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"Grand godmother" ?
« on: Sunday 06 July 14 13:45 BST (UK) »
In a German birth/baptismal record from 1761 (Hutzdorf, Hessen), the child's maternal aunt is listed as her Gross Gevatterin, which I am told means "grand godmother", a term I had not heard before.  Does this mean that the child's "grand godmother" was, at the same time, the godmother of the child's mother?  I can find very little information about "grand godparents" and am wondering how common this usage was or is.  Has anyone else come across words like "grand godfather" or "grand godmother"?

Many thanks for any help.

 

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Re: "Grand godmother" ?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 07 July 14 23:56 BST (UK) »
There are other "Großgevatter" in Hessian church books,

some were grand uncles, one was uncle, younger than the father.

"Does this mean that the child's "grand godmother" was, at the same time, the godmother of the child's mother?" - No, I don't think so. -It might be the godfather/mother No. 1,  because he/she was a direct relative.

Priests did mistakes, some were really bad in calculating ages ...

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NB: Some of my ancestors have been priests from Hesse ...
Goldschmidt; Gregory, Maude, Nancy Price, Welby (UK),
Goldschmidt > Goldsmith, Benetta, Bloom, Gillis, McDonough, Moses, Wheaton (Australia / NZ),
Spatz & Henderson (Greater London),
Herbert Spatz MC > H. Spence MC (Salisbury),
Spatz > Spence, Nichols. Kidd (Bromley > Manchester South, India),
Spatz > Spaatz (Boyertown, PA - USA),
Engel & Joly (Philadelphia, PA - USA).
Kummerer (London, Chicago & Australia).

WW1 - Cousins Killed in Action in the Australian, English, French & German Armies

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Re: "Grand godmother" ?
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 08 July 14 04:01 BST (UK) »
Thank you, Rudolf.  This is helpful.

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