> Von: dbricker@cyburban.com [mailto:dbricker@cyburban.com] > Gesendet: Sonntag, 3. Juli 2005 04:47 > > The database for the Ellis Island point of entry for immigrants > contains place names of their origin, in the case I'm interested in > for Swiss citizens by the name of Bruegger, that seem to me to have > been written down by English-speaking officials who had no knowledge > of locations in Switzerland. Does anyone have a clue as to what the > correct name for these places might be? > > Cynttanen > Guttanien > Kerisan > Bessa > > Thanks very much. > Dale Bricker Checking Familiennamenbuch for Bruegger one place is obvious: Guttannen (Bern) will be correct for Guttanien, and possibly also for Cynttanen. For the other two - no idea, as none of the places of citizenship looks at least close to me; but then - whilst Swiss emigrants will most likely have given their place of citizenship, some may have given their place of living, which could be different. Best regards - Wolf