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| Interior of the Catholic parish church of St. Johann, Donaueschingen, Baden, Germany. H.Helmlechner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons |
Michael Kritzer (b. 28 Sep 1805), son of Sebastian Kritzer and Rosina Tritshler, married Maria Agatha Hall (b. 29 Mar 1822), daughter of Johann Hall and Brigitta Engesser, at St. Johann, Donaueschingen, on 26 Apr 1841.
Michael and Agatha (as she appears to have been known) had five children, all also baptised at Donaueschingen's Catholic church of St. Johann.
- Rosina Kritzer b. 12 Mar 1842, bap. 14 Apr 1842
- Wilhelm Kritzer b. 10 Jan 1844, bap 14 Jan 1844
- Wilhelmina Kritzer b. 8 May 1845, bap. 18 May 1845
- Anna Kritzer b. 6 Jun 1849, bap. 10 Jun 1849
- Augusta Brigitta Kritzer b. 19 Aug 1858, bap. 29 Aug 1858
Michael Kritzer died, aged 61, in Donaueschingen on 1 Apr 1867.
Anna Kritzer and three of the children of Wilhelm Kritzer came to England.
Rosina Kritzer married Josef Johann Baptist Seemann, in Donaueschingen, on 30 Sep 1869 and Wilhelmina Kritzer married Carl Emil Boll, again in Donaueschingen, on 29 May 1873. This last couple had at least seven children, giving the potential for further family still remaining in the area. There are no further records showing up for Augusta Brigitte Kritzer. There's evidence of this family, in this parish, right back to the 16th Century.
The German surname Kritzer, it is said, is derived from the Old German word "Kretscham," meaning "inn." The name was most likely first borne by an innkeeper. An alternative suggestion is as a South German occupational name for a coiner, from krüzer Kreutzer.