Thank you all for your (sadly correct) responses. My missing this geographical data must have been the product of optimist-brain! With multifaceted appreciation, Caroline On 13/08/2008, at 12:33 AM, <rene.granacher@dlh.de> wrote: > Caroline, > > you have got the relation of the terms a little wrong, I am afraid. > "früher Düren" is not a heading with "Rheinland" the related entry for > that person. Rather the words belong together: "früher Düren, > Rheinland" meaning "formerly living in Düren, Rhineland". The > Rhineland region is mentioned because there are several German towns > named Düren. The person in question was from the city of Düren which > is about 15 miles south-west of Cologne. He or she later moved to the > place where the death notice was issued. > > Regards, > René > > > > > Von: baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:baden-wurttemberg-bounces@rootsweb.com] Im Auftrag von > info@artadventures.co.nz > Gesendet: Dienstag, 12. August 2008 17:01 > An: baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com > Betreff: [BW] früher Düren - meaning? > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > > Sitz der Gesellschaft / Corporate Headquarters: Deutsche Lufthansa > Aktiengesellschaft, Koeln, Registereintragung / Registration: > Amtsgericht Koeln HR B 2168 > Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats / Chairman of the Supervisory Board: > Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Juergen Weber > Vorstand / Executive Board: Wolfgang Mayrhuber (Vorsitzender / > Chairman), Stephan Gemkow, Stefan Lauer > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >