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How do i get a German birth certificate?

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Shazzlou

Shazzlou Report 6 Dec 2009 15:59

Starting to research my partners tree & his grandmother Charlotte Karla Minna Martha Ahrens born 27 Jan 1906 Germany wed a Charles Goldsmith on 1st May 1948 in Hamburg. Charlottes address was 7 Hermann Loens Allee Hamburg Bramfield & Charles was English & listed as a Sgt reg no 14692755 R E (what woulf R E stand for?) and states he was on active service abroad BAOR and his father was also named Charles Goldsmith and retired. Its Charlotted im keen to get info on but she has no father named so where do i go from here?? Where can i get her birth certificate from?? any advice appreciated.

Researching:
Lewis, Smith, Meakin & Byrne. Wolverhampton & Ireland

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 6 Dec 2009 16:24

Shazzalou

Don't know about the birth certificate, perhaps someone else will know.

But the R E stands for the Royal Engineers

You could try to obtain his service records but only available to NOK and are taking months to get them,these records are still held by the MOD so not online nor in the public domain.so not a quick solution,
Link to the Veterans agency

http://www.veterans-uk.info/service_records/army.html

There may be records of Army marriages on Find my Past, but i dont have a sub again someone may advise.

George

Researching:
My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

Shazzlou

Shazzlou Report 6 Dec 2009 16:33

Ok thanks for that info.
Charlottes son Rainer Ahrens is my partners father and Charles Goldsmith was his step dad. I would really like to find more info on Charlotte with having her date of birth and taking a chance on her being born in Hamburg Bramfield what is likelyhood of being able to get her birth certificate? If any one knows where i could order it from let me know?

Researching:
Lewis, Smith, Meakin & Byrne. Wolverhampton & Ireland

Shazzlou

Shazzlou Report 6 Dec 2009 17:42

Just changed heading, hopefully someone one will know.
Thanks for replies i have had so far.

Researching:
Lewis, Smith, Meakin & Byrne. Wolverhampton & Ireland

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 6 Dec 2009 17:47

Me again!

Did you try a google search asking your question? Among others this came up - there is an email address for queries:

www.germany-service.com

Jan

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Shazzlou

Shazzlou Report 6 Dec 2009 18:21

Looked at the site & i have googled before & never came across it.
You can ordere certificates from there but they charging £41.45! Is it just me or does anyone else think this is expensive??

Researching:
Lewis, Smith, Meakin & Byrne. Wolverhampton & Ireland

Helen in Bucks

Helen in Bucks Report 6 Dec 2009 18:26

Family information (birth, marriages, deaths) after 1876 in Germany is held by the register office (Standesamt) in each town.

The Standesamt which covers Bramfeld (German spelling of Bramfield), is probably:
Standesamt Hamburg-Barmbek/Uhlenhorst
website address:
http://www.hamburg.de/hamburg-nord/politik-verwaltung/standesamt/82890/standesamt-hamburg-barmbek-uhlenhorst.html

Their e-mail address is:
[email protected]

The website is all very friendly, so I am sure they would help if you e-mailed them.

It might be helpful to e-mail in German if you can. I am happy to help with this, if you don't speak German, let me know what you want to ask and I'll have a go at putting it into German (I lived in Germany some years ago so I'm a bit rusty, but sure I can make it understandable!).

Helen