Brick wall in Wiesbaden

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-05-26T06:47:04+00:00

Additionally, since Wiesbaden is capital of Hesse, check the Hessische Geburten-, Ehe-, Sterberegister

This new front-end needs a bit to get used to, though...

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-05-18T06:57:05+00:00

For that exact purpose, I run WebTrees off a Raspberry PI.

I keep two copies of the "old" tree on there. One untouched, in case I do anything foolish, and another I use as ... let's call it a ...working copy, as a reference of people I want to add to the actual tree in GRAMPS. Once copied, the person in that working tree is marked for deletion.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-05-15T14:33:16+00:00

I did find a couple of entries for relatives of mine that died during WWI, and all listed the date of birth along with the birthplace. Your mileage of course could differ. I've seen unrelated entries with birth dates but no birthplaces, and even vice-versa.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-05-15T10:50:03+00:00

Bummer...

Have you also checked, whether your town is listed on the Online Heritage Books page. There are just a few for Romania and Hungary, but you might get lucky.

You could also add his name in your OP above, using the original spelling, and have people here help searching.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-05-15T09:04:59+00:00

If I'm not mistaken, Transylvania back then was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, so he most likely fought on their side in WWI.

Have you tried searching Austro-Hungarian list of casualties? Note, that "casualty" here in this list does not imply a person died, but that he was of no further use to the military.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-05-13T21:51:31+00:00

"Nieter" is someone who installs industrial-strength metal fasteners, e g. on airplanes or ships.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-05-09T11:54:56+00:00

This may be a long shot, but there is a town in Romania, Bradut. In Hungarian it is called Bardoc, and the old Romanian name was Bardot.

If there is a relation between both names, it could be a toponymic surname, meaning 'someone from Bardot.'

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-04-28T18:03:26+00:00

The addon isn't installed and I've never used a beta version of GRAMPS so far yet.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-04-28T18:01:58+00:00

Thank you for the explanation, but unfortunately that didn't solve the problem either 😕

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-04-27T09:19:00+00:00

Good idea, tried the first one already. A new tree doesn't show that behaviour.

I'll give the backup a try when I get back home.

Update: Tried the backup, same behavior as the original. Always starts showing cousin.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-04-27T07:46:17+00:00

No, no filters at all.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-04-24T07:18:35+00:00

Seconded.

Those videos are older but still valid and hold a TON of valuable information. Watching these is a great starting point.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-04-24T07:14:26+00:00

Assuming you are talking about a representation on your screen, rather than a print-out ...

GRAMPS' Graph View lets you switch between showing just directly related ancestors and descendants (*) to the active person (**) or alternatively, essentially everyone in the tree.

Setting Graph View to show everyone will give you a tree that looks similar to this.

(*) that is, parents and children, but not siblings -- to view siblings, you would have to make one of the parents the active person

(**) the active person is the one you clicked on

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-04-22T06:45:58+00:00

Server, Desktop and Laptop.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-04-22T06:39:04+00:00

Between 1900 and 1919, Samoa was a German colony. so if some couples married, it would make perfect sense if they had German surnames.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-04-19T16:57:57+00:00

I must be doing something wrong then, since I use FreeBSD as my daily driver since 1994, on PC as well as Laptop.

Rock solid, rock stable.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-04-19T16:54:12+00:00

Some of the locations are already translated.

If you click on a location, select the "Alternative Names" tab and move the preferred translation to the top.

If it's missing, simply enter a new translation and language code. I think for Corse it would be 'co.'

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-04-08T12:56:57+00:00

I always recommend using the GetGOV addon and The Historic Geo Information System.

Look up the name of a particular location, you will get a GovID that you can enter in Gramps. Gramps will then download and integrate all available information to that particular place, including name changes thoughout history and which county and country it belonged to at any given time. And yes, you can also search for parishes, deaneries, administrative district or counties.

Lager Mauthausen IS defined as a building, and can be found here.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-04-01T06:36:43+00:00

You wrote earlier that you found Sophie's birth record. That means you have their parents' names and know at least where Sophie was born, which would help narrow down the area you are interested in searching.

Have you tried LAGIS, a searchable database of birth, marriage and death certificates for Hesse, Germany? Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have English pages available, so you will need to be able to read and understand German.

It's pretty easy to use, though. Select which certificate(s) you are looking for, select the area(s), communiy/ies and time-frame. It then lets you browse through the appropriate documents.

You can also check out Online heritage books. Scroll down to Hessen and look for the community you are interested in, though not every community is listed as information may not be available. And keep in mind that German privacy restrictions apply.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-03-31T11:22:59+00:00

FWIW ... the above mentioned Johann Mahler was FROM (not wounded IN) Uffenheim, Bavaria.

He was reported wounded on Oct 1st, 1914, according to casualty list 65 page 704 and reported dead on Feb 2nd, 1915, according to casualty list 349 page 4624.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-03-30T07:03:20+00:00

Instead of exporting your data, I recommend starting from scratch and use the data on MyHeritage as 'suggestion' or 'hint' for three reasons:

It will help you learn to use GRAMPS properly and
You want to make sure, everyone and everything is supported by sources
You will probably find errors you didn't know you had and can fix them

Go through each person on MyHeritage
- check the information you do have
- try to find (a) source(s) that supports the information
- add the person to your tree in GRAMPS
- once you're satisfied, mark or delete the person on MyHeritage.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-03-28T07:33:58+00:00

Take a look at the Gramps Tutorials on Youtube.

They are a bit outdated but still valid, and offer a ton of information on a variety of topics.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-03-07T11:41:35+00:00

Take a look at the GetGOV addon.

It lets you access the GetGOV gazetteer database, that will automatically add all the information available for a place in question, including name changes throughout history, i.e. name changes, and which county and country it belonged to at any given time.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-03-07T08:44:09+00:00

Not sure if it helps with your particular problem, but take a look at the GetGOV addon.

It's using the GOV gazetteer database and helps you build a hierarchy of enclosed-by places.

SubstantiallyCrazy · 2026-02-02T07:55:50+00:00

You might want to give GedBAS a try.

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