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Can anyone here read old German records please?

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Janet

Janet Report 30 Aug 2018 18:11

I have been puzzling over this all afternoon - my gt grandparents' names are Johann George Gobel and Carolina Gottliebin (both Christian names I believe).

Johann George is in column 1, no idea about col.2, his parents' names are in col. 3.
His father's name looks like Grimmy to me, but I don't believe it can be that :) No idea what German name is near to that. His mother's name is Barbara, maiden surname looks to me like Bok (maiden name is after what looks like "y").

In the next row, col.3: her mother's name is transcribed as Maria Gottliebin nee Lind, but I believe it is Lindenmaier (or Lindenmajer). I still haven't worked out her father's name, the best I can do is Johann, possibly Friedrich, surname Schif or Schoch. I have found both those surnames in records of their children's births.

Why oh why, with German great grandparents, was I not encouraged to learn the German language?

Jan

malyon

malyon Report 30 Aug 2018 16:44

what is the name i cannot make it out

Janet

Janet Report 30 Aug 2018 14:48

I have found the record of my 2nd gt grandparents' marriage, but cannot decipher their parents' names; I don't think the names have been transcribed correctly, and wondered if anyone could help me. This is the relevant section:

http://prntscr.com/kookwk

Many thanks,

Jan