[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Schattschneider

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    According to Hans Bahlow's dictionary of German names, Schachtschneider means "one who cuts shafts" as in spear spears and lances.

John Marsch

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  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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