Caroline / Catharina Reina (Brandel) - Change of name from Catharina to Caroline nee BRANDEL

Started by David Ziants on Wednesday, April 19, 2017
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On Dutch records this name appears as Catharina, and on English records name is Caroline. My great aunt Carry (sister of my grandmother), whom I remember had official civil name Caroline.

I can understand not wanting Catherine as civil name in England as this is not considered a "Jewish" name. I assume that in Netherlands, this was never considered an issue in the Jewish community despite the Xtrian connotations.

Are there any documents attesting to a name change, or was this just done on the ship when crossing the Channel?

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