I'm still asleep! I should have twigged that "ebel" was actually "ehel", an abbreviation for "eheliche" or "legitimate" in English. eg. "ehel. Sohn" is legitimate son. (and unehel. is the abbreviation for illegitimate). Having the words in context is also a great help. David Armstrong Maylands, Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS] German records what do these wordsmean? Hello I am trying to translate a couple records from the German church and am stuck on the words wail > weil. = weiland wailand > weiland - has gone, [died person] ebel > ehel. (ehelich) - conjugally Bergraben > begraben - buried geb > geb. (geboren) - born bei > - at, near to dressen > dessen - his [dessen Ehefrau - his woman, spouse] Greetings Michael ==== 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.1/1605 - Release Date: 11/08/2008 4:59 PM

Thanks Michael They all make sense now! Kyloe --- On Mon, 8/11/08, David Armstrong <[email protected]> wrote: From: David Armstrong <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS] German records what do these wordsmean? To: [email protected] Date: Monday, August 11, 2008, 10:01 PM I'm still asleep! I should have twigged that "ebel" was actually "ehel", an abbreviation for "eheliche" or "legitimate" in English. eg. "ehel. Sohn" is legitimate son. (and unehel. is the abbreviation for illegitimate). Having the words in context is also a great help. David Armstrong Maylands, Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS] German records what do these wordsmean? Hello I am trying to translate a couple records from the German church and am stuck on the words wail > weil. = weiland wailand > weiland - has gone, [died person] ebel > ehel. (ehelich) - conjugally Bergraben > begraben - buried geb > geb. (geboren) - born bei > - at, near to dressen > dessen - his [dessen Ehefrau - his woman, spouse] Greetings Michael ==== 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.1/1605 - Release Date: 11/08/2008 4:59 PM ==== 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

Hello Does anyone know if there are any online census, church or other records for Fockbek in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde region of Schleswig-Holstein? Or any other suggestions for finding info from this place? Thanks for any help Kyloe Fisher