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From: "Alf Rothe" <>
Subject: Re: GEN-DE Grothenwell
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:49:15 +0100
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>> In 2001 there were
>> 24 Grotewohl
>> in the German phone directory.
>
>Unfortunately the link to the directory doesn't appear to work for me.
>I am sure if there had been any Grothenwells listed you'd ahve
>mentioned it.
>
>It would be good to know if the name ever really existed, before dying
>out; or if indeed it was an anglisised version, of say Grote(n)wohl.
>On his 1850 burial record he is named Grottenwell, but that is the
>only recording of a different spelling.

Hi.
there neither is a "Grottenwell" nor "Grothenwell" in the German
Phonedirectory. www.telefonbuch.de
Whats about the Parish register of marriages?
If he was a mariner find out a ship name or shipping company where he was
signed on. (old photographs, uniforms, letters, postcards or other seamans
stuff)

greatings
alf


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