Can someone help please. I am searching for my grandmother's family, her mother, Ida Mardeman? (not sure of the spelling) was born in Szczecin (Stettin) around 1860. Ida married Henry (Henrech, Harry) Fuhrmann. There was a daughter Ida Johanna who was born in Schlawe (now Slawno) on June 20 1888 and a son Paul born November 20 1890. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks from Val in Australia.
Tadek Thanks for your comments - the main point of this exercise is to find out the correct spelling so that I can try to trace her. The only information I have is a typed copy of my grandmother's marriage certificate which has her mother as "Ida Mardeman" and then I have a scanned copy of a great aunt's marriage certificate which is very difficult to read (the writing, not the scan result) but looks like her mother could be "Ida Mademan". I know about the waste of time, you cannot imagine how much time I have wasted just to get this far, which is why I am asking for any help or suggestions as to where to try next. I am having no joy on the Fuhrmann side either. There is one document that suggests that Henry died in Berlin. I have different documents listing Henry as Harry and Henrech as well. Any suggestions???
Guest Pit and Tadek - Happy New Year to you. Can you think of anything that may guide me to finding my ancestors. I believe there were a few Fuhrmann families in Slawno. Please help me.
Fuhrmann might correspond to "furman". It is a valid word in Polish (means 'cart driver') and can be a surname. As for Mardemann which read like Mademan in a document, the "r" perhaps was added to avoid pronunciation problems: "mard + man" sounds closer to mademan than "made + man".
I have found two parishes in S 2;awno together with their addresses and some telephones that you might use as a starting point for your searches. Do not expect the people there to speak English
S 2;awno parafia pod wezwaniem Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny adres ul. Rapackiego 24 76-100 S 2;awno tel. (59) 810 70 39
S 2;awno parafia pod wezwaniem św. Antoniego Padewskiego adres ul. Kościelna 12 76-100 S 2;awno tel. (59) 810 49 52 -proboszcz, (59) 810 52 27 -wikariusz
Guest Hello Guest - I know how you feel. I have hit a brick wall - cannot find anything about her family.... those who are left now in Australia don't know anything either except that her husband Henry was a grave digger in Berlin. Was Mademann your grandmother's maiden name or married name? Where is Wusterwitz?? Cheers Val
Guest Hello again 'guest'. I now believe that my great grandmother - Ida Alvine (Alwine) Mathilde Mademan was born in Stemnitz in 1860. Is Stemnitz anywhere near Wusterwitz?
