Transcription Request - 1753 Norderbrarup
There is a first name in a marriage record that I cannot decipher. There is another instance of the same first name in another marriage record. Both are marked by arrows in the attached image. Could it be "Lorens", a form of "Lawrence"?
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Well done! Yes, more clearly "Lorens" here. I agree with @sylviaelchinger1 that the "s" is most likely for "seelig" = deceased, which is what you originally thought.
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Also... there is what appears to be a "S" in front of "Lorens" on the left side of the page. This appears in some, but not all, of many other marriage records. Does this perhaps indicate "deceased"?
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Hello @Robt_Nielsen,
It would be helpful if you could provide an image/link of the entire page so we can analyze the scribe's handwriting techniques.
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I think the name might be Cortes. The "s" is probably for "seelig" = deceased.
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@Robert Seal_1 I found a subsequent record of a 2nd marriage of Maria Christina in 1765 that shows her father's name more clearly (Lorens Schmidt) and the letter "L" reinforced by the name of her husband (Lass/Lahs) and his father (Lass/Lahs).
@sylviaelchinger1 re "Cortes", that would not be a name commonly, or ever, found in northern Germany in the 1700s. Thanks for the clarification of "S." as in "seelig".
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