Kathe HORSTEL - Berlin Germany

[clancam37]

Looking for Kathe HORSTEL who married Harri SCHMIDT in Berlin before 1940.
They lived at Baumschulenweg, Berlin their Son born 1940.

Could their given names be diminutives for Katherine, Heinrich, Harolde?
Regards
clancam37

[garstonite]

a possible ??   mother was born 1895
https://gw.geneanet.org/munleo?n=schmidt&oc=&p=harri

[Karen McDonald]

Hi,

Harri (with "i" on the end) is pretty unusual. It's normally with a "y" here. Harry is usually the short form of Harald.

Käthe is normally the short form for Katharine/Katharina.

Is it possible that her name was Hörstel? (Hoerstel) I can't find anything on the name Horstel...

Best regards,
Karen
in Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony

[davecapps]

Had a look at the Berlin address books from 1941 to 1943
https://digital.zlb.de/viewer/cms/82/

No entries for Harri(ald) Schmidt in Berlin Baumgartenweg.
But, there is a Franz Hörstel listed, from 1941 to 1943.

Hörstel, Franz, Kaufm(ann), Merchant Baumschulenweg, Rodelbergweg.

Dave

[davecapps]

The records for Baumschulenweg are kept in the registry office Treptow-Köpenick, Berlin

According to German privacy laws the following documents are guarded for a period of:

Births  – 110 years
Mariages - 80
Deaths – 30 years

According to the registry office home page they have the following docs:

Birth certs, 1906 – present day
Marriages, 1936 – present day
Deaths, 1986 – present day

To obtain docs from the Standesamt you must provide evidence that you are eligible for application. i.e.direct descendent or relative

https://www.berlin.de/ba-treptow-koepenick/politik-und-verwaltung/aemter/amt-fuer-buergerdienste/standesamt/artikel.35843.php#historie
Contact
Standesamt
Alt-Köpenick 21
12555 Berlin
Tel.: (030) 90297-0
Fax: (030) 90297-2400
standesamt@ba-tk.berlin.de

Older documents are kept in the Landesarchiv Berlin
Landesarchiv Berlin
Eichborndamm 115 – 121
13404 Berlin
www.landesarchiv-berlin.de
Telefon: 030/90264-0

Dave

[clancam37]

Hi Karen,  Thanks for your reply.  The name is definitely spelled "Harri" Forgot to place the umlaut above the letter "o"
Thanks again for your help
clancam37

Hi,

Harri (with "i" on the end) is pretty unusual. It's normally with a "y" here. Harry is usually the short form of Harald.

Käthe is normally the short form for Katharine/Katharina.

Is it possible that her name was Hörstel? (Hoerstel) I can't find anything on the name Horstel...

Best regards,
Karen
in Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony

[clancam37]

Hi Garstonite,  Yes possible.  Will search further.  Thanks for this help.
Regards
clancam37

a possible ??   mother was born 1895
https://gw.geneanet.org/munleo?n=schmidt&oc=&p=harri

[clancam37]

HI davecapps,  Thanks for your informative reply.  Very helpful.
May have to write to the German authorities you named for help.
Many thanks.
Regards
clancam37.

Had a look at the Berlin address books from 1941 to 1943
https://digital.zlb.de/viewer/cms/82/

No entries for Harri(ald) Schmidt in Berlin Baumgartenweg.
But, there is a Franz Hörstel listed, from 1941 to 1943.

Hörstel, Franz, Kaufm(ann), Merchant Baumschulenweg, Rodelbergweg.

Dave