Translation Request: I am asking for your help in finding a Birth Record and translating it.
I am trying to document that Fryderyk Wilhelm Elgert, by finding Fryderyk’s Birth Record, is Adam Elgert Sr’s father (1879-1973; Adam’s Birth Record indicates Fryderyk was his father; side note, he also was my grandfather).
Fryderyk Elgert’s birthdate and place is: 1846; Neustadt Thorn, Thorn, West Preussen (West Prussia), Deutschland (Germany), Poland. I am trying to located Fryderyk Birth Record (downloadable); I believe I have gotten to the correct place, i.e., Kirchenbuch, 1605-1944, Evangelische Kirche Neustadt Thorn (KrSt. Thorn); “A camera icon indicates items that are digitally available online,” yet they are not accessible to me! Furthermore, I need it to be translate from German or Polish into English to be able to read the information. Thank you in advance for your help.
Sincerely,
(name removed)
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Have you tried searching familysearch.org as there is a birth record of Friedrich Wilhelm Elgert
GCLG-2HF original birth record in his sources, attached to his entry, showing his parents, translated from German and listing seven of his siblings.
Friedrich Wilhelm Elgert's Parents and SiblingsName
Friedrich Wilhelm Elgert
Birth Date
8 Dec 1846
Father's Name
Father's Sex
Male
Mother's Name
Mother's Alias
Schulz
Mother's Sex
Female
Event Type
Baptism
Event Date
4 Jan 1847
Event Place
Thorn, Thorn, Westpreußen, Preußen, Deutschland
Event Place (Original)
Thorn, , Thorn, West Preussen, Deutschland
Page Number
320
Affiliate Name
Staatliche Archivverwaltung Der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik
Church Name
Evangelische Kirche Neustadt Thorn (KrSt. Thorn)
Note
Taufen 1832-1848
Open AllMichael ElgertFatherMEuphrosyneMotherF
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Hello Eppich Maria,
Thank you so much for your rapid reply!
I guess what surprised me the most is how the information is presented; quite a different format, when compared to the typical birth, marriage, and death records associated with Germans living in Poland / Russia Poland. (In fact, shortly I plan to submit Friedrich’s wife’s Aldofina Jops/Japs Birth Record, which I have, for translation.)
Using familysearch.org, how/where to place “Friedrich Wilhelm Elgert” to find his birth record? Am I missing something? Because I have looked at the information you provided in your answer.
THANK YOU for answering my question!
Sincerely,
(name removed)
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I do not speak or write German. You were fortunate that I came across this record which seems to answer your question. If you have other records in German to be translated, you may contact people in German Community.
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@KElgert Mod note: Community is a public online forum. For your privacy, your post was edited to remove a name that is not part of your username. Please see the Community Code of Conduct for more details.
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If you have difficulty finding this birth record, you may try the following:
- sign into familysearch.org - go to
- Family Tree -
- Go down to Find -
- enter for ID: GCLG-2HF
- it will take you to
- Friedrich Wilhelm Elgert
- click on his Sources - you will find there scan of his actual birth record
- click on Details to go back to entry on
- Friedrich Wilhelm Elgert
- you will see on the right his parents, his entry in their family, and his several siblings
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