***COMPLETED*** Deciphering Help Please!

[WoodElf]

Hi,

Trying to decipher the birth place on this naturalisation record. I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure it out! All I have so far is, "near Steinau an der Oder, Breslau in the Kingdom of Prussia, Germany".

Thanks 

[Lynn H]

Hi ,  Could it be "Hessen"


                          Lynn,

[GeoffE]

Sorry, no idea

Here's a page about Steinau (now Ścinawa) http://tinyurl.com/23t8o3

Near the bottom is a list of the communities which made up the town - I don't think that your place is named

[Tati]

Hi all,

Following your link, Geoff, I'm wondering if it could be a slight misspelling of Ransen (=Ransoon?) 

[Lynn H]

That looks more like it.

                          Lynn.
 

[JAP]

I'd been searching maps etc and had come up with the same place!  Came back to post but already solved ...

Anyhow, I will post just to mention that I thought the document said Ransow - a sort of mix for the German and Polish names for the town.

The town can be found on Google maps.

German - Polish
Ransen - Reszow
Steinau an der Oder - Scinawa
Breslau - Wroclaw

Regards,

JAP

[WoodElf]

Thanks everyone for your help! I had deciphered the German-Polish naming except for Ransen, thanks again. The handwriting was so confusing I guess now I can say this task is done!

Ciao