Dear Kjell , In the German occupations dictionary available on line at http://www.maxpages.com/ourlostfamily, Soeldner (Soldner) is translated by 'mercenary soldier', but also 'day laborer'. Schiffmann means 'sailor'. Hope this help. Olivier Pasteur E-mail: olivier@pasteur.net _________________________________________________ The Pasteur Galaxy / La Galaxie des Pasteur Web site: http://www.pasteur.net/en Mailing list: mailto:PASTEUR-L@rootsweb.com Surname list: http://rsl.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/rslsql.cgi?op=user&user=pasteur WorldConnect: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=pasteur Database: http://www.genealogie.to/cgi-local/geneweb.cgi?b=pasteur _________________________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: Kjell Ove Hattrem [SMTP:khattrem@PlanetAll.com] Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 6:51 PM To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SWITZ] Swiss occupations