Hi Lee Ann, Long time no hear. I found a Fritz Wilcken in 1873 Hamburg Ship Cimbria, then he is with family in 1880 Milwaukee as Frederick Wilken, parents...
Hey Fritz, I don't have anything for them (Wilkins) past Fredrick whom is the father of my grandmother from Waupaca County. My grandmother was born Lillie...
The ship Cimbria departed Hamburg on 22 Oct 1873 to NY. The Hamburg Departure Manifest shows this Christopher Wilcken family from Lemlow, Pomerania. Cannot...
Hi Lee Ann, I sent 3 images, the ship Cimbria in 1873, 1880 Census, and 1900 Census. What do you think? Fritz ... luxury I ... Kruse ... nearby. So ... Western...
Hi Carol, I think I found Johann and Henriette Wilck on the ship Vangaurd from Hamburg to Quebec, departed 18 May 1854. It shows the last residence as...
Hey Fritz thanks a lot this is really cool, When I finally get to the library again I will look this up there as well. More info the better, I can go back...
To check if the correct location you can order the church book records of birth and marriages from your local Family History Center. The film number is 69205 ...
My great great grandfather immigrated from Mecklenburg-Schwerin. His declaration of intent states that he arrived in the Port of New York in May, 1858. I...
Hi Gerald, Please send me a high resolution (greater than 150 dpi or about a megabyte in size) scan of the church record you have. Please scan the church...
I am not able to make a photocopy of the church record - its a long story. We are in the process of seeing if it can be translated into English. I have not...
Hi Gerald, Will wait until you get that church record to me. That record shows the church parish and with that town Traguhn or other spelling should be found....
Hi Gerald, I think I found your Dittmann as Friedrich and Louise Dettmann in 1858. The Hamburg Index showed them on the sail ship John Bertram departing ...
Hi Gerald, One of my friends in Germany had the film for Dargun and she could not locate your Dittman birth or a marriage to a Louise or a Boemke. Very ...
Just a thought, maybe the Darguhn showing on the ship record is actually Dragun? http://www.progenealogists.com/germany/mecklenburg/meckce.htm Dragun (see also...
Another great update on Ancestry.com, the actual Hamburg Departure Manifests that shows the lists of passengers and town names are now indexed and searchable...
Dear Fritz, Just wanted to let you know I am still working on this. I went to the library over 4 weeks ago and ordered the records you gave me. The...
Carol, Fritz gave you a direct link in his email, below the text. I'll post it in full so if you aren't able to just click on it to get to Ancestry (such as ...
Carol, Since I was working on this, I did some googling on it. (I hope you don't mind; it's kinda hard to stop once I start!) I found the following that may...
Thanks Dina, Hi Carol, Let me know if you found the info. It is not easy to find if you start from scratch. But like Dina said I sent you the link to the exact...
Thanks to both of you. As many times as I looked at that record, it was just this morning that I finally saw Brig Vanguard and the May 18 date. I probably...
Hi Carol, Ok, was not sure what you meant earlier, yes the ditto marks you have to follow back to the ship name. You can also click on the SAVE button (upper...
I am searching for information on my grandfather, Henry Peter W. Kopke, husband of Dorothea Schulz of Hamburg/Altona. His father was Peter w. Kopke and his...
Hi Dorothea, Welcome to the Mecklenburg Group. Do you have any clue where Henry P.W. Kopke was born? Also do you know the aprox dates of birth and death of his...
Yes, He was born in Hamburg on June 20 1855. His parents remained in Hamburg, Peter died somewhere around 1855. His wife A. C. was listed in the Altona...
Good, and yes I see the family in the 1867 Census at Kuhs and one of the kids shows in nearby Kritzkow. So Henry (Heinrich) was probably born at Kuhs and not...
In truth, I don't know. The only documents I have is his marriage License and the birth record for their first child, Catherine. I was told by my father that...
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