Meaning of "Knecht"
I understand that Knecht means servant or farmhand. Would this status typically be attributed to a son living in his parent's household, who is an adult? Feel free to speculate. Thank you!
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How old is the son? If he's an adult or at least of working age, I suspect "Knecht" could be applied to him.
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What type of record do you have? Marriage, baptism, or something else?
I don't know what the age requirements were for a marriage witness or a baptismal witness/sponsor. You would need to ask this question to the entire community.
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I'm unsure of his age, but he was old enough to be a witness to a baptism. Can you remind of the age requirement to be a witness?
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It's a 1843 protestant baptism record. Thank you! I will post that question.
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Then the attribution of "Knecht" would not be unusual as he could be a young single man still living with his parents.
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