Positively, since this was the page heading for the baptisms of my ancester Joannes Urbanus with his name abbreviated to "Jois Urbanus". [email protected] wrote: > Can anyone tell me whether Jois and/or Joes is an abbreviation for Joannes? > Sometimes, but not always there is a line over the oi/oe. > Jane > > ==== TRIER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Going on vacation longer than 4 days? Go to > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/DEU/TRIER-ROOTS.html > to unsubscribe