"Kirche in Melparamba. Wessel, Dr. Stokes, K. Schmidt, Mall, Maue, Simpfendörfer, Schrenk, Hofmann, Scheuer, H. Schmid, Peter, Frl. Wuttke, Fr. Maue, Frl. Bornand, Fr. Hofmann, Fr. Peter, Fr. Schmid, Fr. Wessel. "
Item Details
Title:
"Kirche in Melparamba. Wessel, Dr. Stokes, K. Schmidt, Mall, Maue, Simpfendörfer, Schrenk, Hofmann, Scheuer, H. Schmid, Peter, Frl. Wuttke, Fr. Maue, Frl. Bornand, Fr. Hofmann, Fr. Peter, Fr. Schmid, Fr. Wessel. "
Alternate title:
"The church in Melparamba. Wessel, Dr. Stokes, K. Schmidt, Mall, Maue, Simpfendörfer, Schrenk, Hofmann, Scheuer, H. Schmid, Peter, Miss Wuttke, Mrs Maue, Miss Bornand, Mrs Hofmann, Mrs Peter, Mrs Schmid, Mrs Wessel."
Description
Names
Dates
Date early:
01.01.1911
Date late:
30.04.1912
Proper date:
01.01.1911-30.04.1912
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Asia {continent}: India {modern state}: Kerala {region}: Palghat {place}: Melparamba {place}People:
Subject
Keywords:
religion and philosophy (general), Christianity, church, congregation, congregation member f, congregation member m, doctor m, communication, group, mission, mission industry, missionary f, missionary m, teacher f, economy - general, worker f, worker m Individuals:
Bome (Ms), Hofmann, Heinrich (Mr)Name: Hofmann, Heinrich (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 1572
Date of Birth: 18.05.1869
Date of Death: 30.05.1953
Biography: Basler Missions-Handelsgesellschaft / Basel Mission Trading Company. As internee in India 1915 - 1919.
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Hofmann-Fritz, Käthe (Mrs)
Need more information?, Hofmann-Fritz, Käthe (Mrs)Name: Hofmann-Fritz, Käthe (Mrs)
Date of Birth: 23.04.1868
Date of Death: 11.03.1955
Biography: A.k.a. Fritz, Käthe (Ms). - Was she also interned in India?
Relationships: Bruder/Schwester von: Fritz, Christian Gottlieb (Mr), verheiratet mit: Hofmann, Heinrich (Mr)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
Need more information?, Mall, Daniel (Mr)Name: Mall, Daniel (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1670
Date of Birth: 01.08.1878
Date of Death: 09.05.1962
Biography: Basler Missions-Handelsgesellschaft (BMHG) / Basel Mission Trading Company.
Profession: printer (Buchdrucker)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
Need more information?, Maue, Jakob (Mr)Name: Maue, Jakob (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1374
Date of Birth: 21.09.1872
Date of Death: 28.03.1959
Biography: As internee in India from 1914 - 1915.
Profession: farmer (Bauer)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
Need more information?, Maue-Nauerth, Juliane Katharina (Mrs)Name: Maue-Nauerth, Juliane Katharina (Mrs)
Date of Birth: 11.01.1880
Date of Death: 18.05.1970
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Maue, Jakob (Mr)
Need more information?, Peter, Gustav (Mr)Name: Peter, Gustav (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1065
Date of Birth: 26.07.1857
Date of Death: 19.10.1938
Profession: commercial clerk (Kaufmann)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
Need more information?, Peter-Kilchenmann, Elise Hermine (Mrs), Scheuer, Christoph August (Mr)Name: Scheuer, Christoph August (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1385
Date of Birth: 08.12.1873
Date of Death: 24.04.1961
Profession: administrative assistant (Bürogehilfe)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
Need more information?, Schmid, Hermann (Mr)Name: Schmid, Hermann (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1717
Date of Birth: 08.11.1881
Date of Death: 17.03.1966
Biography: Basler Missions-Handelsgesellschaft / Basel Mission Trading Company. As internee in India 1914-1920.
