[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Küster

[shoning at q.com]

According to the "German - English Genealogical Dictionary" by Ernest Thode, it is "sexton".

George Shoning 



----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Benert" <benovich at live.com>
To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 9:30:51 PM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Küster

My dictionaries tell me that “Küster” can be defined either as “sexton” or “sacristan.”  Can anyone tell me which of these two would best fit the Küster in the German villages in Russia?

Dick Benert
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