They were made orpans 1841 Barkhausen wittlage kingdom of Hanover.

My great great grandmother was made an orphan in 1841.

Question: what happened to orphans in that time period and location?

Data: Parents :

 Christoph Heinrich Mithöfer

 born 23 April 1792

Rabber, Wittlage, Osnabruck Hannover.

Died: 23 Dec 1841

Barkhausen wittlage. Hannover

Married: to 

Anna maria Eleonore Mönch

Born Jan 1798

Died 23 March 1840

Rabber, buried barkhausen

Children:

1. Johann Friedrich

1 Sept 1820

Died 27 june 1898

Married Lena Tietjen

1859

Died 30 Dec 1920

2. Anna Maria Elisabeth*

Born: 4 Dec 1820 Barkhausen

Died 21 Aug 1909 LaGrange, missouri usa

Married Johann Friedrich Hehmeyer

Born 13 Nov 1823 Essen

Died 7 Sept 1907 LaGrange Missouri

3. Maria Eleonora 

24 nov 1825 Barkhausen

Died 7 Dec 1825 barkhausen

4. Anna Maria Elisabeth

Born 18 Dec 1826 Barkhausen

Died 1890

Married Johann Friedrich Fricke

3 April 1826

Marriage date 5 Nov 1852

5. Marie Clare 

1 feb 1830

Died 7 Feb 1830 barkhausen

6. Maria Jetta

18 Sept 1831

Died?

7. Ernst Friedrich

Born 21 june 1834

Died 5 June 1839

8.Clamor Friedrich

23 January 1835

Died ?

9. Jobst Heinrich

23 March 1840

Died 13 Feb 1852.

I think there mother died in child birth.

The orphans are #1, 2, 4, 6?, 8? 9.

How would i find records to show what happened to the orphans.

Note the grand parents are dead.church they went to was in Barkhausen. Probably lutheran

Thank you for any help provided.