oldenburg-l - Nachricht 2007-08 00065

[Bill HINTE <whinte(a)froggy.com.au>]

Hi Marilyn.
                 I think you will be very lucky indeed to find records from 
the 1600's, the "German nation" did not make  civil record keeping 
compulsory until around the mid 1800's.I have to say even then a lot of the 
"Obligation of law" was very spasmodic, country wide.

              Most Churches up until that time often only recorded 
"Baptism's" to show the various higher Church officials(Bishops) the 
Pastors/Ministers/Priests, were in fact doing a good job in bringing the 
heathens to Christianity, not many recorded the parent's data or even the 
birth date of the convert. There were some exception, although very few. One 
exception that may give you some data was the records kept by 
"Properties/farms/Villages" of able bodied men , eligible for service in the 
army or for the service of the local "Royalty". These records are sometimes 
found in the state archives in various regions, however they are rare, as 
most regions were Governed  as Dukedoms or Principalities or even still 
tribal as in villages? One other record that may assist you was the Tax 
records for property owners, again these may be found in some state 
archives, however unless you ancestor was a property owner these will not 
assist.
             I scored a record that was from left field in searching for 
some data, the local School still existed & had records dating back to the 
late fifteen hundreds. I do not think that this one is usual in any way, 
just lucky for once as the town records did not start till 1720!

               Kindest regards Bill HINTE
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mstulken(a)wi.net>
To: "Oldenburg-L" <oldenburg-l(a)genealogy.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 12:46 PM
Subject: [OL] Moorriem?


> Hello!
>
> I have just learned that my 6-great grandfather went to Remels from
> Moorriem, which is near Elsfreth.
>
> Would Moorriem/Elsfreth be part of Oldenburg?  And, if so, how far back
> would the records for that place go?  My ancestor was born in the late
> 1600s.
>
> Thank you kindly,
> Marilyn in Wisconsin
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