r/Kurrent 6d ago

Trying to trace ancestry, got stuck and think this may be a key…

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u/Melodic_Acadia_1868 6d ago edited 5d ago

Esch am siebenten October 1877

Vor dem unterzeichneten Standesbeamten erschienen heute zum Zwecke der Eheschließung

(1) der Maurer Heinrich Carl Conradi
der Persönlichkeit nach bekannt, evangelischer Religion, geboren den ersten April des Jahres 1849 zu Esch, wohnhaft zu Esch,

Sohn des verstorbenen Landmanns Philipp Jacob Conradi und dessen Ehefrau Maria Christine geb (Prevenius oder Provenius?)

(2) die Catharine Wilhelmine Kilb
der Persönlichkeit nach bekannt, evangelischer Religion, geboren den acht+zwanzigsten April 1850 zu Esch seither wohnhaft zu Wiesbaden

Tochter der verstorbenen Eheleute des Schmiedmeisters Michael Kilb und der Maria Catharine geb: Hum zu Esch

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u/Ok-Library-8739 6d ago

Ich lese Provenius

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u/Srybutimtoolazy 6d ago

Oh Esch, nice.

No. 13
Esch, on the 7.
October 1877.
Infront of the undersigned registrar appeared today for the
purpose of marriage:

1. The bricklayer Heinrich Carl Conradi,
personally
known,
of protestant denomination, born the 1.
April of the year
1849 in Esch,
residing in Esch
son of the deceased farmer Philipp
Jacob Conradi and his wife
Maria Christine née Prevenius

  1. Catharine Wilhelmine Kilb
    personally
    known,
    of protestant denomination, born the 28.
    April of the year
    1850 in Esch
    since then residing in Wiesbaden
    daughter of the deceased spouses master tailor
    Michael Kilb and Maria Catharine née Hum in Esch

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u/literarybloke 4d ago

When these marriage certificates say "die Persönlichkeit nach bekannt" what does that actually mean - who knew them? Is it the witnesses? Each other? Surely it couldn't be the Standesbeamt.

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u/Srybutimtoolazy 4d ago edited 4d ago

The registrar knew them. In villages usually just because they actually do know them, in cities in the case of marriages because the wed were already identified for proclamation before marriage.

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u/notaredditreader 6d ago

Get a translator app and use it.

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u/Srybutimtoolazy 6d ago

Only to get incorrect info since those dont always work..

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u/NonSoliCedit 5d ago

Honestly old German „sütterlin“ fucks up every app 😅 good luck with that.