Kerstlingrode, Lower Saxony, Germany Genealogy

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The names in the parochial archive of Kerstlingrode
In at least two chronicles housed in the church archive of Kerstlingrode are recordings of properties and names of those who had to pay taxes and tithing. These names no longer appeared when church books were installed (1636). Names of nobility, foreigners, government officials, pastors, and scribes are included in these records. Since the area in those days was constantly besieged and troupes had to be installed, the names of soldiers were recorded since they were foreigners. (In those days, sovereigns hired mercenaries. There were no standing armies). Names of herders and shepherds, who were transient workers as well as those persons who died in the 1590 established hospital and some Jewish baptisms, were included as well.

All names originate from the above mentioned chronicles. They could not be checked against other sources. Relationships of foreigners with locals were also not investigated. The author, Wolfgang Ollrog, used some abbreviations and symbols behind each name which have to be explained and translated. They are:

Kb = Kirchenbuch – church book VKb = Vorspann zum Kirchenbuch – Foreword to church book CKA = oben aufgeführte Chroniken im Kirchenarchiv – see above mentioned chronicles of the church archive K = Kerstlingrode B = Beienrode R = Rittmarshausen The asterisk stands for born ~ = baptized + = died The rectangle stands for burial oo = married V = Vater – father S = Sohn – son T = Tochter – daughter P = Pate – godparent gen = genannt – alias vK = von Kerstlingrode = from Kerstlingrode Vm = Vormundschaft = guardianship The numbers in parentheses is the age of the person

The names can be found in Personal-Nachrichten aus dem Archiv der Parochie Kerstlingrode in Norddeutsche Familienkunde, 1957 Heft 1, page 159 pp Additional names can be retrieved from further issues of the periodical. The call numbers are found in the Family History Catalog under the author's name.