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===== Baron, Scotland ===== | ===== Baron, Scotland ===== | ||
*A baron was the noble owner of a feudal barony, which was a dignity and jurisdiction created over an area of land. | *A baron was the noble owner of a feudal barony, which was a dignity and jurisdiction created over an area of land. He could charter towns on his estate with the explicit permission of the Crown and he had civil and criminal jurisdictional powers. | ||
===== Baron ===== | ===== Baron ===== | ||
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===== Barony, Scotland ===== | ===== Barony, Scotland ===== | ||
*A freehold | *A freehold estate created by direct grant with charter from the Crown, which carried with it both civil and criminal jurisdiction. | ||
===== barrio ===== | ===== barrio ===== | ||
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===== Basic Search Strategies ===== | ===== Basic Search Strategies ===== | ||
*The section of a research | *The section of a research article that describes a general process for conducting family history research. | ||
===== basso ===== | ===== basso ===== | ||
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===== Bates Collection of Genealogical Data ===== | ===== Bates Collection of Genealogical Data ===== | ||
*An 88-volume collection of information about Rhode Island families collected by Louise Prosser Bates. It contains abstracts of deeds, land grants, probate records, genealogies, town records, and cemetery records. It is at the Rhode Island Historical Society and on microfilm at the | *An 88-volume collection of information about Rhode Island families collected by Louise Prosser Bates. It contains abstracts of deeds, land grants, probate records, genealogies, town records, and cemetery records. It is at the Rhode Island Historical Society and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library™. | ||
===== Batismos ===== | ===== Batismos ===== | ||
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*Birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles, usually on pages set aside for such a purpose. | *Birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles, usually on pages set aside for such a purpose. | ||
===== Bible Records, | ===== Bible Records, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize Bible records (birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles). | ||
*Bible records, general: Birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles, usually on pages set aside for such a purpose.<br> | *Bible records, general: Birth, marriage, and death information written in family Bibles, usually on pages set aside for such a purpose.<br> | ||
===== Bibliography, | ===== Bibliography, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize lists of books, periodicals, or other resources related to a particular topic.<br> | ||
===== Bibliography, general ===== | ===== Bibliography, general ===== | ||
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*A 180-drawer card index to newspaper clippings, local histories, and periodicals from Maryland during the 1800s and 1900s. This file is at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland. | *A 180-drawer card index to newspaper clippings, local histories, and periodicals from Maryland during the 1800s and 1900s. This file is at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, Maryland. | ||
===== Biography, | ===== Biography, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | ||
*A subject heading used in the | *A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize biographies (histories of people's lives) and biographical dictionaries and encyclopedias (compilations of histories of people’s lives). | ||
===== Biography, general ===== | ===== Biography, general ===== | ||
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===== Border crossing manifests, Canada ===== | ===== Border crossing manifests, Canada ===== | ||
*Lists of passengers being transported from Canada into the United States. Canadian shipping companies began keeping these records in 1895. There are two type of manifests: lists of people traveling by train and lists of people traveling by boat. The manifests may include the person's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, age, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. Sometimes officials only recorded the information on the index card rather than on the manifest. Beginning in 1908 the companies began keeping similar records of people arriving in Canada from the United States. These records are not indexed and are not available through the | *Lists of passengers being transported from Canada