Birth reference search Pomerania Poland

[Keston]

Hi,

I am wondering if Someone can help me with this one please.

I am searching for a birth reference for Friederiche Wilhelm Wellm.  Born 1870, Bodenwinkel, East Prussia.

After a search I have found this is now in Poland near Gdańsk and that the Polish name of the town or village is Katy Rybackie.

I have found the Genetela and other sites for searching for Polish records but have not had any luck in finding him.

Indications I have are that his parents may have been Friederiche Wilhelm Wellingtonians and Wilhelmine Justine Gabriel with a number of further generations going back.

It would be good if possible to Comfirm this by finding some records.

Many thanks for all your help,
Keston.

[davecapps]

Hi Keston

are you sure the names are right Wellm.
fathers name Wellingtonians
Dave

[davecapps]

Hi
here´s the Wellm family

http://www.online-ofb.de/famreport.php?ofb=proebbernau&lang=en&modus=&ID=I15332&nachname=WELLM

This is Friedrich Wilhelms father / mother / grandparents.

if you need help with the translating let me know.

I´ll post other finds i have later

btw. do you have an Ancestry subscription or a family tree on Ancestry?

Dave

[davecapps]

I have come across some different spellings of the name: in the church records Wöllm in the registry office records Wellm or Wilm

[davecapps]

this is the site for west prussian family research.

http://www.westpreussen.de/cms/ct/ortsverzeichnis/details.php?ID=663

Here they state the prot. church for Bodenwinkel was in Steegen.

The church in Steegen has a model ship donated by Fryderyk Wilhelm Wellm in 1872.

[davecapps]

The church in Steegen

[davecapps]

Hi Keston

i have found the baptism record for Friedrich Wilhelm
born 20 Mar 1871 in Bodenwinkel, baptised 2 Apr 1871

Also records of 3 Siblings:
Hermann Gustav, born 1868 - Carl Otto, born 1873 - Helene Auguste, born 1886
the marriage record of his parents: Friedrich Wilhelm Wellm and Wilhelmine Gabriel
the marriage record of his grandparents: Johann Gabriel and Erdmuth Schwich

Let me know when your ready

Regards
Dave

[Keston]

Hi,

I am very sorry for the delay with my reply to your messages.  I had not realised that I had received them.

Many thanks for this information.  It has helped me to link the family back to Europe.  The pictures of the model ship from the church at Steegen are particularly interesting.  Based on what I can glean by looking now at other records on Ancestry, Friedriche Wilhelm Wellm (b. 1837), who was the father of the Friedriche Wilhelm Wellm (b. 1871), was a fisherman. Am I correct about this? I understand that this would be why he gifted the ship to the church possibly?

His son Friedriche born in 1871, emigrated to New Zealand, originally I think as crew on board a ship.

Many thanks for the work you have put into searching on this for me and sorry once again I have taken so long to reply,
Keston.

[davecapps]

Hi Keston,

the text says he was a fisherman, but

looking at the childrens records I have found he is stated as being the following.

Birth Hermann 1868 /  Einwohner – day worker
Marriage Hermann 1898 / Bauunternehmer – building contractor

Birth Friedrich Wilhelm 1871 / Einwohner – day worker
Marriage Friedrich Wilhelm 1867 / Einwohner – day worker

Birth Carl Otto 1873  / Einwohner – day worker
Marriage Carl Otto 1899 / Zimmerman – Carpenter

Birth Helene Auguste 1886  / 
Death Helene Auguste 1888 / Einwohner – day worker

I have found numerous documents that may help.
Let me know exactly what you have (or don´t have) and i´ll see what i can dig up

Regards
Dave