Andreas Daniel Joseph Krings was my paternal second Great Grandfather. Andreas was born 23 September 1808 in Bilk and died 23 Oct 1871 in Derendorf. Both of these locations are nowadays a part of Düsseldorf, Germany. Andreas was baptized 26 October 1871 in the catholic church, Sankt Martin. His parents were Joannes Winandus Josephus Krings and Maria Anna Josepha Weingartz. Below is his baptism.
Andreas married my second Great Grandmother, Maria Agnes Götzen, 12 August 1835 in the same church.
Andreas and Agnes had five children together. One of them was my Great Grandfather, Wilhelm Hubert Krings.
Andreas and his small family appeared in a census taken from 1854-1860 in Düsseldorf. It states that Andreas was a shoemaker by trade. The first child, Johann was crossed out, he probably had died.
Andreas also appeared in an address book from 1855. Once again it states that he was a shoemaker. Schumacher is the German word for shoemaker.
Andreas died 23 October 1871 in Derendorf.
His obituary states, that Andreas was born in Bilk and that he had been a widower for eight years. He was survived by two sons and two grandsons. Andreas was only 63 years old.
A map shows that Andreas pretty much lived in the same area all his life.
Sources
Church Books online for Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf Census (Bürgerbücher) 1854-1860
Obituary you can find here
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