1797 Hans Heinrich Wilharm Marriage

Family Relationship Facts

Groom Groom’s Address Bride Bride’s Address Date

Hans Heinrich Wilharm

no. 11 Evesen

Sophie Ernestine Blecke

no. 11 Evesen

27 Aug. 1797

Name Fact

Hans Heinrich Wilharm

widower

Sophie Ernestine Blecke

not prev. married

The bride and groom shared the same address, no. 11 Evesen, at the time of their marriage. The bride was a Jungfrau, someone not previously married. The groom was a widower, whose first marriage was to Anne Marie Philippine Blecke of no. 11 Evesen. This strongly implies the bride was the sister of Hans Heinrich’s first wife, Anne Marie Philippine Blecke, who on died on 11 Arpil 1779, the day after the 10 April 1797 birth of their first child Hans Heinrich Wilharm.

Citation

The 27 August 1797 marriage of Hans Heinrich Wilharm to Sophie Ernestine Blecke is found on image 10 of the Archion digital images of the Petzen Verzeichnis der Getauften, Konfirmierten, Getrauten und Gestorbenen 1785-1827.

Images of Marriage Record

petzen band2 img10
Figure 1. Hans Heinrich Wilharm 27 Aug. 1797 marriage record (click to enlarge)

Transliteration and Translation

Transliteration
Anzahl des Bräutigames Ortschaft Nro. Bride’s Name Ortschaft Nro.

16

Am 27ten
Hans Heinrich Wilharm
Witwer

Evesen

11

August
Sophie Ernestine Blecke
Jfr.

Evesen

11

Translation
Num. of the Groom Locality no. Bride’s Name Locality no.

16

On the 27th
Hans Heinrich Wilharm
widower

Evesen

11

August
Sophie Ernestine Blecke
Maiden.

Evesen

11

Citations

  • [PET-M-1797a] "Archion Protestant Kirchenbücher Portal", database with images, Archion (https://www.archion.de/p/dbd615cd07/ : 13 January 2026), path: Niedersachsen > Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv > Kirchenbücher der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Landeskirche Schaumburg-Lippe > Petzen > Verzeichnis der Getauften, Konfirmierten, Getrauten und Gestorbenen 1785-1827 > Image 10 of 357