I am seeking the family of Wilhelmine Emilie Maria Schmarbeck, born 26 December 1862. I have found her baptism entry in the Brandenburg parish papers for Pritzwalk. Her mother's name is Wilhelmine Charlotte Fredericke Schmarbeck but there is no entry under the column for Father's Name. I did also find an entry for Minna's sister, Berthe, born on 14 December 1864. I do know there was at least a second sister, but could find no entry for her. I do not read German and while the writing of the names is very clear, the rest of the entry is difficult for me to read. The best I can interpret, Minna's godparents names are as follows: Emilie Guhl Maria Giessel Wilhelmine Freude Friedrich Peode (could be badly written Freude?) Carl Peonning Berthe's godparents look like: Mathilde Lehmann grb Benzien Bertha Benzien grb Kurz Elizabeth Habersaat grb Hartwig Heinrich Elwing Carl Muller I have looked through the marriage entries I found for Pritzwalk but was unable to find any for a bride with the mother's Christian names nor any combination of the surnames of the godparents. I have also searched the 1867 Census for Mecklenberg-Schwerin and the only entry with a Minna Schmarbeck of the right age (with no accompanying sister Berthe) is apparently with a mother Dorothea and a father Adolph in Gustavel, Ritteramt Crivitz. Can anyone suggest how I might proceed, please. Lynne Simpson Canberra Australia