Gesche (Meinert) Zettwitz (abt. 1836 - 1926)

Born about 1836 in Neuendorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Deutschland

Wife of John Gottlob Zettwitz — married 1854 in Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Descendants

Died 10 Sep 1926 at about age 90 in Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand

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Biography

FamilySearch Person: MM9M-B87 "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ7J-LX6 : 12 February 2020), Gesehe Meinert in entry for Martha Auguste Henriete Zettwitz, 1871. Gesche Meinert was born about 1836 in Neuendorf, Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Prussia, Deutschland.^[1]

Gesche (17) married John Gottlob Zettwitz (20) (born about 1833 in Baruth, Jüterbog-Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, Prussia) in 1854 in Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Their daughter was Anna Christiana Zettwitz (1876–1956).

In 1881, Gesche (44) was living in household of John Zettwitz (48) in Bootle Cum Linacre in West Derby registration district in Lancashire with her husband, John (48); and their children, Angnes (17), Franz (15), Hermann (13), William (12), Martha (10), James (6), and Christian (4). ^[2]

In 1901, Gesche (64) was living in household of John Zettwitz (68) in Ford in West Derby registration district in Lancashire with her husband, John (68); their children, Frank (35), Hermann A (33), Martha H (30), James (26), and Christina A (24); and Jessie A Ranz (15). ^[3]

Gesche died on September 10, 1926 in Waikato, Waikato, New Zealand, aged 89. ^[4]

Research Notes

Jessie A Ranz may need a profile.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth of son James Zettwitz: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database
   FamilySearch Record: FQTT-47F (accessed 12 May 2023)
   James Zettwitz born to Gesche Meinert on 28 Apr 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
2. ↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881," database
   citing p. 5, Piece/Folio 3693/95, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,066.
   FamilySearch Record: Q27L-V8B4 (accessed 12 May 2023)
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   Geshi Zettwitz (45), wife, in household of John Zettwitz (48) in Bootle Cum Linacre in West Derby registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Holstein.

   John Zettwitz Head Married M 48 Cabinet Maker Saxony

   Geshi Zettwitz Wife Married F 45 Holstein

   Angnes Zettwitz Daughter Unmarried F 17 Dressmaker Holstein

   Franz Zettwitz Son Unmarried M 15 Cabinet Makers Appren Hamburg

   Hermann Zettwitz Son Unmarried M 13 Scholar Hamburg

   William Zettwitz Son Unmarried M 12 Scholar Hamburg

   Martha Zettwitz Daughter Unmarried F 10 Scholar Scotland

   James Zettwitz Son Unmarried M 6 Scholar Scotland

   Christian Zettwitz Daughter Unmarried F 4 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

3. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901," database
   citing Litherland subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: X9LX-W7W (accessed 12 May 2023)
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   Gertrude Zettwitz (65), wife, in household of John Zettwitz (68) in Ford in West Derby registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Germany N B S Naturalized.

   John Zettwitz Head Married M 68 Retired Cabinet Maker Germany N B S Naturalized

   Gertrude Zettwitz Wife Married F 65 Germany N B S Naturalized

   Frank Zettwitz Son Single M 35 Builder Germany N B S Naturalized

   Hermann A Zettwitz Son Single M 33 Builder Germany N B S Naturalized

   Martha H Zettwitz Daughter Single F 30 Scotland

   James Zettwitz Son Single M 26 Builder Scotland

   Christina A Zettwitz Daughter Single F 24 Liverpool, Lancashire

   Jessie A Ranz Grand daughter Single F 15 London

4. ↑ Death Index
   NZ Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
   Index entry for Gertrude Zettwitz
   Age at Death: 91
   Place: New Zealand
   Year: 1926
   Ref No: 6047/1926

• Marriage of daughter Martha Henrietta Augusta Zettwitz:

"Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images
citing registration , Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,888,249.
FamilySearch Record: KS8J-DN9 (accessed 12 May 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-Y3SF-KS Image number 00091
Gertrude Meinet's daughter Martha Henrietta Augusta Zettwitz marriage to Herbert Edwards Beck on 24 Apr 1911 in Fort William, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.