Zürich ZH - marriage - 1634 - Klingler&Mayer - details
Specifically, I am not certain of the words before and after the names of the bride and groom. Also, what does the symbol in the margin denote?
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I hope you don't mind if I begin with two "technical" comments:
I had suggested a more helpful structure for thread titles, and have edited the original title ("Please translate the highlighted record in the attached file") accordingly. This should help to find the discussion more easily when looking for it at a later stage.
Whenever a document can be viewed freely (as in this case) it is helpful to include a direct link (clickable) instead of just writing it in the image file. This allows to view with higher resolution and scrolling through neighbouring pages - helpful for one of your questions.
1) There are abbreviations, mostly just letters in front of the names. These will describe the social standing. For the grooms I find (over a few pages) H (in one case even Herr) indicating high standing, J likely for Junker, even higher, most are M - I assume Meister, indicating a Guild Member, only few without such a "title": Predigern seems to be the church for the "upper class" to get married. For brides I see J for Jungfrau and Fr for Frau, possibly widows.
2) The text after the groom's name will be the profession (could occasionally also be a nickname, I guess). For your entry I read "der Gerwer", old spelling for Gerber (tanner).
3) The symbol indicates the day of the week (which you'll also find in a line below the main entry for weddings taken place in other parishes). In your case Wednesday (keep in mind - Julian calendar!) … which in some reformed regions (not absolutely sure about Zürich) indicates that the bride was no longer a "virgin in white" who would marry usually on a Sunday. There is some inconsistency, however, with "J. Elßbeth Maÿer" getting married on a Wednesday. If you want to discuss this in more depth, I recommend you post your question on Geneal-Forum for a wider audience.
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Thank you very much for your help. I will be putting through another request shortly - first marriage for Klingler in 1630. I will try to use your suggested format.
Bill
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