MyHeritage introduced Scribe AI recently in Introducing Scribe AI: Transcribe, Interpret, and Receive Fascinating Insights About Your Family’s Historical Documents and Photos, and MyHeritage Records. Previously, I used it to transcribe and translate an Italian birth record in Trying Out the MyHeritage Scribe AI Tool To Transcribe, Translate, Interpret and Describe An Italian Birth Record.
I have several German language records in my extensive computer files found by other researchers who translated the important assertions (names, dates, places, events, etc.).
I chose to transcribe and translate the birth and baptism record for my wife Linda's second great-grandfather, Ignatius Griesser (1835-1879) today. Here is the record:
The birth and baptism record for Ignatius Griesser is #4 on this page.
The source citation I have for this page is (supplied by the friend who found it):
"Bestand L 10: Badische Standesbücher (Geburts-, Ehe- und Sterbeeinträge) Waldshut, Waldshut-Tiengen WT; Amtsgericht," online database, Landesarchiv Baden-Wurttemburg (http://www.landesarchiv-bw.de/web/46734); L 10 Nr. 5669: Buhl, Klettgau WT; Katholischwe Gemeide: Geburtenbuch 1810-1866, Bild 128, Entry 4.
Unfortunately, the link does not work any longer. My friend found it in 2011.
I uploaded this image to MyHeritage's Scribe AI and it went to work. Here is the screen from Scribe AI that is pertinent to the Ignatius Griesser record:
Here is the output for all of the sections on the Scribe AI screen that pertain to Ignatius Griesser (note: Scribe AI transcribed and translated all of the entries on the page):
Historical
Context:
The
document you have uploaded is a page from a German birth and
baptismal register (Geburt-
und Taufbuch)
for the parish of Bühl and Eichberg, dated 1835.
Historical
Context: This
record was created in the Grand Duchy of Baden (now part of
Baden-Württemberg, Germany). During this period, churches were the
primary institutions responsible for recording vital events (births,
marriages, and deaths) before civil registration became mandatory
later in the 19th century.
Structure: The
page is structured chronologically, listing entries 1 through 7 for
the early months of 1835. Each entry typically includes the child's
name in the left margin, the location in the right margin, and a
narrative paragraph detailing the birth date and time, baptism date,
parents' names and occupations, and the names of the baptismal
witnesses.
Terminology: You
will see the archaic term "Hornung" used in entries 5 and
6, which is an old German word for the month of February. The script
is written in German Kurrentschrift, a historical form of
handwriting used in Germany until the mid-20th century.
Details
Mentioned:
Based on the document you provided, here are the detailed extractions, focusing primarily on Entry 4 (Ignatius Grießer) as indicated by your file name, along with the associated individuals:Principal
Individual: Ignatius Grießer
Name:
Ignatius Grießer
Role
in Document: Subject of Baptism (Entry 4)
Birth:
30 January 1835, 5:00 PM, Bühl
Baptism:
31 January 1835, Parish Church in Bühl
Legitimacy:
Legitimate son
Parents
of Ignatius
Father's
Name: Anton Grießer
Father's
Occupation: Citizen and Master Mason (bürgerlicher
Maurermeister)
Father's
Residence: Bühl
Mother's
Name: Anna Weißenburger
Associated
Individuals (Entry 4)
Johannes
Grießer: Baptismal Witness; Occupation: Farmer (Bauer)
Johann
Baptist Schmid: Baptismal Witness; Occupation: Teacher in
Bühl (Lehrer in Bühl). Note: You will notice this individual
served as a witness for almost every entry on this page.
Pater
Zimmermann: Local Priest (Ortspfarrer) who performed the
baptism and recorded the entry on 5 February 1835.
Key
Findings:
Document
Type: You are looking at a birth and baptismal register from
the parish of Bühl and Eichberg, Germany, for the year 1835.
