name under parent name on birth record
The attached birth record for Phillipus Josephus Töpper has his father listed (Joducus Henricus Töpper) and under his name is a word which I assume is his profession. Under that is a word I can't make out and then "Niggemeyer". I don't understand why there is another name under his.
Can anyone answer this question? I wondered if it was a former wife. There are Niggemeyers in the family at later dates
Thanks.
Christine
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I believe it says "Wirthman beÿ Niggemeyer." A Wirth is usually an innkeeper, but the word can also refer to a landlord. Beÿ is an older spelling of the word bei, meaning at or near. There isn't a town named Niggemeyer, but perhaps it's some sort of Gut or estate where Töpper worked.
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Another possibility for the word below his name is "Mietsman" which is a renter/tenant.
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Thank you!
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