into the United States. Canadian shipping companies began keeping these records in 1895. There are two type of manifests: lists of people traveling by train and lists of people traveling by boat. The manifests may include the person's name, port or station of entry, date of entry, age, literacy, last residence, previous visits to the United States, and birthplace. Sometimes officials only recorded the information on the index card rather than on the manifest. Beginning in 1908 the companies began keeping similar records of people arriving in Canada from the United States. These records are not indexed and are not available through the FamilySearch Library™. Also called Canadian border crossing lists, passenger lists, and manifests. | ||
===== Border crossing records, USA ===== | ===== Border crossing records, USA ===== | ||
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===== bot ===== | ===== bot ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "fine, penalty." | *Norwegian word for "fine, penalty." | ||
===== bottaio ===== | ===== bottaio ===== | ||
*Italian word for "cooper, barrel maker." | *Italian word for "cooper, barrel maker." | ||
===== bottegaio ===== | ===== bottegaio ===== | ||
*Italian word for "shopkeeper." | *Italian word for "shopkeeper." | ||
===== boucher ===== | ===== boucher ===== | ||
*French word for "butcher." | *French word for "butcher." | ||
===== boulanger ===== | ===== boulanger ===== | ||
*French word for "baker." | *French word for "baker." | ||
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===== boupptekning ===== | ===== boupptekning ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "estate inventory, probate." | *Swedish word for "estate inventory, probate." | ||
===== bourgeois ===== | ===== bourgeois ===== | ||
*French word for "citizen, member of the middle class." | *French word for "citizen, member of the middle class." | ||
===== bourguignon ===== | ===== bourguignon ===== | ||
*French word for "Burgundian." | *French word for "Burgundian." | ||
===== bouvier ===== | ===== bouvier ===== | ||
*French word for "herdsman, cowherd." | *French word for "herdsman, cowherd." | ||
===== bovaro ===== | ===== bovaro ===== | ||
*Italian word for "cattle driver." | *Italian word for "cattle driver." | ||
===== boven ===== | ===== boven ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "above, over, upstairs." | *Dutch word for "above, over, upstairs." | ||
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===== Box Type, Latter-day Saint ===== | ===== Box Type, Latter-day Saint ===== | ||
*A printed book used to record membership records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1920 and 1941. Each page of the book had four to six boxes, and each box contained the complete membership information for an individual. The records are available at the | *A printed book used to record membership records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1920 and 1941. Each page of the book had four to six boxes, and each box contained the complete membership information for an individual. The records are available at the FamilySearch Library™ and FamilySearch Centers™. | ||
===== boznica ===== | ===== boznica ===== | ||
*Polish word for "synagogue." | *Polish word for "synagogue." | ||
===== Bozy ===== | ===== Bozy ===== | ||
*Polish word for "the Lord's." | *Polish word for "the Lord's." | ||
===== braaf ===== | ===== braaf ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "honest, worthy, good." | *Dutch word for "honest, worthy, good." | ||
===== bracciale ===== | ===== bracciale ===== | ||
*Italian word for "laborer." | *Italian word for "laborer." | ||
===== bracciante ===== | ===== bracciante ===== | ||
*Italian word for "farm laborer." | *Italian word for "farm laborer." | ||
===== Brachmonat ===== | ===== Brachmonat ===== | ||
*German word for "June." | *German word for "June." | ||
===== bracia ===== | ===== bracia ===== | ||
*Polish word for "brothers." | *Polish word for "brothers." | ||
===== brak ===== | ===== brak ===== | ||
*Polish word for "lack of, is missing." | *Polish word for "lack of, is missing." | ||
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===== branco (a) ===== | ===== branco (a) ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "white." | *Portuguese word for "white." | ||
===== brann ===== | ===== brann ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "fire." | *Norwegian word for "fire." | ||
===== brasiator ===== | ===== brasiator ===== | ||
*Latin word for "brewer." | *Latin word for "brewer." | ||
===== brasseur ===== | ===== brasseur ===== | ||
*French word for "brewer." | *French word for "brewer." | ||
===== brassier ===== | ===== brassier ===== | ||
