My great-grandfather remarried in Fauresmith, OFS, in 1897. His occupation is given as "Balju". (I know how to do Google searches.) Has anyone come across this as an official term in their research? What is the origin of the word? Best wishes, Keith

On 23 Sep 2011 at 17:24, Keith Meintjes wrote: > My great-grandfather remarried in Fauresmith, OFS, in 1897. His occupation is > given as "Balju". > > (I know how to do Google searches.) Has anyone come across this as an > official term in their research? What is the origin of the word? I've come across it, though not in family history research. It's some kind of court official, and I think the English equivalent is "bailiff". I think they issue summonses and things like that. -- Keep well, Steve Hayes Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com http://hayesfam.posterous.com/ E-mail: shayes@dunelm.org.uk