[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Schattschneider

[Nelson Itterman]

Hi Robert & Gary:
My dictionary of German Names by Hans Bahlow says for Schattschneider see
Schachtschneider, so Gary is on the right track. They say the meaning is
Schacht (shaft) for Schachtschneider (shaft cutter), who cuts the schafts
for spears and lances. In Hamburg 1286  Hermann Schacht. Corrupted to
Schattschneider in Hamburg as early as 1262. It also says schachtgreber is a
shaft digger.
Nelson

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[mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org] On Behalf Of Gary
Warner
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 4:00 PM
To: Robert Norenberg; ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Schattschneider

Robert,

My cousin's mother was a Schachtschneider.    He claims that the 
Polish equivalent was Cholowinska.    I have a Polish friend who 
cannot verify this, but she did say that the root word cholo means 
head, as in the working face of a mine shaft.    My understanding is 
that Schachtschneider means pit cutter, I assume as in a person who 
digs in a mine, so they may really be equivalents.

Gary Warner

At 02:06 PM 06/01/06, Robert Norenberg wrote:
>Greetings
>
>Would anyone know if there is a Polish equivalent for
>the name Schattschneider(Schachtschneider)? I am
>looking through some church records(Jezow) and this
>name should be here but isn't. I almost missed the
>name Hartwig as it is written as Twardowski so it's
>possible I'm missing Schattschneider as well because
>of a name change.
>                          Regards Robert Norenberg
>
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