German Baptism - Help: neat handwriting but in German...

[brinda]

Hi Karen - nice to see you and thank you so much for jumping in!

So - as long as your here, in your opinion, do you think it would it be fair to assume the "spinsters" would have their maiden respective names, and the Ehefrau would have her married name? I realize that's more of a common sense question than a German/English question, I suppose I'm just looking for a second option on that point really.

Btw, yes, these people are definitely from the Harz region, so your suggestion would make perfect sense. Hmmm, I think I'll look at some of the other nearby baptismal records - maybe I can confirm with with similar entries... But in the meantime, it seems like a very likely assumption.

As for the region, I've only seen photographs of that area of Germany but the Harz mountains look particularly beautiful and pristine - especially for hiking. [By the way, my two woofers would be incredibly jealous of your woofer's hikes! What a lucky pup - is that him/her in your profile photo? He's beautiful, so regal.]

Well, between you and Dave and Liam, I've made leaps and bounds narrowing these people down. They're still mysterious to me but lot's of new leads to pursue, so we'll see.
I appreciate you chiming in -
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
-Brinda   

ps: This is a bit random, but speaking of the Harz region, any chance you are familiar with a town/village named Hahausen?

[davecapps]

Am I reading it correctly that the Priest's name is Willrich, and he is from St. Paul's Church of Hannover?

Hi Brinda

The retired Pastor Willrich from Hannover received special permission for the home baptism from the
pastorat of the St. Paul's Church

regards
Dave

[davecapps]

Heimburg im Harz is quite plausible

https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/10757060

Dave

[brinda]

Hi Dave,

Thank you for the clarifications - as always, they are very helpful.
And great link too!

Best regards,
Brinda

[Karen McDonald]

Hi Brinda,

do you think it would it be fair to assume the "spinsters" would have their maiden respective names, and the Ehefrau would have her married name? I realize that's more of a common sense question than a German/English question, I suppose I'm just looking for a second option on that point really.

That is how it would be. They will be the names they were using at the time of the event taking place, i.e. maiden names for the spinsters, and the married surname for the married lady (Hoffmann). There was no need for the maiden names of married witnesses/godparents to be recorded, so we can't know (from this document) what Eleonora's maiden name was.

Btw, yes, these people are definitely from the Harz region, so your suggestion would make perfect sense. Hmmm, I think I'll look at some of the other nearby baptismal records - maybe I can confirm with with similar entries... But in the meantime, it seems like a very likely assumption.

As for the region, I've only seen photographs of that area of Germany but the Harz mountains look particularly beautiful and pristine - especially for hiking. [By the way, my two woofers would be incredibly jealous of your woofer's hikes! What a lucky pup - is that him/her in your profile photo? He's beautiful, so regal.]

Alasdair is indeed absolutely gorgeous. (Thanks!) Not always regal, unfortunately, but in his defence, the poor lad was nearly beaten to death as a young dog in Spain - and still bears a great many scars, both physical and emotional. He is the centre of our universe and we do our very best for him.

What kind of pups do you have?

The Harz region is stunning. As I mentioned, we live less than an hour away and are often there. In fact, our last 2 holidays were spent there.  The neighbours think we're mad, booking a holiday apartment for 2 weeks in a place less than an hour from here,  but it is simply wonderful there. And if we forget something, we can come home and get it.  Last summer, we came home on the middle weekend, cut the grass, sorted some clothes out and went back to the holiday apartment for another week. I think it's great. And Ali loves it there, too.

ps: This is a bit random, but speaking of the Harz region, any chance you are familiar with a town/village named Hahausen?

Hahausen is a blink-&-you'll-miss-it place - it is miniscule. Do you have relatives from there?!

Best regards,
Karen