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Wow Judith, thank you very much for all the information! :-D
It's good to finally know what the origins are of the Hückelhoven surname. I think I can now safely say that my ancestor either came from the town of Hückelhoven, or that my ancestor was Reinhard von Huckilhoven himself (or something similar).
Once again, thank you very much! :)
By the way, I have a question for you. Do you live in Germany? If so, could you please tell me if it's possible for genealogists to go to an archive there and find out about one's ancestors? I know it's possible in my own country, but since the laws in Germany are different, I'd like to know. You see, the largest part of my family comes from Germany, and I'd like to find out more about them.
Regards,
Lucille
It's good to finally know what the origins are of the Hückelhoven surname. I think I can now safely say that my ancestor either came from the town of Hückelhoven, or that my ancestor was Reinhard von Huckilhoven himself (or something similar).
Once again, thank you very much! :)
By the way, I have a question for you. Do you live in Germany? If so, could you please tell me if it's possible for genealogists to go to an archive there and find out about one's ancestors? I know it's possible in my own country, but since the laws in Germany are different, I'd like to know. You see, the largest part of my family comes from Germany, and I'd like to find out more about them.
Regards,
Lucille
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And about Schovenberg......
After I heard from you that Schovenberg might possibly a place name in the Netherlands or Germany, I went to look at www.multimap.com , and I couldn't find any place called Schovenberg. BUT, I did find a place called Schaufenberg, and that was close to the town of Hückelhoven (which you mentioned earlier). Maybe the original spelling of Schovenberg is Schaufenberg, and then maybe the surname was made more Dutch (because Schovenberg sounds more Dutch than German) by its bearers or people in the environment.
What do you think?
Regards,
Lucille
P.S.: I myself live close to Sittard (in the Netherlands), so both the places Hückelhoven and Schaufenberg aren't all that far away from me (and for so far I know, most of my family comes from Waldfeucht in Germany).
After I heard from you that Schovenberg might possibly a place name in the Netherlands or Germany, I went to look at www.multimap.com , and I couldn't find any place called Schovenberg. BUT, I did find a place called Schaufenberg, and that was close to the town of Hückelhoven (which you mentioned earlier). Maybe the original spelling of Schovenberg is Schaufenberg, and then maybe the surname was made more Dutch (because Schovenberg sounds more Dutch than German) by its bearers or people in the environment.
What do you think?
Regards,
Lucille
P.S.: I myself live close to Sittard (in the Netherlands), so both the places Hückelhoven and Schaufenberg aren't all that far away from me (and for so far I know, most of my family comes from Waldfeucht in Germany).
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Hi Lucille,
yes, your "theory" about Schaufenberg/Schovenberg sounds really good!
And yes again, I do live in Germany - and if you are interested in geneology and know the places where to search for your ancestors, you can ask to have a look at the old church books there. A friend of mine did so and found out very interesting things about his family.
The town of Hückelhoven has got its own homepage: www.hueckelhoven.de (maybe Schaufenberg has got one as well...). So you can probably find out something about the churches there.
Good luck!!!
Regards, Judith
yes, your "theory" about Schaufenberg/Schovenberg sounds really good!
And yes again, I do live in Germany - and if you are interested in geneology and know the places where to search for your ancestors, you can ask to have a look at the old church books there. A friend of mine did so and found out very interesting things about his family.
The town of Hückelhoven has got its own homepage: www.hueckelhoven.de (maybe Schaufenberg has got one as well...). So you can probably find out something about the churches there.
Good luck!!!
Regards, Judith
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Ok, thanks! :)
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