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Topic: GERMANY: Gerngross (Read 344 times)
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scottw67
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Hi
I'm trying to find any information about Otto Gerngross and family.
According to the 1901 English Census they came to Hull, England around 1892 on the SS Esperanza.
The Census mentions two German towns Altans and Mackburk which I've had little luck in finding.
Has anyone heard of these towns or has any information regarding the Gerngross'
Thanks in advance
Scott
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Re: Gerngross
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 31 March 05 09:57 BST (UK) » |
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Hi Scott,
Welcome to RootsChat !
there is a german place name site here: http://gov.genealogy.net/index.jsp
which allows you to enter "Word beginning with ..."
Altans and Mackbuck weren't there, but
altan... gives
Altanmut Ostpreußen
and Mack... gives
Mäckelsdorf 37284, W3441 Hessen RB Kassel - Werra-Meißner-Kiels
Macken 56290, W5449 Rheinland-Pfalz RB Koblenz - Mayen-Koblenz
Mackenbach, Lohmar 53797, W5201 Nordrhein-Westfalen RB Köln - Rhein-Sieg-Kreis JO30PU
Mackenbach, Kr Kaiserslautern 67686, W6751 Rheinland-Pfalz RB Rheinhessen-Pfalz - Kaiserslautern JN39SL
Mackenbrede, Leopoldshöhe Nordrhein-Westfalen - - JO41IX
Mackenbruch, Oerlinghausen Nordrhein-Westfalen - - JO41IX
Mackendorf 38459, W3331 Niedersachsen RB Braunschweig - Helmsfedt JO52MI
Mackenheim 69518 Hessen - - JN49JN
Mackenheim 67390 JN38SE
Mackenmühle 91785, W8835 Bayern RB Mittelfranken - Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Mackenbach or Mackenbruch are possibilities (swallow the 'en' !)
I don't know if any of that means anything to you (geographically) so a question for you: has anybody ever said anything about which area of Germany, )North, South, Bavaria, etc) he came from ??
Another thought: Mackbuck could be Magdeburg, the G is pronounced so hard that it could be heard as a K
Any info. you have, share it with us !! (please !)
Further avenues to explore:
- did they become naturalised
- did they have to register as aliens (WW1 )
(see the threads on this board on this subject)
Good luck,
Bob
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Re: Gerngross
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 31 March 05 11:37 BST (UK) » |
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Hi
First off thanks everyone for the info and links.
I've been told that Otto and was a merchant seamen and his son Otto Ludwig was a Fisherman.
But im not sure if these were jobs they could have taken when they came to live in Hull.
According to the Ships List the Esperanza sailed from hull to the Baltic ports.
This is basically all I know of them before thay came to England.
Cheers
Scott
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