The Catholic parish church of St. Johann in Donaueschingen, Germany. The building with a double tower façade in the Bohemian Baroque style was built from 1724 to 1747 to a design by the Prague architect František Maxmilián Kaňka. Photo H. Helmlechner, CC BY-SA 4.0. |
- Amalia Kritzer b. 7 Oct 1873, bap. 19 Oct 1873
- Julius Kritzer b. 18 Aug 1874, bap. 23 Aug 1874
- Karl Kritzer b. 3 Nov 1875, bap. 14 Nov 1875
- Josef Kritzer b. 30 Oct 1877, bap. 11 Nov 1877
- Wilhelm Kritzer b. 10 Mar 1879, bap. 23 Mar 1879,
but who sadly died on 14 Sep of the same year.
Eldest son Julius Kritzer of 26 Karlstrasse, Donaueschingen, Germany died on 12 Feb 1925. (Karlstraße, appears to be the town's main street.) Probate was granted, however, in 1929, in England, to Mortimer Rooke, solicitor, attorney of Justina Kritzer, widow. It seems strange to have probate granted in England, unless they also spent time in the UK, but I can find no record of either of them having done so and no other record of Julius, nor Justina.
The three other surviving siblings certainly came to Britain to work in service in some very distinguished households and were in the UK at the outbreak of the First World War, where they found themselves at the epicentre of the anti-German hysteria and Spy Fever, incited by the press.
Pelham Place, South Kensington cc-by-sa/2.0 - © Marathon - geograph.org.uk/p/2730271 |
Source of the Donaubach in Donaueschingen (historically considered the source of the Danube) Donaueschingen, in the Schwarzwald (Black Forest) near the confluence of the two sources of the river Danube, close to the borders with Switzerland and France, is postcard perfect. This video gives us a look around the town today and the pronunciation of Doe-now-ess-shingen. |