Hmmm, interesting that I never saw Bob's response. Thanks for including it here. And, thank you for both of your responses. The previous words on the previous page are his age: "age de vingt-cinq ans". "Vicaire" would make more sense then "Suaire". The people in this village didn't move around much, so the fact that he's living in another village would support the idea that he was a vicar. Plus, his father was the local school teacher, which would suggest that his children were well educated. Niederstinzel was a village of mostly laborers, farmers, and a few trades people. Dave Etienne Herrbach wrote: Dave and listers, it is not "suaire". Most probably "vicaire" (even though the "v" differs from other "v" in the tex). Or, as Bob wrote, the end of a word on the previous page, but I don't see which. A happy New Year to all listers ! Etienne Le 3 janv. 09 à 16:47, ROBERT TEITELBAUM a écrit : Dave, I read "suaire" which is shroud in English. What is/are the previous word(s)? Bob Teitelbaum Message: 1 Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:17:48 -0800 From: Dave Francis [1]<dave.francis@sbcglobal.net> Hi all, I have another French occupation which I can't figure out. If you take a look at [2]http://www.dave-francis.com/Picture%20150%20copy.jpg you'll see part of a death registration, dated 1869, from Niederstinzel. The first word on the page is an occupation and appears to be "sicaire". The only translation I can find for sicaire is assassin. I find that hard to believe. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks. Dave -- Dave Francis, CNJ Santa Cruz, California -- Dave Francis, CNJ Santa Cruz, California References 1. mailto:dave.francis@sbcglobal.net 2. http://www.dave-francis.com/Picture%20150%20copy.jpg

Strange... Dave didn't see Bob's response, whereas I didn't see Dave's original question (I saw it in Bob's post), nor Giliane's response(tjat I could see on the list archives). Etienne Le 3 janv. 09 à 18:55, Dave Francis a écrit : > Hmmm, interesting that I never saw Bob's response. Thanks for > including it > here. And, thank you for both of your responses.