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COULD ANY KIND PPL IN EITHER ENGLAND OR SCOTLAND DO A DEATH ENTRY CHECK FOR ME FOR A LOUIS VENDT d.1915 WAS LISTED AS DYING IN LONDON BUT HAD BEEN IN LONDON/SCOTLAND. HE WAS SUPPOSIDLY BORN IN LONDON 1848, CAME TO NEW ZEALAND 1868, I HAVE NO IDEA ON WHAT SHIP. THEN HE JOINED THE SALVATION ARMY HERE IN NZ AND WENT BACK TO UK AND GOT STRANDED THERE, NO MONEY TO GET BACK HERE. I WOULD APPRECIATE INFO ON ANY VENDTS INFO ANYONE COULD FIND AND i WOULD BE HAPPY TO RESEARCH ANYTHING HERE IN NZ IN RETURN. tHANKS VERY MUCH

There are no deaths for the surname ''Vendt'' in Eng/Wales at all between 1866 and 1920!! Maybe he died in Scotland? Is the spelling certain? Merry

Have just checked family relatives site no death records for a Louis Vendt during the years 1914-1920 Sheila

Karlene I have just looked on the site for people who died during WW1 and although there was no Louis Vendt there was an entry for his son.... Casualty Details Name: VENDT, AUBREY LEONARD Initials: A L Nationality: New Zealand Rank: Private Regiment: Auckland Regiment, N.Z.E.F. Unit Text: 1st Bn. Age: 25 Date of Death: 20/06/1917 Service No: 12/2865 Additional information: Son of Louis and Emily Margaret Vendt, of Victoria Rd., Avondale, Auckland. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Cemetery: MESSINES RIDGE (N.Z.) MEMORIAL Georgina.

Wow you guys are quick, hehehe Then I just remembered it is daytime for you there. The surname spelling is correct yes as it is my maiden name. Apparently the original is German in origin and was Von Ludvig Vendt. He's a bit of a mystery is old Louis/Ludvig Vendt. Thanks very much for your fast reply, I appreciate that and it was worth a shot.

Karlene could this be his birth registration???? Births Mar 1848 VANN_D Louis St Geo Han _qr 1 11 Georgina

Hey Georgina, Thanks for that, I have extensive info on my Great uncle Aubrey including all his military records. Your help is appreciated Thanks

Ummmmm, I wouldn't think so. I haven''t seen any variation on the name besides Vendt or Von Ludvig Vendt sorry. You know for an uncommon name it's damn hard to research haha.

Hi Karlene In the Scottish records the name Vendt only comes up once. That is in 1901 census and is C Vendt a cook on board a German ship docked in Greenock. Margaret

Kia Ora Karlene :-) This doesn't help much - but if the name was German I would have thought the actual spelling would be Ludwig (pronounced Ludvig). The spelling Ludvig, I have seen more applied to Nordic born males - Denmark etc. And then in full in this order: 'Louis or Ludwig von Vendt'. The 'von' which could also be 'Van', and the 'v' in Vendt could be spoken with a softer 'v' than we say, almost an 'f' sound. The surname could be considered as von Vendt, or Vendt depends who is recording it and where/how - & you can perhaps imagine how an English speaking person, in Census or Register office may interpret the name - vonvent , fonvent, fent, it goes on! I had a look at the image of the 1848 birth posted by Georgina, and played about with it adjusting the colours etc - it looks like 'Vanned' to me. And 'Vanned' would be an acceptable Englishman's idea for the word 'Vendt' - particularly if Louis/Ludvig's parents were not English and had accents. I certainly wouldn';t discount this birth - it's the correct place and timeframe and failing all else would give it a go. The 1851 Census has nothing that I can see on Index Search.....do you happen to know anything about the parentage or siblings of Louis? Cheers Anne

Thanks for that find Margaret, I will certainly keep that lil tidbit aside for further research.

Kia Ora Anne, Wow, that is some info you have there Anne. Very interesting. Old Louis is the family enigma. All I know is that originally the name was von ludvig vendt, from Germany. Here's what I have: Bertram von ludvig vendt born Prussia, 1828 'Removed' from Germany to England. 1848 Louis born in Hackney, London. Parents were Louis and Annika (nee: Garth or Caarth) Siblings unknown. Had been in New Zealand for 7months before marrying Emily Corles in Aug 1884. 1914 Louis joined the Salvation Army trying to get back to Germany to fight in the war, Hello????? raises questions. got as far as England, met and lived with a Sally, wrote to daughters in NZ for money to get back to NZ, they said no, went to Scotland? stranded couldn't get home. We cannot find a death cert for him here. Then to confuse matters entirely. I have found an application for naturalization papers for a Ludvig Vendt for 1911, he was 61 yrs at the time which means he was born around 1950, BUT this one is stated as being from Germany and being resident in NZ for 40 yrs. I am wondering if Louis and Ludvig are one in the same. If not they are so similar in age, twins, close siblings who knows. The whole Germany/England thing is what is confusing here.

dont have any info for you sorry, but dont forget that the entries are only as good as the transcriber. My family of haras were down as Hard. Why didnt I think of that? lol