*French word for "farmworker, laborer (old word)." | *French word for "farmworker, laborer (old word)." | ||
===== brat ===== | ===== brat ===== | ||
*Polish word for "brother." | *Polish word for "brother." | ||
===== bratanek ===== | ===== bratanek ===== | ||
*Polish word for "nephew." | *Polish word for "nephew." | ||
===== bratanica ===== | ===== bratanica ===== | ||
*Polish word for "niece." | *Polish word for "niece." | ||
===== bratowa ===== | ===== bratowa ===== | ||
*Polish word for "sister-in-law." | *Polish word for "sister-in-law." | ||
===== bratr ===== | ===== bratr ===== | ||
*Czech word for "brother." | *Czech word for "brother." | ||
===== bratranec ===== | ===== bratranec ===== | ||
*Czech word for "cousin (male)." | *Czech word for "cousin (male)." | ||
===== Brauer ===== | ===== Brauer ===== | ||
*German word for "brewer." | *German word for "brewer." | ||
===== Braut ===== | ===== Braut ===== | ||
*German word for "bride." | *German word for "bride." | ||
===== brazo ===== | ===== brazo ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "arm." | *Spanish word for "arm." | ||
===== braço ===== | ===== braço ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "arm." | *Portuguese word for "arm." | ||
===== bredvid ===== | ===== bredvid ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "next to." | *Swedish word for "next to." | ||
===== brenna ===== | ===== brenna ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "burn." | *Icelandic word for "burn." | ||
===== brenndur ===== | ===== brenndur ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "burned, burning." | *Icelandic word for "burned, burning." | ||
===== brennevinsbrenner ===== | ===== brennevinsbrenner ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "distiller of spirits." | *Norwegian word for "distiller of spirits." | ||
===== Bretagne [oncle à la mode de Bretagne] ===== | ===== Bretagne [oncle à la mode de Bretagne] ===== | ||
*French word for "Brittany [first cousin of one's parent]." | *French word for "Brittany [first cousin of one's parent]." | ||
===== brev ===== | ===== brev ===== | ||
*Danish and Norwegian word for "letter, correspondence." | *Danish and Norwegian word for "letter, correspondence." | ||
===== Brief description, | ===== Brief description, FamilySearch Catalog™ on compact disc ===== | ||
*A screen on the compact disc version of the | *A screen on the compact disc version of the FamilySearch Catalog™ that shows the title of the source. | ||
===== Brieve, Scotland ===== | ===== Brieve, Scotland ===== | ||
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===== Briggs Collection ===== | ===== Briggs Collection ===== | ||
*A large collection of typed transcripts of wills, cemetery records, vital records, and other family records for families from the towns of West Greenwich, Exeter, and Coventry in Rhode Island. It was created by Anthony Tarbox Briggs and is at the Rhode Island Historical Society and on microfilm at the | *A large collection of typed transcripts of wills, cemetery records, vital records, and other family records for families from the towns of West Greenwich, Exeter, and Coventry in Rhode Island. It was created by Anthony Tarbox Briggs and is at the Rhode Island Historical Society and on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library™. | ||
===== briquetier ===== | ===== briquetier ===== | ||
*French word for "brick maker." | *French word for "brick maker." | ||
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===== brjóstsjúkdómur ===== | ===== brjóstsjúkdómur ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "chest disease." | *Icelandic word for "chest disease." | ||
===== brjóstÞyngsli ===== | ===== brjóstÞyngsli ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "shortness of breath." | *Icelandic word for "shortness of breath." | ||
===== bro ===== | ===== bro ===== | ||
*Norwegian and Swedish word for "bridge." | *Norwegian and Swedish word for "bridge." | ||
===== broder ===== | ===== broder ===== | ||
*Danish word for "brother." | *Danish word for "brother." | ||
===== broderdatter ===== | ===== broderdatter ===== | ||
*Danish word for "brother's daughter." | *Danish word for "brother's daughter." | ||
===== brodersøn ===== | ===== brodersøn ===== | ||
*Danish word for "brother's son." | *Danish word for "brother's son." | ||
===== broeder, broer ===== | ===== broeder, broer ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "brother." | *Dutch word for "brother." | ||
===== broer(s) ===== | ===== broer(s) ===== | ||
*Afrikaans word for "brother(s)." | *Afrikaans word for "brother(s)." | ||
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===== bror ===== | ===== bror ===== | ||
