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Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 0 Send Message	fraserbooks	Report	14 Jan 2007 14:19
Member Since: May 2005 Posts: 0 Send Message	If you go to familysearch.org and look under research help you will find a lot of advice on looking for german ancestors. I think they have also transcribed some german parish records. If you type german ancestors or similar into the search box here you should get some useful threads. Anne
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	14 Jan 2007 13:50
	If you enter a google search for German Ancestors there are websites dedicated to them. Do they not give a town on the census or an area even? Their marriage certs often add a town? I have one who came over in a wave of German sugar bakers. There is even a website for them! Google, google, google.!
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 1 Send Message	Robert	Report	14 Jan 2007 10:22
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 1 Send Message	My grt grandfather came to england sometime between1880 and 1890 , i can't find were from or how , has anyone ideas of how to trace the german side of my family . Thanks Rob.