Druk
Gone but not forgotten - RIP
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- May 28, 2004
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- Not far from Edinburgh.
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- 2011 S212 E350CDi. 1981 R107 300TurboDiesel.
Toddled along to the Scottish Registry Office with the thought that I might trace some of the family history on my fathers side. Quite a surprise to discover that my paternal granddad was of German origin and changed his name to something more Scottish sounding possibly sometime around 1914 – 1919/20.
And that’s where the trace finishes. Brick wall
What I have is:
Grandad Paul (German surname) married Grannie Georgina(Scots surname) in July 1914. He 27, her 20. Cert shows married in German name.
Both Paul’s German parents were alive then and living in Edinburgh. Paul’s marriage Cert gives father as Carl xxxxxxxx, Tweed Mill manager (retd).
Mother as Paulina xxxxxxxx (nee Schmitt)
My fathers sister born Dec 1914 (naughty granddad!) dies Mar 1919 with German surname on death cert. Cerebral meningitis.
My fathers birth cert, born 1921, has his father now with Scots surname (but with German one in brackets).
Death cert of Paul (now having Scots surname) in 1945 shows both parents as now deceased. (So someone knew of their deaths but isn’t letting on when) No death cert is on record for Carl or Paulina xxxxxxxx.
Scottish 1911 census (and earlier ones) has no trace of either Carl, Paulina or son Paul.
There is no trace of them arriving in the UK. Certainly in Scotland although it may have been to England and they then moved north for work. (tweed-mill manager).
Thoughts are that possibly they were interned during WW1 because of German origins. Maybe parents left UK after war?
Inputting their names here
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list/?page=1&countryId=1927074
comes up with no connectable direct hits.
What I need is someone with a handle on geneology who knows where and how to trace possible German connections and/or where to find lists of interned civilians.
Something someone on here will know surely?
Thanks.
And that’s where the trace finishes. Brick wall
What I have is:
Grandad Paul (German surname) married Grannie Georgina(Scots surname) in July 1914. He 27, her 20. Cert shows married in German name.
Both Paul’s German parents were alive then and living in Edinburgh. Paul’s marriage Cert gives father as Carl xxxxxxxx, Tweed Mill manager (retd).
Mother as Paulina xxxxxxxx (nee Schmitt)
My fathers sister born Dec 1914 (naughty granddad!) dies Mar 1919 with German surname on death cert. Cerebral meningitis.
My fathers birth cert, born 1921, has his father now with Scots surname (but with German one in brackets).
Death cert of Paul (now having Scots surname) in 1945 shows both parents as now deceased. (So someone knew of their deaths but isn’t letting on when) No death cert is on record for Carl or Paulina xxxxxxxx.
Scottish 1911 census (and earlier ones) has no trace of either Carl, Paulina or son Paul.
There is no trace of them arriving in the UK. Certainly in Scotland although it may have been to England and they then moved north for work. (tweed-mill manager).
Thoughts are that possibly they were interned during WW1 because of German origins. Maybe parents left UK after war?
Inputting their names here
https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list/?page=1&countryId=1927074
comes up with no connectable direct hits.
What I need is someone with a handle on geneology who knows where and how to trace possible German connections and/or where to find lists of interned civilians.
Something someone on here will know surely?
Thanks.
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