Looking for Von Der Misten - Birth/ Death/ Marriage

A non-German speaker/ reader relying on Google Translate.

Hi from Australia,

Looking for information on paternal great-grandparents and some help finding them. Currently unable to locate them through specific genealogy sites. I know their names and possible locations.

Peter Heinrich Von Der Misten/Meisten, Birth August 15, 1856 - Death May 1904/ 1906
Katharina Marie Rebecka Von Der Misten/ Meisten nee Hagenach/ Hagenah ?
Marriage possibly in 1874.
We know my grandmother was born in Offendorf, we also know that Peter had vast land in Nordleda, several siblings and the possibility of living in Cuxhaven.

There doesn't seem to be any cemeteries listed on BillionGraves/ findagrave, with their names, but we know they were there.
Does anyone know where I could access this information? Or any known avenue I should be looking at?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Mel
 
Good morning.

Family name: von der Miesten / von der Misten

Mostly all the parishes to which you refer are part of the church district "Land Hadeln" [not(!!) to be translated since that is a fixed term/name!] in Lower Saxony, Germany.

In order to get an overview over the parishes belonging to that church district please see here for instance:


Unfortunately none of the church registers are already online available on Archion and right now it cannot be told as of when that may chance.

Therefore the only possibility you have to find church records pertaining your ancestors is to contact the non-profit genealogical society

Niedersächsischer Landesverein für Familienkunde (NLF) in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

since they have those microfilmed church registers of interest in their holdings.
None of that material is online available, though.

You may contact them and ask to search for the desired records. Be aware that they will charge for their services - so please ask upfront.

For contact data and more information see here:


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For records from 1876 on forward (records younger than 1876) civil registration offices / city archives / state archives need to be contacted since the civil registration records documenting events like birth, marriage, death are parts of their holdings.

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Just in case of additional interest


...for more information regarding the parish Nordleda

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Still existing gravesides on the cemetery in Nordleda may be seen here

Grabsteine Friedhof Nordleda

Other than in Australia, or in the U.S. for instance, gravesides in the majority of cases only exist for 30 years after the individual's death. (Unless we're talking about prominent / notable people whose gravesides -due to special historical interest- are kept longer.

Given that, you will find death records and (may be) information where a person has been buried, but you will most likely no longer find their individual graveside.

Some "von der Miesten" gravesides are listed

von der Miesten - Friedhof Hechthausen

von der Miesten - Friedhof Lintig

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As a pure "shot into the dark" [since I have no idea if these people are part of your ancestry] there's a will / testament, dated 1891, available for the couple "Master smith Friedrich Beckmann and his wife Wilhelmine (née von der Miesten) in Nordleda"


This record is not online available and part of the holdings of the State Archive in Stade, Lower Saxony.

It is possible to order a copy; be aware that charges will apply!


Do yourself a favor and start step-by-step ---- here: step 1 ---> contact the NLF

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I trust you are already aware of the "von der Miesten" family trees on Ancestry, right?

Kind regards,
Vera
 
Addition: the family name "von der Miesten" is also found here

von der Miesten - GEDBAS

This database provides family research results of other researches having that surname in their ancestry.

And here is your "Peter Hinrich"....

Peter Hinrich von der Misten - GEDBAS

....born in Neuenkirchen, near Nordleda


Neuenkirchen (Land Hadeln) has own church books.
More information about that parish see here

When you scroll down that GEDBAS website for Peter Hinrich von der Misten you'll notice the email of the person who provided that information.
He seems to have records at hand, which provide the recorded information.
 
Addition: the family name "von der Miesten" is also found here

von der Miesten - GEDBAS

This database provides family research results of other researches having that surname in their ancestry.

And here is your "Peter Hinrich"....

Peter Hinrich von der Misten - GEDBAS

....born in Neuenkirchen, near Nordleda


Neuenkirchen (Land Hadeln) has own church books.
More information about that parish see here

When you scroll down that GEDBAS website for Peter Hinrich von der Misten you'll notice the email of the person who provided that information.
He seems to have records at hand, which provide the recorded information.
Hi Vera,

Good Morning, and thank you very much for your incredibly detailed and helpful response.

I truly appreciate the time you took to explain the situation regarding the church records and their availability. The recommendation to contact Niedersachsischer Landseverein fur Familienkund is very helpful - I will follow your advice and use them as my first step.

The other resources will definitely help.

Thank you for the guidance, you definitely made my day and for your encouragement not to be discouraged in finding a difficult family line.

Kind Regards

Mel

(Very excited that they have been found!)
 
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