*Danish, Norwegian and Swedish word for "brother." | *Danish, Norwegian and Swedish word for "brother." | ||
===== brordatter ===== | ===== brordatter ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "brother's daughter." | *Norwegian word for "brother's daughter." | ||
===== brorsdotter ===== | ===== brorsdotter ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "niece, brother's daughter." | *Swedish word for "niece, brother's daughter." | ||
===== brorsson ===== | ===== brorsson ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "nephew, brother's son." | *Swedish word for "nephew, brother's son." | ||
===== brorsønn ===== | ===== brorsønn ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "brother's son." | *Norwegian word for "brother's son." | ||
brostvark | ===== brostvark ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "chest pain." | |||
===== brouer ===== | |||
*Afrikaans word for "brewer." | |||
===== brouwer ===== | |||
*Dutch word for "brewer." | |||
===== Brown Books ===== | ===== Brown Books ===== | ||
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*A part of the Maryland State Papers that contains military and civilian communications dating from 1775 to 1803. The books also contain Revolutionary War correspondence, including lists of rebels, payments, seizures, arrests, and military engagements. | *A part of the Maryland State Papers that contains military and civilian communications dating from 1775 to 1803. The books also contain Revolutionary War correspondence, including lists of rebels, payments, seizures, arrests, and military engagements. | ||
bru | ===== bru ===== | ||
*French word for "daughter-in-law." | |||
brud | ===== brud ===== | ||
*Norwegian and Swedish word for "bride." | |||
bruden | ===== bruden ===== | ||
*Danish word for "the bride." | |||
Bruder | ===== Bruder ===== | ||
*German word for "brother." | |||
brudfolk | ===== brudfolk ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "bridal couple." | |||
brudgom | ===== brudgom ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "bridegroom." | |||
brudgommen | ===== brudgommen ===== | ||
*Danish word for "the bridegroom." | |||
brudgum | ===== brudgum ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "bridegroom." | |||
brudpar | ===== brudpar ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "bridal couple." | |||
brug, Danish | ===== brug, Danish ===== | ||
*Danish word for "use, outfit." | |||
brug, Dutch | ===== brug, Dutch ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "bridge." | |||
bruid | ===== bruid ===== | ||
*Afrikaans and Dutch word for "bride." | |||
bruidegom | ===== bruidegom ===== | ||
*Afrikaans and Dutch word for "bridegroom." | |||
bruk, Norwegian | ===== bruk, Norwegian ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "farm, use." | |||
bruk, Swedish | ===== bruk, Swedish ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "foundry, mill, iron industry." | |||
brukare | ===== brukare ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "tenant farmer, leaseholder." | |||
bruksarbetare | ===== bruksarbetare ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "foundryman, mill hand, iron worker." | |||
brumaire | ===== brumaire ===== | ||
*French word for "the name of one of the months used in the French Republic Calendar." | |||
During the years 1792 to 1806, the French used a unique calendar that related to the founding of the French Republic. The month names cannot be translated because they do not correspond to the months we know as January to December. | |||
bryggare | ===== bryggare ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "brewer." | |||
brygger | ===== brygger ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "brewer." | |||
brygmester | ===== brygmester ===== | ||
*Danish word for "brewer." | |||
bryllup | ===== bryllup ===== | ||
*Danish and Norwegian word for "wedding." | |||
brzemienna | ===== brzemienna ===== | ||
*Polish word for "pregnant." | |||
bräcklighet | ===== bräcklighet ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "frailty." | |||
Bräune | ===== Bräune ===== | ||
*German word for "diptheria." | |||
Bräutigam | ===== Bräutigam ===== | ||
*German word for "bridegroom." | |||
brændehugger | ===== brændehugger ===== | ||
*Danish word for "woodcutter." | |||
brændevinsbrænder | ===== brændevinsbrænder ===== | ||
*Danish word for "distiller of spirits." | |||
bræður | ===== bræður ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "brothers." | |||
bréf | ===== bréf ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "letter, deed." | |||
bróðir | ===== bróðir ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for 'brother." | |||
