartholomäi
St. Jacob
Heilig Geist
Heilig Leichnam
St. Trinitatis
St. Anna (Polish)
St. Barbara
St. Salvator

Reformed: 2 // French, reformed: 1 //  English, reformed: 1 // Roman-Catholic: 6

I will try to check out a towns quarter for the Grott an Ross families.
Goldschmidt; Gregory, Maude, Nancy Price, Welby (UK),
Goldschmidt > Goldsmith, Benetta, Bloom, Gillis, McDonough, Moses, Wheaton (Australia / NZ),
Spatz & Henderson (Greater London),
Herbert Spatz MC > H. Spence MC (Salisbury),
Spatz > Spence, Nichols. Kidd (Bromley > Manchester South, India),
Spatz > Spaatz (Boyertown, PA - USA),
Engel & Joly (Philadelphia, PA - USA).
Kummerer (London, Chicago & Australia).

WW1 - Cousins Killed in Action in the Australian, English, French & German Armies

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Re: Ferdinand and Frederick Grott - Danzig, Prussia
« Reply #12 on: Monday 29 February 16 22:30 GMT (UK) »
Many thanks, Rudolf - I appreciate your help very much

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Re: Ferdinand and Frederick Grott - Danzig, Prussia
« Reply #13 on: Friday 08 March 19 14:16 GMT (UK) »
I have now found out that the family name was Groth and not Grott!  It also appears that Ferdinand was actually Jacob Ferdinand Groth and his father was Jacob Abraham Groth (he was named as Frederick Grott on Ferdinand's marriage certificate).  I have been given information about Ferdinand's siblings, so I now have a more complete picture of my ancestor's family.

Ferdinand and his siblings were baptised in St Katherine's Kirche, Danzig and St Barbara's Kirche, Danzig.

It is very satisfying to find information that I had been searching for, for more than 30 years!
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