Help with Austrian locations

Jeanette Shiel

Line 26: Rudolf Schiel, age 23

Help please with reading column 8: Nationality? and column 9: Last Residence?

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Full record is here:

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8679&h=383906&tid=&pid=&queryId=59699fb4ff07b18c363ac2013cd7cfc1&usePUB=true&_phsrc=cLm8557&_phstart=successSource

Ulrich Neitzel

Hello @Jeanette Shiel

I read: German , Blumenthal

I Meyers Gazetteer you can find 20+ locations called "Blumenthal": https://s.meyersgaz.org/search?search=Blumenthal

Jeanette Shiel

Thank you!

Robert Seal_1

Hello @Jeanette Shiel,

I agree with @Ulrich Neitzel that the words are "German" and "Blumenthal".

However, if you are certain that Rudolf Shiel is from Austria, then I found one place called "Blumenthal" located in Lower Austria about 25-30 miles northeast of Vienna: https://www.tripmondo.com/austria/niederoesterreich/politischer-bezirk-gaenserndorf/blumenthal/

Jeanette Shiel

Thanks so much. Yes, he was born in Vienna so this lower location makes sense. Thank you!

Robert Seal_1

You're welcome, Jeanette!

dontiknowyou

The Blumenthal in Lower Austria may make sense but making sense is not necessarily correct. In this situation I would set no standard for the place name, and in the Reason statement not the ambiguity.

Cindy Jarvis

@Jeanette Shiel We are so glad you have joined our German community - It is a great place to get help and to help others!  We have a lot of talented, experienced participants here.

Most of the time, it is best to use "ask a question" - do this by selecting the arrow to the right of "new discussion".  Asking a question allows you to accept the answer or let us know you would like more help. (I was able to change this post to a question for you.)

Be sure to review the links at the top of our community page for some great resources.  We look forward to hearing from you.  We are so glad you are part of this great community!

Thanks for being patient as we sometimes must wait for a response to come from a volunteer with the needed skill set.  It is always good if you include the identification number of the person in question in Family Search Family Tree so we can see the bigger picture.

We look forward to your comments and questions.

Enjoy today! Cindy Jarvis