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I too have a maternal great grandfather from Germany (Christoph Wagner) also a musician. He died in Weston in 1893. I cannot trace his birthplace as all documents just state "born Germany".

You might like to contact Peter Towey of the German Anglo FHS (he lives in Weston) for advice....  peter@towey.me.uk

How do you know he was born in Hesse Nassau?   

Have you tried Familysearch?  The description of the records available for the Hesse Nassau area of Germany is given here.    However, 1849 is before the Hesse Nassau region as such was created but this site does explain what records are available before that time as well

A search for German Records on Familysearch shows that there is a baptism of a Daniel s/o Daniel HOFMANN & Margaretha LITZENBERGER  on 26 Dec 1849  at  Evangelische,  Hinzweiler,  Pfalz,  Bavaria.  But there are others listed as well and don't forget that 1849 is only an approximate date for his birth. 

The Anglo German FHS might also be able to help with better advice!

I have dug deep into the records and I think the only one I have been able to pinpoint is Mary Day born in the August or early September 1754 in Banwell she was baptised on the 6th September 1754 and is the daughter of John and Mary Day. She is my 6 times great aunt this would make her 9 years older, but it seems to fit the death entries for them both, the entry for Charles is given as 6th May 1816 aged 62, and for Mary as 24th Jan 1826 aged 63. Working this out the birth years are 1754 and 1763. This I know would be wrong but I suggest the entries would incorrect in the burial records by the person that buried them, I have come across a couple of times but it is also possible the wrong ages were given as I don't live in Somerset I am unable to check that record for sure, Banwell and Shipham are next door to each other. I also discovered if you didn't know already that they had a son George Tripp born 1787 baptised on 9th Feb 1787, and this also may be of interest to you to I have a marriage entry for a Susanna L Tripp to Samuel Day on the 14th Feb 1790 in Shipham.

Hello Sandi,

I am related directly to the Day's of Shipham, Banwell and the surrounding areas and I do have a Mary Day born in Shipham in 1810, I am not sure if this is the one you are looking for but I can add that her brother George Day (B. 1801 Banwell) married a Harriet Tripp (b.1807 Shipham) on the 19th Jan 1827 in Shipham. Is it possible this could be the Mary Day you are looking for?