In German, a Fuß is a Foot and a Zoll is an Inch. Try multiplying 2.62 x 12. The Prussian system is 3.15% larger than the English system. In Hessian and Brunswick military records I have examined, a man's height (Maas) is only listed in Zoll and Strich with a basic 5 Fuß understood. A man who stands 5 foot (Fuß) 0 inch (Zoll) by the Prusian system would be 5 f oot 1.9 inches by the English system. The few times I have found a l isting for a man who is over 6 Fuß tall, in the Zoll column his height is listed as 1:0, 1:1, etc. In the 1782 Brunswick Recruits, a muster roll of recruits for the Regiment Prinz Friedrich dated in April 1782 (before they departed) listed a Tambour (Drummer) Andreas Bartholomay, age 16, Maas 1:1 Z. -- S., Catholic, from Herstell, Paderborn. As Johann Bartholomaei, age 17, he is listed as deserting from Penobscot on 19 May 1783. I ofen wonder what happened to this lanky kid (Maas 1:1 Z. -- S. = 6 Ft. 2-1/4 in. by the English system) Bob Brooks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nelda Percival" <nelda_percival@hotmail.com> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 5:35 PM Subject: [HESSIAN] RE: Prussian measures > Hi > Can any of you Help Him...??? I almost laughed... Me? figure that out? > nope... So I thought I know who can... Send it to the list... > > Thanks Nelda > LM with no knowledge of German or Prussian Languages or measurements... > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "John L. Knabenschuh" <emt47@mc2k.com> > To: "Nelda Percival" <nelda_percival@hotmail.com> > Subject: Prussian measures > Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 14:51:01 -0500 > > Hi Nelda, > > height: 5 Fuß 7 Zoll 0 Strich (this is the old Prussian system where 2.62 > cm = 1 Zoll = 4 Strich), > > Can you provide the metric equivalent for the Fuß ? > > Best regards, John > > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > For Hessian research in Canada contact the Marilyn Adams Genealogical > Research Centre, Ameliasburg, Ontario e-mail 7thtownmagrc@kos.net or check > the mail list archives of this list for address. > You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them, going > from one message to another. To search: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=AMREV-HESSIANS > To browse: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/AMREV-HESSIANS-L **************** > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >