I sent this about 5 hours ago and it never came through, so I will try again. If they held to typical German traditions, then in German church records from Germany where the ages are given at confirmation, the "usual" [most common] age was about 14, although anywhere from about 13 to 17 or 18 would not be out of the ordinary. Of the 14 people that on that 29 Sep. 1811 were "confirmed to Holy Communion" were one married couple, Jacob ZURN [SAIN] and wife Elizabeth. The other 7 females were listed as "maidens". Of those remaining 7 females and 5 males, I find possible baptisms for only two individuals of the same names in the Heidelberg Church records where they were confirmed. A Susanna HENKEL [HINKLE] was born 29 Nov. 1788, so just short of age 23 if it is the same one. A Rebecca KLUCK [CLICK] who was born on 22 Dec. 1797, so she was just short of being 14 if it is the same one. Rick Saunders http://genealogypro.com/fsaunders.html No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1272 - Release Date: 2/11/2008 5:28 PM