Thank you. This was the first time that I saw this construction. Paul On Dé Domhnaigh, 4 Meán Fómhair, 2011, at 06:01, Etienne Herrbach wrote: > Hi again Paul, > > according to the sentence, Jacob MATHIß is clearly the citizen and > fisherman. To make it complete, the sentence is probably followed by > "Frau" or "Hausfrau", isn't it? > > Fisherman was a common occupation in Muttersholtz and other places in > the humid area called the "Ried". Today there is only ONE > professional fischer in activity. > > Etienne > > > > Le 4 sept. 11 à 14:32, [email protected] a écrit : > >> I have a Muttersholz 1707 birth record for David Uhland that seems >> to imply that a relative (listed as a Godmother here) is a >> fisherwoman. >> >> Is that likely? >> >> Here is the record: >> >> Göttlen Urßula Jacob Matthiß Bürger u Fischers zu ObernRhatsamh. >> >> Is this record saying that the Godmother Ursula (a documented >> relative of ours) is a citizen and fisherwoman in Ober-Rathsamhaußen? >> >> Or that her husband Jacob Matthiß (a documented relative of ours) is >> a citizen and fisherman in Ober-Rathsamhaußen? >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> best, >> Paul > > > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message