Transcription

The record

Document: Two pages. Page 1: left-hand page 161 of the 1843 marriage register of the Evangelische Kirche Vaihingen an der Enz (German Kurrent script, photocopy). Page 2: Ancestry.com index printout for the same marriage, with a caption added by the compiler of the family booklet.

Language: German (page 1); English (page 2)

Transcription conventions: on printed forms, pre-printed text is set in roman and handwritten entries in \italic\; wholly handwritten registers and lists are set in roman. Square brackets mark editorial matter: [?] follows an uncertain reading, [illegible] marks unread text, [blank] marks an unfilled field, and bracketed descriptions record stamps, marks, and annotations. Spelling, abbreviation, and capitalisation follow the original; nothing is corrected. On census and register pages that carry many unrelated entries, the page heading and the target household or entry are transcribed in full; the extent of what is and is not transcribed is stated on each page.

Page 1: marriage register, page 161, 1843

[Page number, upper left:] 161 [Year, centre:] 1843.

[Printed column heads:] Zahl der Trauungen. | Namen des Bräutigams und der Braut. | Stand, Charakter, Profession, Aufenthalts-Ort, Religion. | Eltern. | Ledig, geschieden oder verwittwet, in beiden letztern Fällen auch der Name des geschiedenen oder gestorbenen Gatten.

English translation of the table: Column heads: Number of marriages. | Names of the bridegroom and bride. | Status, character, profession, place of residence, religion. | Parents. | Single, divorced or widowed; in the latter two cases, also the name of the divorced or deceased spouse. Row 1: Jacob Friedrich Bauer, citizen and master cooper [?] in Vaihingen, Evangelical religion; parents Mr. Michael Bauer, citizen and cooper [?] in Vaihingen an der Enz, and his wife Rosina Barbara nee Wurth; single. Christina Magdalena nee Rau, unmarried citizen [?] of Vaihingen an der Enz, Evangelical religion; parents Mr. Johann Wendel Rau, citizen and [trade illegible] here, and his wife Friederica nee Bachele; single. Row 2: Gottlieb Friedrich Schneller, citizen and master tailor here, Evangelical religion; parents Mr. Johann Jacob Schneller, citizen and master tailor here, and his wife Christina Catharina nee Ott; single. Anna Barbara nee Schmid, [status illegible] citizen here, Evangelical religion; parents Johann Georg Schmid, citizen and [trade illegible] in Schwieberdingen [?], and his wife Anna Barbara nee Veit [?]; [illegible]. Row 3, entry 13: Christoph Samuel Knoll, citizen and [trade illegible] here, widower, Evangelical religion; parents Mr. Jacob Knoll, citizen and vinedresser here, and his wife Margaretha Eva Rosina nee Wolfheimer [?]; widower of Eva Margaretha nee Kling [?], died 29 April 1842. Johanna nee Kozle [?], of here, Evangelical religion; parents Mr. Leonhard Kozle [?], citizen and [trade illegible] here, and his wife Margaretha Elisabetha nee Gossele [?]; [illegible]. Row 4, entry 14: Johann Elias Hey [?], soldier in the 3rd Infantry Regiment, citizen and vinedresser here, Evangelical religion; parents Mr. Jacob Heinrich Hey [?], citizen and vinedresser here, and his wife Eva Barbara nee Bauß [?]; single. Regina nee Heckeler [?], of here, Evangelical religion; parents Johann Heckeler [?], citizen and master joiner here, and his first wife Margaretha Regina nee Werner; single. Row 5, entry 15: Johann Friedrich Bauß [?], soldier in the 3rd Infantry Regiment, citizen and vinedresser here, Evangelical religion; parents [illegible] Johann Jacob Wied [?], citizen and vinedresser here, and his wife Maria Catharina nee Bauß [?]; single. Maria Magdalena nee Groß, of here, Evangelical religion; parents Georg Friedrich Groß, citizen and [trade illegible] here, and his wife Johanna Maria nee Conz [?]; single.

Page 2: Ancestry.com index

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[Caption added by the booklet compiler, italic:] German Lutheran marriage records contain the names of both the bride and groom’s parents. They also contain the dates of birth for both the bride and groom. This made it very easy to determine lineages for Fredericka Bauer Wesemann and Caroline Weiss Knoll. Above is an example of an online transcription from ancestry.com. Original records are extremely difficult to read. because they are written in German Cursive from that time period and many are illegible due to age and poor copy methods.

Transcriber’s notes

Page 1 is only the left half of the register opening. The marriage dates, and the entry numbers for the first two couples, are on the facing page or cut off in the photocopy; the index supplies 29 October 1843.

Abbreviations: B. = Bürger (citizen); ux. = uxor (wife); n. = nata (née); Mg. = Maria or Margaretha, uncertain here; Mr. = Meister; a/d. Enz = an der Enz; ev. Rel. = evangelischer Religion. “Würthin” is the feminine form of the surname Würth.

Place conflict: the register entries place both families in Vaihingen an der Enz, and the page is headed as a Vaihingen register in the booklet; the Ancestry index gives the marriage place and custodian as Enzweihingen. Enzweihingen was a separate parish in Oberamt Vaihingen. Which register this page belongs to should be confirmed from the film or Archion image.

Readings of trades are uncertain throughout; the Küfer/Küfermeister reading for Michael and Jacob Friedrich Bauer should be checked, especially since the 1860 and 1880 U.S. censuses call Frederick Bauer a brush maker and brush dealer.

Entry 13 (Christoph Samuel Knoll) is recorded because the surname matches the Knoll line; nothing on this page connects him to the Marktleuthen Knolls.

Bride’s mother: the register reads Bächele; the booklet’s family group sheet gives Friederike Buchele. Same name, variant spelling.