[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Translations of occupations from ortsippenbuch

[shoning at att.net]

Heiligenpfleger = church paymaster, church treasurer, administrator of church property

Leinenweber = linen weaver

Saeger = sawyer 

Waldhauer = woodcutter

Hofbauer = farmer

Geschwester Schulmeister = some type of schoolmaster; if it were "Geschwister", I would guess a schoolmaster for female members of some organization such as a church

"der Roth Jackschle" = an off-the-wall guess: a profession where the person wore a red jacket, vest, or waistcoat

George Shoning

-------------- Original message from "Joyce E." <birdlover18206 at hotmail.com>: -------------- 


> I have been able to trace some of my ancestors from Russia Poland to 
> villages in Germany. I am having trouble translating the occuptions of my 
> ancestors from the 1500 and 1600's in Cresbach, Germany. The occupations 
> are 1. Heiligenpfleger 2. Leinenweber 3. Saeger ( There should be 
> umlaut over the a but I don't have that key) 4. Waldhauer 5. Hofbauer 5 
> Gewester Schulmeister Also, behind the name of one of my ancestors 
> Jakob Martini it always has "der Roth Jackschle" whenever his name is 
> mentioned. His father was a heiligenpfleger. What could that phrase mean? 
> Thank you for any help. Joyce 
> 
> 
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