Can a family connection be made between these Starck confirmation records?
119-121 have several Starcks (Carl C, Christian and Wilhelmine). I’m wondering what else is written on these confirmation records. 119 I read “son”, and possibly “Hermelsdorf” on 120. Can anyone make out any more that might establish a connection between them? Thank you.
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Or did they keep records of everyone who partook of communion on Sundays?
Exactly, that's what it is about.
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Hello @ChristinaW8
this is what I read:
119 Carl Starck Verwalter Sohn (administrator son)
120 Christian Starck des Bdel? Verwalters Stief?Sohn (adminstrator's step?son)
121 Wilhelmina Starcken des Bdelichen? Verwalters Stief?tochter (admnistrator's step?daughter)
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It is unclear to me what Bdel(ichen) means, maybe an abbreviation of a place name? I am not sure about the Stief- part; the "f" looks strange.
Are you sure that this is a list of confirmation records? It contains several widows (115,188,122).
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This is the top of the previous page. Communication in 1795.
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OK, the word is Communicanten; this means all people who participated in Holy Communion.
(in contrast to Confirmation which means the celebration before first admission to Holy Communion)
BTW: I see that this church book is from Hindenburg. Is this the Hindenburg (Kreis Naugard) in Pomerania? That would be very close to the place of my paternal ancestors, Strelow(en)hagen.
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That’s neat that our ancestors were in the same area. Mine come from Pflugrade, Wangeritz, Marsdorf, Freienwalde but I am trying to find my paternal line of this branch whose name was Stark.
Does that mean last rites? Or did they keep records of everyone who partook of communion on Sundays? Thank you so much for your ability to read these records.
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Thank you.
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