What is the word and its significance?
1654 marriage record from Rugendorf, Bavaria on Archion (3rd entry in image below)
Friedrich Hemfling [Br?ckg] son of deceased Hans Hemfling
I can' quite make out the word after Friedrich's name.
Link to complete page if more reference is needed: http://www.archion.de/p/1cac530322/
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@Gina Palmer The word may be 'ledig' (unwed), written with a capital L, and would make sense, given the context.
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While I can't read the word in its entirety, it begins with a "B" -- compare with the name "Barbara" in the record immediately above.
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@Robert Seal_1 I'd still say it's an L. If you look below (Kurrent examples from the 17th century ), L and B aren't too far apart. (Furthermore, they developed to look fairly the same.) (Source)
Still, I might be wrong and the wish – since it'd fit quite well – father to the thought.
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A very similar word appears in the record immediately above (I think as a surname) just below the name Barbara. In that entry the "g" looks like possibly a "ÿ"; it also has the ending in that entry that might be "ers". Could it be some form of "Bäcker/Becker" (baker)?
The surname also appears in the first record.
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This is definitely a tricky one. I have combined a few words for comparison:
By comparison with Barbara I agree on "Br...".
By comparison with Selig I would say "...ig".
What are the letters in between? I have no idea and cannot think of a word making sense in the context. I wouldn't consider "ledig": later on we have "Hansen ... selig hinterlaßener ehelicher Sohn" - I would expect "Hansen .. selig hinterlaßener lediger ehelicher Sohn", if this fact was considered to require extra mention (no mention of "Witwer" already implies unmarried).
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@WSeelentag I'm not sure about this register or Bavarian custom but in the entries I've researched so far– primarily Austrian–, the marital status (single, widowed) was always mentioned explicitly and by itself.
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The second letter might be either an r or an e. If we assume we have no idea what it could be, we may as well stay open to either solution for now.
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Well - I am from Augsburg and 50% of my ancestors are from the area, i.e. catholic. Franken would likely be protestant - so there may well be differences, despite both regions belonging to Bavaria (today).
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Thank you @StH31 @Robert Seal_1 @JohnsonGreg @WSeelentag for taking some time to look at this and share your insights.
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