bróðursonur | ===== bróðursonur ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "nephew (brother's son)." | |||
bröllop | ===== bröllop ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "wedding." | |||
bröstarvinge | ===== bröstarvinge ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "heir." | |||
bröstfeber | ===== bröstfeber ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "pneumonia." | |||
bröstsjuka | ===== bröstsjuka ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "chest illness, pneumonia." | |||
brúðgumi | ===== brúðgumi ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "bridegroom." | |||
brúðhjón | ===== brúðhjón ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "bridal pair." | |||
brúður | ===== brúður ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "bride." | |||
Brücke | ===== Brücke ===== | ||
*German word for "bridge." | |||
Bub | ===== Bub ===== | ||
*German word for "boy." | |||
bucataia | ===== bucataia ===== | ||
*Italian word for "washwoman." | |||
Buch | ===== Buch ===== | ||
*German word for "book." | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
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*A major world religion founded in India in 500 B.C. by a teacher named Buddha. It has influenced religious, social, and cultural effects in much of Asia. In each area it has often combined with teachings from other religions such as Hinduism and Shinto. Zen Buddhism, practiced chiefly in Japan, has some distinctive differences. Buddha taught that each person's position in life was determined by actions in past lives. He sought to conquer attachments to worldly things. | *A major world religion founded in India in 500 B.C. by a teacher named Buddha. It has influenced religious, social, and cultural effects in much of Asia. In each area it has often combined with teachings from other religions such as Hinduism and Shinto. Zen Buddhism, practiced chiefly in Japan, has some distinctive differences. Buddha taught that each person's position in life was determined by actions in past lives. He sought to conquer attachments to worldly things. | ||
bude | ===== bude ===== | ||
*Czech word for "he will, she will, it will." | |||
budeie | ===== budeie ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "milkmaid." | |||
budou | ===== budou ===== | ||
*Czech word for "they will." | |||
bueno (a) | ===== bueno (a) ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "good." | |||
buio | ===== buio ===== | ||
*Italian word for "dark." | |||
buitekant | ===== buitekant ===== | ||
*Afrikaans word for "outside." | |||
buiten(kant) | ===== buiten(kant) ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "outside." | |||
buitendien | ===== buitendien ===== | ||
*Afrikaans word for "besides." | |||
buitenechtelijk | buitenechtelijk | ||
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*The agency of the United States government charged with taking a national census every 10 years. | *The agency of the United States government charged with taking a national census every 10 years. | ||
Burg | ===== Burg ===== | ||
*German word for "castle, fortress." | |||
burgelijke administralie | ===== burgelijke administralie ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "civil administration." | |||
burgemeester | ===== burgemeester ===== | ||
*Afrikaans and Dutch word for "mayor." | |||
burgensis | ===== burgensis ===== | ||
*Latin word for "citizen, burgess." | |||
burger | ===== burger ===== | ||
*Afrikaans and Dutch word for "citizen." | |||
burgerboek | ===== burgerboek ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "citizenship book." | |||
burgerlijke ambtenaar | ===== burgerlijke ambtenaar ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "civil registrar." | |||
burgerlijke stand | ===== burgerlijke stand ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "civil registration, civil administration." | |||
burgerschap | ===== burgerschap ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "citizenship." | |||
burgerskap | ===== burgerskap ===== | ||
*Afrikaans word for "citizenship." | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
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===== Burgh, Scotland ===== | ===== Burgh, Scotland ===== | ||
*A city or town | *A city or town with a charter. There are three types. Royal burghs have charters granted by the crown, and they send a representative to Parliament. Burghs of regality and burghs of barony have charters granted by either a [[L_genealogical_glossary_terms|lord of regality]] or a baron (see above). They do not send representatives to Parliament. Also spelled borough. | ||
===== Burgh court, Scotland ===== | ===== Burgh court, Scotland ===== | ||
