I’m looking for a researcher that I can retain to find records of my 2^nd ggrandfather and his family from Hildesheim, Hannover, Germany.  I’ve struck out in looking for records, as what is available is in German and not indexed – or appears not to include his birth year.  The paper trail I do have is tabulated below. Father’s name is likely correct since there were David’s in subsequent generations of family. No known siblings or others to provide clues.

time line	info	item
	US name - Charles Isaac Schiff Name on passenger list – Carl Schiff
Dec 1816	birth	US census (1900)
	place of birth: Hildesheim, Hanover	marriage certif - 2nd marriage (1872)
	father: David Schiff	marriage certif - 2nd marriage (1872)
	mother: Hannah Warrendorf	marriage certif - 2nd marriage (1872)
22 Sep 1845	Immigration with wife Judith occupation - joiner	NY Passenger list (ship Mary Flower), sailing from Rotterdam
1850	in NY. married with 3 children, oldest 4 yrs., occupation carpenter	US census (1850)
1853	Naturalization in NY:  renounces allegiance to King of Hanover	Naturalization index and record (1853)

Suggestions and/or recommendations appreciated.

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Diane M. Jacobs
Oviedo, Florida

At 20:27 04/12/2022, dianejacobs40@... wrote:

I’m looking for a researcher that I can retain to find records of my 2^nd ggrandfather and his family from Hildesheim, Hannover, Germany.  I’ve struck out in looking for records, as what is available is in German and not indexed – or appears not to include his birth year.  The paper trail I do have is tabulated below. Father’s name is likely correct since there were David’s in subsequent generations of family. No known siblings or others to provide clues.

time line

info

item

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US name - Charles Isaac Schiff

Name on passenger list – Carl Scchiff

Dec 1816

birth

US census (1900)

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place of birth: Hildesheim, Hanover

marriage certif - 2nd marriage (1872)

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father: David Schiff

marriage certif - 2nd marriage (1872)

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mother: Hannah Warrendorf

marriage certif - 2nd marriage (1872)

22 Sep 1845

Immigration with wife Judith

occupation - joiner

NY Passenger list (ship Mary Flower), sailing from Rotterdam

1850

in NY. married with 3 children, oldest 4 yrs., occupation carpenter

US census (1850)

1853

Naturalization in NY:  renounces allegiance to King of Hanover

Naturalization index and record (1853)

Suggestions and/or recommendations appreciated.
-- Diane M. JacobsOviedo, Florida

Does this help?

Hildesheim District Genealogy Resources & Vital Records

https://forebears.io › germany › lower-saxony › hildesh...
Find birth, marriage & deaths records; census, military and other genealogical records for Hildesheim District.

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Hildesheim and Hannover are some 30 km apart - so will have different archives  but you can write to these archives!

David Lewin
London

Thanks, David.  That page turns out to be a nice entry to Family Search records which I had already tried, as well as going to the sites of the local archives.  I believe the records I need are probably not digitized and/or indexed.  I'll try writing, but I am also wiling to pay for the services of someone who can go in person.
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Diane M. Jacobs
Oviedo, Florida