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Debra

Debra Report 7 Feb 2008 20:37

I'm trying to find out how I can trace Katherina Schwachler's German roots. All I know from the 1881 census is that she was a 21 yr old servant to a German pork butcher (Kuch) in North Shields, Northumberland. She married a John Clark in 1884 in Sunderland, reg. as Swachler. Would their marriage certificate record her parents' names and her town of birth? I would really appreciate any leads as she was my Gr.Gr.Grandmother and my Dad is very keen to know more about the German connection.
Thanks Debra.

Kate

Kate Report 7 Feb 2008 20:42

Ive only ever bought one marriage cert in England it was my gt gt granparents in 1859 and no parents names were listed, only stated that they were of full age. its different here in Scotland, the certificates give a whole lot more information.

Penelope

Penelope Report 7 Feb 2008 20:50

Hi there Have you tried to do a search on Familysearch.com I have found it great for free info like that and they have things from all over the world so you can search German records that they have stored I have had a quick look and it registered her surname so you may be in luck
regards Penny

Debra

Debra Report 8 Feb 2008 11:52

Thanks Kate and Penny. I have tried familysearch and all it listed is the1881 census entry in England and found her marriage on freebmd. I have seen their childrens' Christening transcriptions in my local search library. It seems she never sought British citizenship as she was listed as a German national in 1901! Sunderland Reg office said if I could find which area of Germany she was from, they could put me in touch with the relavant German office. Sources on the net suggest The Tyrol or Bavaria in southern Germany. I even found a Herman Schwachler in New York census 1880 but then drew a blank. Regards Debra.

Heather

Heather Report 8 Feb 2008 11:55

Deb, buy the marriage certificate - it should give her fathers name and occupation and may well add where he lived. (Cant understand why Kates English marriage cert didnt give the fathers details)

I should also look for a connection to the Butcher - it seems likely the family would have known him before she came over to work for him - indeed he may be a relative. Check his name out too.

Have you found her in later census - it may give more detail of her place of birth. Then there are immigration records and shipping records - try National Archives.

Who is this? Have you found a connection? Could it be a child of Katherina? Id have to buy the birth cert if I were you!
: Georgina Schwachler
Birth: abt 1881
Death: Sep 1881 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear


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Births Sep 1881
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Schwachler Georgina Newcastle T. 10b 136