Elisabetha Scholl mother to Wilhelm Spock 26 Aug 1909 film 102078348 page 871

Kent Gardiner

Translation request:

Robert Seal_1

@Kent Gardiner

Hello KG,

Translation:

On the 26th of August [1809] in the evening at 9:00 pm born and on the 28th of the same month baptized: Wilhelm [Spöck].

Father: Jacob Friedrich Spöck, the local citizen and master shoemaker.

Mother: Elisabetha, née Schollin.

Baptismal witnesses: (1) Christoph Heilmann, the local citizen and church censor. (2) His wife Elisabetha, née Röschin. (3) Christoph Cammerer, the local citizen and tailor. (4) His wife Christine, née Beckerin.

Right column: died 14 September 1809.

Comment: Here is a new occupation that I don't believe we have seen before. The first baptismal witness, Christoph Heilmann, is a "Kirchencensor", which Thode defines as: church censor (guardian of morals).

Kent Gardiner

Thanks Robert. Guardian of morals. Interesting job. Question: whose morals? Kent

Robert Seal_1

You're welcome, Kent.