Need Translation on an 1871 Census record
I believe that my 2nd Great-grandfather (Michel Bertemes) is on this census record, the last name, (without any of his 3 children).
I would like to know if there is any indication in this record of where they might be, specifically in these areas:
The first would be in column 3 'Stelling in der haushalt' (position in the household), the second column 7 "familienstand" (related-non related).
Thanks,
Joan
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Hello @JoanCuster
yes, the last line is for Michel Bertemes. The entry in column 3 is "Vater in Rost.?" = father in Rost.? I am not fully sure that the last (abbreviated) word reads Rost. and I don't know what it means. The entry in column 7 is "Wittwer" = widower. Note that this word has a curl at its end like many other other words and names in this table; they do not signify a letter.
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Ulrich, Could the abbrevation belong to this term from the same catalogue,Line 8 ; the first part of the term seems a match.I cannot read the term , possibly Letzeburgisch? or old German?
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8971-49ZH-2?i=497&cc=2037957&cat=1353390
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@Adrien Kintziger ansd @JoanCuster
Thank you, Adrien, for this note. I see now that the first letter is "K" not "R". The word in the record you posted is "Kostgänger" = boarder.
In the record posted by Joan it would then be "Vater in Kost" which also fits; he is a father (the children are obviously somewhere else) who lives with this family as a tenant, probably because of this work, he is a Weichensteller, a switchman.
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Vielen dank , Ulrich,this is of importance and clarifies a lot of things,Yes , he had to leave the children behind , after his wife and one of his daughter died wit an interval of only 8 days.
Adrie
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