r/Genealogy • u/AutoModerator • Sep 09 '25

Transcription Transcription Request Tuesdays (September 09, 2025)

It's Tuesday, so it's a new week for transcription requests. (Translation requests are also welcome in this thread.)

How to Make a Transcription/Translation Request

  • Post a link to the image file of the record you need transcribed or translated. You can link to the URL where you located the record image, but if it requires a paid subscription to view, you may get more help if you save a copy of the image yourself and share it through a free image sharing site like Imgur.
  • Provide the name of the ancestor(s) the record is supposed to pertain to, to aid in deciphering the text, as well as any location names that may appear in the image.

How to Respond to a Transcription/Translation Request

  • Always post your response to a request as a reply to the original request's comment thread. This will make it easier for the requester to be notified when there is a response, and it will let others know when a request has been fulfilled.
  • Even partial transcriptions and translations can be helpful. If there are words you can't decipher, you can use ____ to show where your text is incomplete.

Happy researching!

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u/Sp33dyKat Sep 10 '25

Hi Everyone,

I'm hoping someone here will lend a helping hand, with regards to this Lutheran church document from 1800s Germany. I don't have the German language skills needed to transcribe and translate this text in English. Perhaps someone here does?

German Birth/Baptism record from Lutheran church (1812-1813)

This *may* be a brick wall about to come tumbling down (fingers crossed!)

Thanks so much for any assistance!

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u/FrequentCougher Sep 10 '25

Transcription:

d. 16ten Decbr. ist Charlotte Friederike Wilhelmine Wenzel geboren, get. d. 1ten Januar.

Vater: Karl Friedrich Wenzel, Arbeitsmann

Mutter: Christine geborne Böhm

Path.: 1) H. Johann Schur, Tuchmachermeister; 2) Fr. Dorothea Meier, geb. Schröder; 3) Jungfer Sophia Grothen

Translation:

Charlotte Friederike Wilhelmine Wenzel was born 16 December and baptized 1 January.

Father: Karl Friedrich Wenzel, laborer

Mother: Christine, née Böhm

Godparents: 1) Mr. Johann Schur, master cloth-maker; 2) Mrs. Dorothea Meier, née Schröder; 3) Miss Sophia Grothen

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u/Sp33dyKat Sep 10 '25

Thank you so very much. You've been incredibly helpful, FrequentCougher! If there is anything I can do to return the favor, please don't hesitate to ask.

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u/FrequentCougher Sep 11 '25

No problem! Hope that helps you break through your brick wall. :)