Primary
Subject: Your target ancestor, Ignatius Grießer, was born
on January 30, 1835, at 5:00 PM in Bühl, and was baptized the
following day.
Parental
Details: His parents were Anton Grießer, a citizen and
master mason, and Anna Weißenburger.
Community
Insight: The document reveals a tight-knit community where
several Grießer families lived in close proximity (Bühl,
Mitterhof, Oberhof) and certain individuals, like the teacher Johann
Baptist Schmid, frequently acted as witnesses for multiple families.
Suggested
Next Steps:
To
further your genealogical research based on this document, you should
consider the following steps:
Marriage
Records: Search for the marriage record of Anton Grießer
and Anna Weißenburger in the parish registers of Bühl prior to
January 1835. This will likely provide the names of their parents
(Ignatius's grandparents).
Sibling
Search: Continue browsing the Bühl baptismal registers
before and after 1835 to identify any siblings of Ignatius Grießer.
Death
Registers: Check the local death registers (Sterbebuch)
for Bühl to find the eventual passing of Ignatius, his parents, or
his siblings.
Online
Databases: Explore MyHeritage for existing family trees
that might include the Grießer or Weißenburger families from
Baden.
State
Archives: You should consult the online portals of the
State Archives of Baden-Württemberg (Landesarchiv
Baden-Württemberg), which often host digitized copies of civil
and church records, as well as emigration lists if the family later
left Germany.
Full
Text Transcription (in German):
4 Ignatius Grießer. Bühl. In dem Pfarrorte Bühl wurde in diesem Jahre den dreißigsten Jänner Abends um fünf Uhr geboren, und den andern Tag in hiesiger Pfarrkirche getauft Ignatius Grießer, der eheliche Sohn des hier wohnhaften bürgerlichen Maurermeisters Anton Grießer, und Anna Weißenburger. Die Taufzeugen waren: Johannes Grießer Bauer und Johann Baptist Schmid Lehrer in Bühl - welches am fünften Februar, da die Taufhandlung geschah, eigenhändig eingetragen hat der Ortspfarrer Pater Zimmermann.Translation
(in English):
Birth
and Baptismal Register for Bühl and Eichberg 1835 That is the year
One thousand, eight hundred, thirty and five.
4 Ignatius
Grießer. Bühl. In the parish town of Bühl was born in this year
the thirtieth of January in the evening at five o'clock, and baptized
the next day in the local parish church, Ignatius Grießer, the
legitimate son of the citizen master mason Anton Grießer residing
here, and Anna Weißenburger. The baptismal witnesses were: Johannes
Grießer farmer and Johann Baptist Schmid teacher in Bühl - which on
the fifth of February, when the baptismal act took place, was entered
by his own hand by the local priest Father Zimmermann.
I have no way to ascertain the completeness or accuracy of the transcription and the translation. The handwriting is completely foregin to me. Perhaps one of my genealogy friends can look at the record and try to determine the accuracy.
The only difference between what my German friend told me and what Scribe AI told me is the fathyer's name. It is Anton Griesser in Scribe AI 's transcription, and it is "Xaver Griesser" in my friend's transcription. Here is the isolated Ignatius Griesser record:
I asked Google Gemini 3 to transcribe the German text and translate it to English and it said that the father's first name was "Peter." The translation to English was somewhat different than the Scribe AI translation.The given name of the father is the last word of the third line on the image above. I think it is more "Xaver" than "Anton" or "Peter."
The Ancestry.com database for "Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898" lists the father as Xaver Griesser.
I also have an image of the marriage record for Ignatius Griesser's parents, and the Scribe AI transcribed father's name there is "Peter Griesser." But the first name of the father in the German script is very similar to the image above.
My opinion is that it is amazing that Scribe AI, or any transcriptionist, can figure out all of the words on these records.
I looked online for this record on FamilySearch, MyHeritage and Ancestry but did not find the record image above. Maybe I don't know where to look.
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