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Pfaffikon ZH - Census - 1678 & 1682 - Egg - Caspar

nealallenscheel1
nealallenscheel1 ✭✭
December 17 edited December 17 in Social Groups

I am trying to find out the occupation for Caspar Egg and I have two census' that might give it. The 1682 census indicates he was possibly a miller, but there is a word after that which I cannot read. The 1678 census has a long note after his name that may provide his occupation. Your help to translate these records would be greatly appreciated.

1682 URL: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSMW-8Q16-D?lang=en&i=309

1682 Pfaffikon Parish Census Record.jpg 1682 Pfaffikon Parish Census Record (1).jpg

1678 URL: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSVK-39SR-6?lang=en&i=81

1678 Pfaffikon Parish Census Record.jpg 1678 Pfaffikon Parish Census Record (1).JPG

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  • WSeelentag
    WSeelentag ✭✭✭✭✭
    11:50AM

    We have been discussing this family before in connection with his son Hans Peter.

    The 1682 register is clear: Müllerknecht = mill worker.

    The 1678 register includes a longish text in rather difficult handwriting. I will not try to give a complete transcript, but am confident my summary describes the content correctly. There is no information on his profession. In 1678 (when register was compiled) Caspar Egg was a resident in Pfäffikon. Previously he had been moving around (see his marriage in Wila ZH). His first household (i.e. after getting married) - in Pfäffikon - was in proper order. All the children have been baptised in Pfäffikon: I have checked that for Hans Peter (1652).

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  • nealallenscheel1
    nealallenscheel1 ✭✭
    7:13PM

    Thank you once again for your help. Hans Peter is Caspar's son so I have now moved on to the next generation. Your hint about Caspar's marriage has helped steer me in the right direction. Thanks for going the extra mile!

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