Research Request: Non-Church Evidence for Krückeberg of No. 6 Berenbusch (1803)

Summary of Known Facts

  • Individual of interest: Jobst Heinrich Krückeberg, recorded as Hausherr.

  • Wife: Christine Philippine Techtmeÿer.

  • Child: Sophie Wilhelmine Krückeberg, baptized 24 January 1803 at No. 6 Berenbusch.

  • Baptism record reference: 1803 Sophie Wilhelmine Krückeberg Birth.

  • Research goal: To discover what non-Kirchenbuch records can reveal about the Krückeberg family, especially details that church books do not record (tenure, landholding, economic status, succession, and household continuity).

Key Clarification

The aim is not to reconstruct the history of Haus Nr. 6 itself. The purpose is to uncover additional information about the Krückebergs that can only be found in secular, house-organized records. These sources may reveal:

  • the family’s tenure type (Kolon, Kötter, Brinksitzer, etc.)

  • land parcels, rents, and obligations

  • insurance valuations

  • tax status and assessed wealth

  • inheritance or succession at No. 6

  • whether earlier or later occupants were also Krückebergs

Because these records are arranged by house number, No. 6 Berenbusch is the necessary key to locating non-church information.

Research Request (For On-Site Researcher)

Please locate and examine records for No. 6 Berenbusch (ca. 1780–1830) in the following administrative series. Note: Precise archival signatures for these volumes are not fully published and must be identified on site with archivist assistance.

  1. Brandversicherungen / Brandkassenkataster Insurance registers listing householders and buildings; may show the Krückeberg name, valuations, and year-to-year changes.

  2. Kontributions- und Schatzungsregister Taxpayer and valuation lists; helpful for identifying tenure, household wealth, and Krückeberg predecessors or successors.

  3. Lagerbücher / Meier- und Grundregister Registers of hereditary rights, obligations, land parcels, and changes of possession tied to No. 6.

  4. Kolonen- und Hausnummernverzeichnisse Long-running lists of householders by house number; may extend the Krückeberg line backward or forward.

Please extract all entries associated with No. 6 Berenbusch, with emphasis on identifying the Krückebergs, their tenure, their economic standing, and any succession patterns.

Research Plan

  1. Confirm Household Identity Match all entries for No. 6 Berenbusch with 1803 Sophie Wilhelmine Krückeberg Birth.

  2. Determine Tenure Category Identify whether Jobst Heinrich was Kolon, Kötter, Brinksitzer, or another type of hereditary tenant.

  3. Trace Predecessors and Successors Determine whether earlier or later holders of No. 6 were Krückebergs, related kin, or in-laws.

  4. Assess Economic Status Examine valuations, rents, and landholdings to understand the family’s social and economic position.

  5. Construct a Household Timeline Create a chronological sequence of occupancy at No. 6 that clarifies generational continuity or household transitions.

  6. Incorporate Findings Add all non-Kirchenbuch evidence to the Krückeberg family reconstruction with precise cross-references.

Expected Outcome

A fuller picture of Jobst Heinrich Krückeberg and his household, including their tenure, landholding, tax status, and succession, as revealed by secular administrative records not reflected in the Kirchenbücher.