Hello Stephen, Since you said you were finding parents' and children's names, I am guessing you are looking at baptism records.   Baptism records that I have from Schleswig-Holstein typically incude:   Date of birth / Date of baptism / Name of child / son of or daughter of / occupation of father / father's name / father's location, where from / mother's name / where mother was from / if the baptism was at church or at home / the names and home locations of the godparents.   The reference to son or daughter may include whether they were legitimate.   Hope that is helpful.   Barbara ----- Original Message ---- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, October 2, 2008 5:09:47 AM Subject: [SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS] church register entries I've been looking through a film for the church records of Boel in the  first half of the 1800s.  The handwriting isn't too bad, but it  would help to know what sort of information is contained in the  entry.  I can make out the name of the child and the  parents.  What else would typically be there? thanks, Stephen  Pegler  **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges?  Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and calculators.      (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== Technical Terms and Rules of the S-H-ROOTS: http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message