"Düren" is a city and a district (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCren). To guess the true meaning it would be helpful to have the complete text or at least some sentences around this snippet. Greetings LR info@artadventures.co.nz schrieb: > Dear List > > A newspaper death notice lists (a potential relative's) "früher Düren" > as Rheinland but I cannot translate the second term 'Düren'. > > I am presuming it means some form of 'place of origin". However, could > anyone help me understand if that "place" might relate to their > family/ancestor origin or if it would only refer to the subject - that > they themselves originated from Rheinland? > > My assumption is that if the latter is true this person is less likely > to be a relative... > > Many thanks > Caroline Lund > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BADEN-WURTTEMBERG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >