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It's a family mystery why Seigfrid KLINGELE came over to England - let alone why he settled in Sunderland, although it had a lot of shipping coming and going in the 1800s. The journey over must have been under less than brilliant conditions and it's likely that he had little money when he did arrive. It is possible that he was getting away from the religious persecution that was happening in Germany at that time (he was Roman Catholic) or it may have been lack of work in his home village.

The Clingly / Klingele family

Seigfrid married Anne WELLBURN, from Sunderland, in St. Mary's RC church in 1862. All their children were baptised Catholics and named Klingele. However, they seem to have all chosen to change their family name to Clingly and most also changed from Catholic to Church of England - or at least to allow their children to. Seigfrid and Anne's children Mary b.1862 Adeline b.1864 Seigfrid Albert b.1865 Clara b.1866 Emma b.1871 John Thomas b.1872 (Family now in South Australia)                      Edwin b.1873 (Family now in Sunderland and USA) and William b.1875 (Family now in Sunderland) So far, I have only been able to find present-day families for John Thomas, Edwin and, of course, William - my grandfather. There is a possibility that the eldest son, Seigfrid Albert, had a daughter called Eugenie but I have found no records of this yet. Seigfrid Albert's details, and those of the girls in the family, are proving to be elusive...

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