hannover-l - Nachricht 2003-09 00094

[Steve Smith <sksmith_nl(a)...]

Last time I was in Germany, I had great difficulty trying to do this.  As 
you've indicated, the house number is not like a street address.  It's 
similar to assigning a number to every house in the village, but, I can't 
tell you if there's any rhyme or reason to the numbering system.
You have to locate the maps made of the village during the time period 
you're interested in - most likely in the same State Archive where the 
parish registers are stored.  It was a few years ago when I did this, but if 
memory serves me correctly, you have to cross-reference more than one set of 
books and maps, which eventually might get you to a map of the house, which 
you then overlay on a modern map of the village.  I had to give up after a 
while.  Of course, I can only speak of my own experience - maybe it depends 
on the records available for your particular village.
This might be something better suited for a hired researcher, though they 
are expensive. I'm sure there are others out there who have a better idea of 
how this works.  Sorry I can't be of more help.
Steve


> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 20:04:54 -0700
> From: Robert Block <r.block(a)...
> To: hannover-l(a)...
> Subject: [HN] Finding location of Ancestral Home from Church record
> Reply-To: hannover-l(a)...
>
> Our ancestor's church record
>
> Venne, Osnabrück, birth/baptism 1865,
>
> says he was born at the location
>
> "Niewedde 2e" .
>
> Niewedde is a small local community right near Venne,
> where the Ev.Luth. Church for the area was located.
>
> May I assume (like some other places in those days)
> that the "2e" was a complete designation of the house
> and its location in Niewedde??
>
> And, if so, how might I find said house today??
>
> Robert Block

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