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Family tree-can anyone read this handwriting? In German!

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Malvaceae · 11/07/2025 17:57

This is my grandmother’s baptism certificate and it’s in German. So it’s extra hard! There are 6 sections, which are:
1.Place and date of birth
2.baptism day
3.name of child
4.name, status, occupation and religion of father
5.name, status, occupation and religion of mother
6.godparents

I know her name was Elsbeth Irmgard Hiemann but I can’t even really see that. I can read the names of the godparents (or chat GPT can). But the rest is just scribbles.

I would be incredibly grateful for any suggestions about the rest.

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Malvaceae · 11/07/2025 18:01

I’m not sure if picture attached

Family tree-can anyone read this handwriting? In German!
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TaborlinTheGreat · 11/07/2025 18:04

Sorry, I speak German but I can't read that handwriting at all (and I'm a teacher, so pretty good at deciphering writing)!

Jane958 · 11/07/2025 18:07

I might be able to read it, if it was big enough and the right way round.

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trinibrit · 11/07/2025 18:16

Not sure about the contents in the brackets after her name. Perhaps weight?

trinibrit · 11/07/2025 18:18

I think the mother is Frieda Fulmen or Fulmer

trinibrit · 11/07/2025 18:22

Godparent 3 is Anna Mueller

trinibrit · 11/07/2025 18:24

Godparent 2 worked in manufacturing

Malvaceae · 11/07/2025 18:24

@trinibrit thankyou!

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trinibrit · 11/07/2025 18:24

That is about all I can get!

trinibrit · 11/07/2025 18:30

Mother’s maiden name Reismueller from Friedelborg or Friedeburg?

trinibrit · 11/07/2025 18:32

I think I’m grasping a bit now. Old German handwriting can be a challenge because the u, n, h, m, w letters all sort of merge together as a squiggle. Sometimes in handwriting they put a line (not an umlaut) over h, m, n to sort of close them up to distinguish the squiggle from open letters like u or w… and this can be seen a few places on this document

Malvaceae · 11/07/2025 18:48

Wow, @trinibrit thank you so much! I know you are good at it because I do know her mother’s maiden name was indeed Reismüller but it’s almost impossible to read that. You must have some experience at this.

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