Profession: commercial clerk (Kaufmann)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
Need more information?, Schmid-Werner, Elise Martha Louise (Mrs)Name: Schmid-Werner, Elise Martha Louise (Mrs)
Date of Birth: 04.05.1885
Date of Death: 04.02.1950
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Schmid, Hermann (Mr)
Need more information?, Schmidt, Kurt Wald. (Mr), Schrenk, Johannes (Mr)Name: Schrenk, Johannes (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1694
Date of Birth: 26.09.1883
Date of Death: 05.10.1942
Biography: As internee in India 1914 - 1916.
Profession: watchmaker (Uhrmacher)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
Need more information?, Simpfendörfer, Paul Friedrich (Mr)Name: Simpfendörfer, Paul Friedrich (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1437
Date of Birth: 07.04.1871
Date of Death: 01.09.1946
Biography: As internee in India 1914 - 1918. Basler Missions-Handelsgesellschaft / Basel Mission Trading Company. Brickworks specialist.
Profession: farmer (Bauer)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
Need more information?, Stokes, William [1867] (Mr)Name: Stokes, William [1867] (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1314
Date of Birth: 11.05.1867
Date of Death: 09.06.1953
Biography: Citizen of Great Britain. From 1930 - 1931 he stayed in Agogo, Ghana.
Profession: doctor; student in a preachers' college (Arzt; Predigerschüler)
Relationships: Bruder/Schwester von: Heinecken-Stokes, Mary (Mrs), Tochter/Sohn von: Stokes, William [1837] (Mr)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
Need more information?, Wessel, Gottfried Karl (Mr)Name: Wessel, Gottfried Karl (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 1754
Date of Birth: 03.02.1879
Date of Death: 05.03.1951
Biography: Internee in India 1914 - 1916.
Profession: student of theology (cand. theol.)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
Need more information?, Wessel-Mörchen, Maria Emilie (Mrs)Name: Wessel-Mörchen, Maria Emilie (Mrs)
Date of Birth: 10.04.1879
Date of Death: 23.08.1918
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Wessel, Gottfried Karl (Mr)
Need more information?, Wuttke, Caroline Erika (Ms)Name: Wuttke, Caroline Erika (Ms)
Basel mission membership number: SV 0082
Date of Birth: 18.02.1874
Date of Death: 24.02.1963
Profession: private tutor (Hauslehrerin)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
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Relationships
[Same image]: QC-30.035.0028
[Same image]: QU-30.045.0011
Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 14.7cm x 20.3cm
[Condition]: medium
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
[Condition]: medium
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
QU-30.016.0106
Citation:
Reference: BMA QU-30.016.0106
Title: "Kirche in Melparamba. Wessel, Dr. Stokes, K. Schmidt, Mall, Maue, Simpfendörfer, Schrenk, Hofmann, Scheuer, H. Schmid, Peter, Frl. Wuttke, Fr. Maue, Frl. Bornand, Fr. Hofmann, Fr. Peter, Fr. Schmid, Fr. Wessel. "
Creator: unknown
Date: 01.01.1911-30.04.1912
“Kirche in Melparamba. Wessel, Dr. Stokes, K. Schmidt, Mall, Maue, Simpfendörfer, Schrenk, Hofmann, Scheuer, H. Schmid, Peter, Frl. Wuttke, Fr. Maue, Frl. Bornand, Fr. Hofmann, Fr. Peter, Fr. Schmid, Fr. Wessel. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 8, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/84687.
Title: "Kirche in Melparamba. Wessel, Dr. Stokes, K. Schmidt, Mall, Maue, Simpfendörfer, Schrenk, Hofmann, Scheuer, H. Schmid, Peter, Frl. Wuttke, Fr. Maue, Frl. Bornand, Fr. Hofmann, Fr. Peter, Fr. Schmid, Fr. Wessel. "
Creator: unknown
Date: 01.01.1911-30.04.1912
“Kirche in Melparamba. Wessel, Dr. Stokes, K. Schmidt, Mall, Maue, Simpfendörfer, Schrenk, Hofmann, Scheuer, H. Schmid, Peter, Frl. Wuttke, Fr. Maue, Frl. Bornand, Fr. Hofmann, Fr. Peter, Fr. Schmid, Fr. Wessel. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 8, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/84687.
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