thank you, I had not thought of looking at the children's info. I will let you know if I find anything. On 15 Jun 2011, at 19:45, judy petersen wrote: Diane > Diane, it can be pretty difficult to find maiden names. Are any of the > marriage records from Rostock online at familysearch.org? You might have to > know whether Rostock was in present day Russia, Poland, or Germany. Perhaps > look for her death cert in Prussia (Germany, Poland, or Russia). If she > emigrated to the U.S., her death cert or an obit might give it. > > Another alternative is to look for death certificates of any children that > may have emigrated to the U.S. Sometimes the names of both parents, > including mother's maiden, will appear on American death certs. > > Not an easy search - I have plenty of "unnamed" women in my family. Hope > this helps. > Judy, in Alaska > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Diane Worth <diane.worth@live.co.uk>wrote: > >> Emma, the wife of Carl Abrahams (1836-) was born in Rostock on 19 November >> 1853. Can anyone please give me any idea how to trace her maiden name >> please? >> >> thank you, >> Diane Worth >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Ooops, I forgot - also look at the birth certs of the kids born in the U.S., or perhaps those born in Prussia. Just remember that many people before 1900 didn't register births or marriages or deaths. Judy On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Diane Worth <diane.worth@live.co.uk>wrote: > thank you, I had not thought of looking at the children's info. I will let > you know if I find anything. > On 15 Jun 2011, at 19:45, judy petersen wrote: > Diane > > > Diane, it can be pretty difficult to find maiden names. Are any of the > > marriage records from Rostock online at familysearch.org? You might > have to > > know whether Rostock was in present day Russia, Poland, or Germany. > Perhaps > > look for her death cert in Prussia (Germany, Poland, or Russia). If she > > emigrated to the U.S., her death cert or an obit might give it. > > > > Another alternative is to look for death certificates of any children > that > > may have emigrated to the U.S. Sometimes the names of both parents, > > including mother's maiden, will appear on American death certs. > > > > Not an easy search - I have plenty of "unnamed" women in my family. Hope > > this helps. > > Judy, in Alaska > > > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Diane Worth <diane.worth@live.co.uk > >wrote: > > > >> Emma, the wife of Carl Abrahams (1836-) was born in Rostock on 19 > November > >> 1853. Can anyone please give me any idea how to trace her maiden name > >> please? > >> > >> thank you, > >> Diane Worth > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >