I understand that "lugar" means "forester", but the first part of the answer I don't understand. We found this phrase again in another record (same man), and would like to know if "obc." means "occupation, or if we got the spelling wrong and no one can figure out what it is supposed to be... TIA, James and Tami Birkholz > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Kurchina [SMTP:frankur@worldnet.att.net] > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 3:51 PM > To: CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] "obc. lugar" > > > > =James Birkholz= wrote: > > > > We are curious about this phrase between the father and mother's name in > a > > christening record: > > "obc'. lugar" (as best we can decipher). > > > > James and Tami Birkholz > > > father's name, mother's name , occupation > > lugar = forester, ranger

"Birkholz, James" wrote: > > I understand that "lugar" means "forester", but the first part of the answer > I don't understand. > > We found this phrase again in another record (same man), and would like to > know if "obc." means "occupation, or if we got the spelling wrong and no one > can figure out what it is supposed to be... > > TIA, > James and Tami Birkholz > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Frank Kurchina [SMTP:frankur@worldnet.att.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 3:51 PM > > To: CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] "obc. lugar" > > > > > > > > =James Birkholz= wrote: > > > > > > We are curious about this phrase between the father and mother's name in > > a > > > christening record: > > > "obc'. lugar" (as best we can decipher). > > > > > > James and Tami Birkholz > > > > > > father's name, mother's name , occupation > > > > lugar = forester, ranger normally, status or occupation was ' stalis' occupation is okupacija abbrev. 'obc.' ?

could it mean obcinski=obcina being parish? Rosana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Kurchina" <frankur@worldnet.att.net> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 1:25 AM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] "obc. lugar" > > > "Birkholz, James" wrote: > > > > I understand that "lugar" means "forester", but the first part of the answer > > I don't understand. > > > > We found this phrase again in another record (same man), and would like to > > know if "obc." means "occupation, or if we got the spelling wrong and no one > > can figure out what it is supposed to be... > > > > TIA, > > James and Tami Birkholz > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Frank Kurchina [SMTP:frankur@worldnet.att.net] > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 3:51 PM > > > To: CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] "obc. lugar" > > > > > > > > > > > > =James Birkholz= wrote: > > > > > > > > We are curious about this phrase between the father and mother's name in > > > a > > > > christening record: > > > > "obc'. lugar" (as best we can decipher). > > > > > > > > James and Tami Birkholz > > > > > > > > > father's name, mother's name , occupation > > > > > > lugar = forester, ranger > > normally, status or occupation was ' stalis' > occupation is okupacija > > abbrev. 'obc.' ? >