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Kuhfahl

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Robyn

Robyn Report 8 Jun 2020 02:53

I'm trying to find out more about Wilhelm and Sophia Kuhfahl born around 1812, left Prussia and came to England. They are my g/g grandparents

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jun 2020 08:06

Posting what comes up

WILHELM
Last name KUHFAHL
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1816
Age 60
Death quarter 3
Death year 1876
District Dewsbury
County Yorkshire
Volume 9B
Page 416
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials
Collections from Great Britain, England

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jun 2020 08:06

Wilhelm
Last name Kuhfahl
Birth year -
Death year 1876
Burial year 1876
Burial date 01 Oct 1876
Church Christ Church
Denomination Anglican
Place Liversedge
County Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Country England
Record set National Burial Index For England & Wales
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from Great Britain, England
Huddersfield & District Family History Society

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jun 2020 08:09


1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Kershaw Street, Liversedge, Dewsbury, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England

William Kuhfahl Head - Male 59 1812 - Germany
Sophia Kuhfahl Wife - Female 59 1812 - Germany
Hannah Kuhfahl Daughter - Female 22 1849 - Germany
Robert Kuhfahl Son - Male 20 1851 - Germany
Eda Kuhfahl Daughter - Female 17 1854 - Germany
William Kuhfahl's Census Details
Details taken from the original census record.


So they have come to the U.K. after 1854

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jun 2020 08:10

Sophia
Last name Kuhfahl
Gender Female
Marital status -
Occupation -
Event year 1875
Birth year -
Age at death -
Burial year 1875
Burial date 24 Dec 1875
Burial place Liversedge, York, England
Place Liversedge
County Yorkshire
Country England
Record set England Deaths & Burials 1538-1991
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Burials
Collections from England, Great Britain
Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jun 2020 08:15

Hannah married as Anna

Marriages Mar 1879
HEATON Achsah Dewsbury 9b 687
Kelley Fairfax Dewsbury 9b 687
Kuhfahl Anna Dewsbury 9b 687
Oldfield Alfred Dewsbury 9b 687

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jun 2020 08:26

In the U.K. by 1861 !

Ida Rupfall
[Ida Kuhfahl]
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: 1854
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: William Rupfall
Mother's name: Sophia Rupfall
Gender: Female
Where born: Preußen, Labywedel
Civil Parish: Addingham
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
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Registration district: Skipton
Sub-registration district: Addingham
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 80
Piece: 3190
Folio: 46
Page Number: 16
Household Members:
Name Age
William Rupfall 49
Sophia Rupfall 49
William Rupfall 19
Mary Rupfall 16
Ann Rupfall 13
Hubart Rupfall 10
Ida Rupfall 7

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jun 2020 08:32

They may have been using parts of their Christian names


Johann Friedrich Jacob WILHELM Kuhfahl
Gender: männlich (Male)
Marriage Age: 26
Event Type: Heirat (Marriage)
Birth Date: abt 1814
Marriage Date: 12 Mai 1840 (12 May 1840)
Marriage Place: Salzwedel, Sachsen (Saxony), Deutschland (Germany)
Father: Johann Andreas Kuhfahl
Mother: Dorothea Christiane Kuhfahl
Spouse: Johanna SOPHIA Giese
Parish as it Appears: Salzwedel
City or District: Salzwedel
Page Number: 4;5

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jun 2020 08:32

They may have been using parts of their Christian names


Johann Friedrich Jacob WILHELM Kuhfahl
Gender: männlich (Male)
Marriage Age: 26
Event Type: Heirat (Marriage)
Birth Date: abt 1814
Marriage Date: 12 Mai 1840 (12 May 1840)
Marriage Place: Salzwedel, Sachsen (Saxony), Deutschland (Germany)
Father: Johann Andreas Kuhfahl
Mother: Dorothea Christiane Kuhfahl
Spouse: Johanna SOPHIA Giese
Parish as it Appears: Salzwedel
City or District: Salzwedel
Page Number: 4;5

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 8 Jun 2020 08:34

Son William!

Johann Ernst Wilhelm Kuhfahl
Event Type: Taufe (Baptism)
Birth Date: 27 Apr 1843
Baptism Date: 25 Mai 1843 (25 May 1843)
Baptism Place: Salzwedel, Sachsen (Saxony), Deutschland (Germany)
Father: Johann Kuhfahl
Mother: Sophia Kuhfahl
Legitimacy: Ehelich
Parish as it Appears: Salzwedel
City or District: Salzwedel
Page Number: 28;29