German Paleography

amylynnellison1

5 February 1722 a child (kind) was born to Bathas and and Christina Zürcher. Are there any other clues for the sex or gender of this child? Thank you for any help.

Lars van Ravenzwaaij

It says "Todt geboren ein uneheliges Kind", which means "stillborn birth of a illigemate child". No indication for the gender.

Julia Szent-Györgyi

I agree with Lars. In addition, the father's name is "Balthas~", i.e., Balthasar, and his surname does not apply to Christina. (I haven't figured out her father's name: Michel Sehre?)

amylynnellison1

Thank you for your help

Ulrich Neitzel

Strictly speaking the Latin term Anonymus is masculine; a female stillborn is sometimes called Anonyma, but I wouldn't take it for granted that it was a boy in this case.