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Unknown Report 17 Apr 2004 08:21

I have a family friend who was married in England and divorced in Germany around 1991. Can anyone advise me on how/where he can access copies of these papers? Any help or advice on this would be much appreciated. Regards Margaret

Dave the Tyke

Dave the Tyke Report 17 Apr 2004 17:27

Margaret, I am not sure if this will be of use but copy your message then go to (http://babelfish.altavista.com/) where you can paste it and translate it to German then post on message boards etc. Hope this gets a result lol - one good turn deserves another many thanks to my-folks Dave

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Unknown Report 18 Apr 2004 12:27

Hi Dave, Thanks so much for that. I did have a look at that web site it and it looks really interesting. Certainly worth a try. We always appreciate any help at My Folks/Scots Connected :o)) Kind regards Margaret

Bob

Bob Report 19 Apr 2004 07:34

Hi Margaret, just a quickie as I am under pressure at the moment. Marriages (EHESCHLIESSUNG) and, presumably, divorces (EHESCHEIDUNG) are usually registerd at the Registry Office (STANDESAMT). Get in touch with the Standesamt in the town/city where the divorce took place, they should be able to help. Write in german if possible, as officials will/may react more favourably then ! There is a web site: http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/ with lots of general info. and in particular, http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/places.html for finding people and places. Next week I should have more time, so get as much info. as you can (who, when, where) and maybe I can help some more.

Bob

Bob Report 19 Apr 2004 15:36

This is a good "how-to-do-it" page for german searches... full of hints and tips: http://www.genealogienetz.de/faqs/sgg.html See especially: How do I write to a German Standesamt, parish, or archive?