Thank you so much all for your help in answering my translation request; I appreciate your time!! Sincerly, Pam G. ----- Original Message ----- From: <reimers@mindspring.com> To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 5:06 AM Subject: [S-H-RTS] Translation > Pam in California wrote: > > "Here is a phrase from a marriage certificate for Altona-Hamburg, from > 1880;s (please excuse misspellings): > Uls Zeugen tvaren zugezogen und erichienen:" > > Pam, the phrase in german is: Als Zeugen waren zugezogen und erschienen. > You were correct that the phrase refers to witnesses. > Translated thus: As witnesses these were obliged to appear: (then the names) > > Ralph Reimers > > > > ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Technical Terms and Rules of the S-H-ROOTS: > http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm > >