Genealogy Chat

hi everyone does anyone know how i obtain a german birth cert one of my hubbys rellies was born in germany name isaac boas in 1878 hethen went to wales and married a welsh lady.i have today to see if i can find him have paid for 1 month world deluxe membership from ancestry no luck at all and just wondered about his bith cert am now running out of ideas any suggestions would be much appreciated thankyou inadvance kerry suden

WELL!! you wont get it from the Uk. I have a german grandparent & grt grandparent & I understand that german Family Books ,as they are known , are sometimes still available but you need a german speaking researcher to find these for you. Lots were lost however in the bombing in WW2. If you know where in germany they came from its worth trying to google for that place & try to find the local priest who sometimes will help you. depends tho if he can speak English. Its a slog tho I,m told. Shirley

hi shirley no i knew for sure i would be able to get it from the uk and the other problem is i dont know which part of germany he came from because i have him in the 1901 census when he is married to annie nee williams in wales and it only says born in germany foreign subject thanks for your suggestions kerry suden

Kerry mine are on the 1891 & 1901 as born Germany British subjects,BUT I looked at Kew for their naturlisation & they did.nt take it. Was told that often what happend was the enumerator would say 'are you entitled to be here?& they would say 'yes' so they would be put down as British Subjects. They didnt do the cheaper option either of deninization. So am lost too as dont know where in Germany they came from. Shirley

hi shirley its a pain i know his fathers name as being israel boas because i got isaacs and annies marriage cert so i was hoping that i would be able to find out more but no nothing its such a shame that there isnt somewhere that people like us can look for these people i feel i have wasted money on ancestry for nothing thanks shirley maybe one day there will be more sites available to help us that need it good luck with your research kind regards kerry suden

Thanks Kerry We may get lucky ,we can only hope. Good luck to you tho. Shirley

Suggest that you contact BBC 'Who do you think you are' Last night Julian Clary seemed to have no difficulty in being given access to registers in Germany that had his g.gr.parents etc. He also seemed to get certs. from CRO a lot quicker than most people on this site. A case of not 'what you know', but 'who you know' I guess. hardened Cynic

hi eileen only just seen your suggestion i was just wondering how would i contact the bbc of who do you think you are because i dont have a clue unless you were just pulling my leg!!! lol thanks for that tip eileen kerry suden

(www.)whodoyouthinkyouare.(tv) have a number you can ring for a free guide to researching your rellies 01722 716121 or you can go to the website and order online

hi valerie thankyou very much for that tip will have a look and will find am not going to give up on this task until ive cracked it!! thanks again kerry suden

I asked the same question about a year ago and was informed that unless you are a direct relative of the individual you could not obtain information on them, ie birth/marriage certs etc - as the german law is more stricter than ours - let me know if you succeed as would be interested to know Kind regards Sue

as most of us have german rellies I think we should elect somebody foorm here to go to Germany and get a job lot we could pay their fares.

Lol could the designated researcher please go via antwerp? tongue very much in cheek!! Bob

thanks sue for letting me know that information that is a real pain its actually my husbands rellies we should be able to get them i think if the likes of julian clary can get access to them then why not the ordinary folk like us and thats a good point valerie get someone to go there and get o job lot!!! lol if i have any sucess i will let you know kerry suden