Ottenbach ZH - baptism - 1776 - Sidler - Hans Jakob

Kent Gardiner

https://www.gatheringgardiners.com/2019/12/hans-jakob-sidler-1776-1777.html

Daniel57704

den 27. [Januarij] N(atus) den 28. dito Bapt(izatus)

Hans Jacob

Wachtm(eister) Rudolf Sydler / Elisabetha Sydler / beide von Ottenbach

Johannes Hegetschwyler / ………. Jacobe filias [daughters] / Magdalena Leuthart / gebohrne B(e)erli (?) / beyde von Ottenbach

I'm not sure about the second line in the witness section. 'filias' stands for several daughters, but after that it refers to two people. I hope Wolf can clarify this!

WSeelentag

I attach the entry with better reolution:

Anna Magdalena Berli had married 01.12.1761 Melchior Leutert - she will most likely be the second witness.

The first witness is tricky - must be a male - Johannes Hegetschweiler - where I would expect Hans Jacob (= child). The next line will refer to him - I guess Eheg(aumers?) Hans Jacoben filius - so at least the witnesses father had the expected given name. If you want to be sure, you'd have to find an Ehegaumer Hans Jacob Hegetschweiler with a son Johannes born in a suitable time range.

Kent Gardiner

WSeelentag Daniel57704 Thank both of you for this somewhat difficult translation. Unfortunately in my research so far I don't have an Ehegaumer named Hans Jacob Hegetschweiler. But I will keep looking. It is great when we have any information on witnesses that might identify them. All the best, Kent