Dear Kjell, > ---------- > Von: khattrem@PlanetAll.com[SMTP:khattrem@PlanetAll.com] > Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. November 1999 21:27 > An: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com > Betreff: [SWITZ] Question regarding "Zürcher Familiennamen" > > Dear readers, > > I would be thankful if somebody could help me correctly decipher the > following passage from the book "Zürcher Familiennamen", as recorded in > the "Swiss Surname Directory" (http://www.eye.ch/swissgen/sursou-e.htm). > > "=====Rusterholz ======================== (...) > $ der Rusterholtz bebaut den Hof auf der Gisenrüti 1404 Wädenswil % > (...)" > > I have so far translated this text as follows. "The first known mention > of the name occurred in 1404, when 'der Rusterholtz' inhabited the farm > Gisenrüti in the municipality of Wädenswil." > > However, I am sure it could be made clearer if I knew more specifically > what is meant by "der Rusterholtz" and the term "bebaut". > You interpreted this quite correctly : "der Rusterholtz" is "the Rusterholtz", i.e. the man Rusterholtz - a quite common format to mention people at that time, with first names partially not existing, or at least not being used in everyday life; "bebaut" is "cultivates" or "inhabits"; "auf der Gisenrüti" is "on the Gisenrüti", i.e. on a hill or in an area named Gisenrüti, possibly part of a larger area Gisenrüti (I wouldn't know details for this specific farm). The fact that this information is available in German only is certainly a drawback for many users : this is not a technical problem - just a manpower problem; if anyone is willing to translate these texts into English (well - better be a group of people) we'll put them into the database. Anyone willing to contribute should contact me directly at <mailto:wolf@swissmail.com>. > By the way, what is the "Frick collection", as indicated by the "%"? > What you find in the Swiss Surname Directory is simply a copy of the printed book - and the Frick collection is just mentioned there, not explained. I assume someone doing research in Zuerich frequently (which does not include me !) is expected to know about this collection, likely kept in one of the major archives. I'll try to find out and will add this information to the description page http://swiss.genealogy.net/kant/zhnam-m.htm I hope you find the Swiss Surname Directory http://swiss.genealogy.net/surnam-m.htm useful and wish you all the best with your future research - Wolf ---------------------- Wolf W. Seelentag, PhD, e-mail : wolf@swissmail.com Reherstr. 19, CH - 9016 St. Gallen, Switzerland Tel (home) : +41-71-2885121 Fax : +49-89-2443-91987 Tel (work) : +41-71-4942233 > Kjell Ove Hattrem > > ==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== > Swiss Resource Site > http://swiss.genealogy.net >