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Anyone Dutch around, or living in Holland?
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Unknown | Report | 25 Jun 2006 19:52 |
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Can anyone confirm SCHWAMENKRUGE as a Dutch name? (It's spelt a variety of ways - but that seems to be the most popular, though sometimes the first C is ommitted). All topical evidence suggests it is Dutch, but I can't find it on Dutch bmd's. There is the name Schwaamen though, and the name Krug, seperately. Many thanks. Bev x |
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Krissie | Report | 25 Jun 2006 19:59 |
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Are you sure it's Dutch, it looks more German to me. Do you have a Christian name, date of birth or the area of Holland this person is from? Krissie, living in Holland. |
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Unknown | Report | 25 Jun 2006 20:12 |
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Hi Krissie I don't have much info at all unfortunately. The families owned a copper wire mill in Surrey in the early 1700's (but it was an industry which was apparently centred, and originated in Holland). I have a number of christian names from that period - Joseph, Daniel and George being the most popular, but I believe these people to have been born in England. Starmar is the only 'foreign' christian name amongst them. They were living and working in a community with other Dutch people, (name of Noost, Godwall and Stiglors - these are registered on parish records as Dutch). I assumed Schwamenkrug would be Dutch too. Other spellings include Shwamonkrugh and (in the 1600's) Schwangranges - but that could be a mistranscription!!!! Thanks for your help. Bev x |
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Krissie | Report | 25 Jun 2006 21:00 |
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I've had a surf round some Dutch genealogy sites and can't find anyone with this surname. However 'van Schwamen' is quite a common name. The word 'kroeg' pronounced 'krug' is Dutch for 'pub' interestingly enough! I also googled in Dutch and only came up with a couple of hits in English on Ancestry.com, are you signed up to this site? If not I can give you the site addresses of the info. This is a good site for some background info: www.dutchgenealogy.nl good luck, I'll let you know if I find out anything else, Krissie |
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Sarah | Report | 26 Jun 2006 06:37 |
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Hi Bev, I'm half-Dutch, and living in Holland. :-) Schwamenkruger sounds German to me (but of course that doesn't necessarily mean they couldn't have lived in Holland). Googling only gave 3 incidences of the name - on the same pages Krissie mentioned. There are a lot more hits for Schwamkrug, but again this sounds like a German name. Best wishes, Sarah |
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Unknown | Report | 26 Jun 2006 07:21 |
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Thanks everyone for your help and sorry about the football, but strewth what a game!!!! This lot of mine (my 6 x greatgrandmothers family) are proving difficult, Trouble is, its so long ago, when records (and spelling!) was a bit doubtful!!! By the end of the 1700's, they had all but disappeared, but for a few strays (and the industry had died too). Yes I have Ancestry thanks - you imagine the potential for mistranscription with this name, lol! (e.g. SHURINENBSING on the 1841!) Bev x |
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