*
|
Date
of birth
|
|
Christening date
|
|
Marriage
|
I
|
First marriage (I may be in parentheses)
|
II
|
Second marriage (II may be in parentheses)
|
o/o
|
geschieden (divorced)
|
o-o
|
Not married
|
+
|
Date of death
|
gef.
|
Gefallen (fallen person — deaths in this category
will be limited to war years, i.e.,
1870-1871, 1914-1918, 1939-1945)
|
or
#
|
Date of burial
|
*+
|
Died on day of birth
|
+*
|
Born dead
|
o
|
Confirmation
|
vorehel.
|
Vorehelich (premarital agreement)
|
B.
|
Bruder (brother)
|
E.
|
Eltern (parents)
|
M.
|
Mutter (mother)
|
Schw.
|
Schwester (sister)
|
Gl
|
Gulden (Dutch coin)
|
Rth
|
Reichstaler/Ruthtaler
|
Sch
|
Schaf (sheep)
|
S.d.
|
Sohn des (son of)
|
T.d.
|
Tochter des (daughter of)
|
V.
|
Vater (father)
|
Wwe, Wwr
|
Witwe(r) (widow, widower)
|
Hw
|
Hinweis (Reference to)
|
s.
|
siehe (see...)
|
S.
|
Seite (page...)
|
vgl.
|
Vergleiche (compare/see also)
|
procl.
|
Proclamiert (Proclamation)
|
ki
|
kirchlich (Ecclesiastical)
|
st
|
standesamtl. (Registry Office for Marriages)
|
StAStaatsarchiv
|
State Archive
|
landwirt
|
Farmer
|
lgbr.
|
Landgebraucher (Most likely a renter of tillable
acres.
Landowners were "dikke Burren" (Platt)
or rich farmers)
|
Posthum
Nach dem Tode des Vaters geboren
|
Born after the death of the father.
|
Schatzung
|
Assessment, estimation of value
|
P
|
Pferde (horse)
|
O
|
Ochsen (oxen)
|
K
|
Kühe (cows)
|
E
|
Enter (ducks)
|
C
|
Confirmation
|
ppr
|
Pauper / Arm (pauper - poor)
|
Rt
|
Reichstaler (large small)
|
Sch
|
Schap (small coin)
|
Witt
|
Witten (very small coin)
|
St.
|
Standesamtliche Heirat (Marriage)
(wedding as recorded in civil records)
|
vor
|
Before
|
Dienstmagd
|
Servant, female
|
Dienstknecht
|
Servant, male
|
Bäcker
|
Baker
|
Soldat
|
Soldier
|
Weber
|
Weaver
|
Arb.
|
Arbeiter - day laborer (also called Tagelöhner)
|
Landadel
|
Landed gentry
|
Kaufman
|
Merchant, shopkeeper, trader
|
Kap.
|
Kapitãn (sea captain)
|
Schiff
|
Ship
|
Schiffer
|
Sailor, boatman
|
Schiffseigner
|
Ship owner
|