Hello, I am a novice at geneology. I recently made a copy of pg 1750 of the Registry of Surnames, but want to make sure I understand how to use it correctly. I am researching the name STAMPFLI. I know that my ggfather was born in 1847 but do not know which village or Canton he came from. This is the info that I would like to determine. It lists the following info: Stampfli BE Bern 1598 (Seedorf BE) 1861 * Bolligen a Durrenroth 1861 * Grendelwald 1898 * Kaufdorf 1861 * Kirchlindack a Lenk 1981 * Meikirch a ETC. And so on and so forth (it then goes on to list other Cantons). Can I to assume that any canton or community with a date AFTER his date of birth can be eliminated as his place of origin?? Thank you, Pat (Stampfli) Lineback