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Old German Script: Numbers - Months - Person and Place Names
I have extracted these samples of common genealogical terms and other words, written in old German script, from the civil records of Alsace.
| in English | in German | Handwritten Sample |
|---|---|---|
| age | Alter | |
| birth | geburt | |
| born | geboren | |
| daughter | Tochter dauchter |
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| day | Tag | ![]() |
| deceased | verstorben verstorbenen |
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| marriage | heirat heiraten ehe ehestand hochzeit verheiratung trauung |
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| married | verheiratet | |
| month | Monat Monats |
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| old | alt | |
| son | Sohn | ![]() |
| today | Heute Heut |
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| widow | witwe wittib |
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| widower | witwer | ![]() |
| year | Jahr | ![]() |
| years | Jahre |