Ah yes - I had Norfolk stuck in my mind, but that place is pronounced Haysbrugh so it was not likely to be a mispelling. I was also very concious of the fact that several of the names sounded Germanic but did not put two and two together. Now you suggest it, it seems a very plausible explanation. When the RO is open on Mondays again I will see if there is any more detail in the registers. Helen At 12:41 19/01/2004 +0000, Paul Benyon wrote: > >24 Jan 1805 Charles MULLER of the German Legion to Elizabeth SHITTLER > >of the parish of Hapsborough > > >One wonders if Hapsborough is a local translation of Hapsburgh - was >this not a town or state in Austria at that time - the Royal Family's >name - House of Hapsburgh and all that ? I know little about these >things, but the lady appears to have a vaguely Austrian name, perhaps >today spelt Schittler or similar - I'm sure others on the list will have >ideas ;-) Helen Jones, Weymouth, Dorset helen@melcombe.freeserve.co.uk http://www.melcombe.freeserve.co.uk