Were there passports in 1845? How can I find maiden/surname of a ggg grandmother?
Magdalena Winkler 27, Wolfgang Winkler 23 and Joseph Winkler 6mo from New York Passenger List- arrival 11/20/1845. Port of Departure- Rottterdam, Ship- St Lawrence, From- Bavaria.
Magdalena's death record lists she was born in Hitzelsberg, Bairn, she died in Baltimore, MD 3/4/1852
I have birth dates as: Magdalena Abt. 1819, Wolfgang 12/1819, and Joseph 1845.
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There are two tiny localities called Hitzelsberg in Bavaria. One is in the Oberpfalz and belongs to the diocese of Regensburg. See https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/10803034 The Diocesan Archive has filmed copies of the church records, but these records are not available anyplace else. They will do research for a fee. However, the archive is currently closed for maintenance, see https://www.bistum-regensburg.de/bistum/einrichtungen-a-z/bischoefliches-zentralarchiv/ . Click on "basic information".
This Hitzelsberg belonged to the county and court of Roding. FamilySearch has filmed applications for permission to marry and other civil citizenship records. See https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=33023&query=%2Bplace%3A%22Germany%2C%20Bayern%2C%20Roding%20(BA.%20Roding)%22&subjectsOpen=695083-50 for the four entries. You could check those records for your family. Bavaria had very strict marriage permission laws. I would start with this index
INDEX 1794-1915 A No. 1-83 1794-1858
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The second Hitzelsberg belongs to the Catholic parish of Bernau. The records are freely available online at www.matricula-online.eu in the Diocese of Munich- Freising.
People who emigrated legally did receive some papers, although not necessarily a passport. Only about 50% or less emigrated legally, though.
Good luck!
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