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*A church that formed out of the Secession Church in 1745. This group believed that communion should not be withheld from people who took the Burgess Oath. In 1820 the Burghers and Anti-Burghers reunited. | *A church that formed out of the Secession Church in 1745. This group believed that communion should not be withheld from people who took the Burgess Oath. In 1820 the Burghers and Anti-Burghers reunited. | ||
Burial date | ===== Burial date ===== | ||
*The date when a body was interred. This date may be the same day as the death date or a few days later. | |||
Burial place | ===== Burial place ===== | ||
*A spot where a body is buried. This spot may be next to a church, in a public or private cemetery, or on private property. | |||
===== Burial plot ===== | ===== Burial plot ===== | ||
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*A list of the people buried in a cemetery. | *A list of the people buried in a cemetery. | ||
burmistrz | ===== burmistrz ===== | ||
*Polish word for "mayor." | |||
burraio | ===== burraio ===== | ||
*Italian word for "dairyman." | |||
burtfluttir | ===== burtfluttir ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "move out." | |||
Business | ===== Business ===== | ||
*A business is usually a commercial venture by private individuals or groups for the purpose of financial gain. | |||
===== Business directory ===== | ===== Business directory ===== | ||
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*A list of the names and addresses of businesses or business people. | *A list of the names and addresses of businesses or business people. | ||
Business pension | ===== Business pension ===== | ||
*Money given to an individual (or the individual¿s spouse or dependents) who has retired from an organization. Starting in the late 1800s, large businesses gave pensions to employees when they retired. Pension records often give name, age, and length of service. They may give the date and place of birth and death, name of the spouse, and names and ages of the children. | |||
===== Business Records and Commerce, FamilySearch Catalog™ ===== | |||
*A subject heading used in the FamilySearch Catalog to categorize information about businesses, trades, and other types of commerce. | |||
===== buskap ===== | |||
*Norwegian word for "livestock, crew." | |||
buurman | ===== buurman ===== | ||
*Afrikaans and Dutch word for "neighbor." | |||
buurt | ===== buurt ===== | ||
*Afrikaans word for "neighborhood." | |||
buurtschap | ===== buurtschap ===== | ||
*Dutch word for "neighborhood." | |||
===== Buyer ===== | ===== Buyer ===== | ||
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*An individual purchasing something, such as a piece of land. | *An individual purchasing something, such as a piece of land. | ||
Bürgerbücher, Germany | ===== Bürgerbücher, Germany ===== | ||
*A German term for citizenship books. In Germany, these books were used to record the names of people who had received the rights to citizenship. Also called Bürgerlisten. | *A German term for citizenship books. In Germany, these books were used to record the names of people who had received the rights to citizenship. Also called Bürgerlisten. | ||
Bürgerlisten, Germany | ===== Bürgerlisten, Germany ===== | ||
*A German term for a citizenship book. In Germany, these books were used to record the names of people who had received the rights to citizenship. Also called Bürgerbücher. <br> | *A German term for a citizenship book. In Germany, these books were used to record the names of people who had received the rights to citizenship. Also called Bürgerbücher. <br> | ||
by, Danish | ===== by, Danish ===== | ||
*Danish word for "town, city, village." | |||
by, Norwegian | ===== by, Norwegian ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "town, city." | |||
by, Swedish | ===== by, Swedish ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "village." | |||
byc | ===== byc ===== | ||
*Polish word for "to be." | |||
bydlící | ===== bydlící ===== | ||
*Czech word for "residing." | |||
===== Byfogden, Denmark ===== | ===== Byfogden, Denmark ===== | ||
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*The judge of a Danish city court. In the 1700s this court handled matters of commerce, such as citizenship records. | *The judge of a Danish city court. In the 1700s this court handled matters of commerce, such as citizenship records. | ||
bygd, Norwegian | ===== bygd, Norwegian ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "small country community, village." | |||
bygd, Swedish | ===== bygd, Swedish ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "countryside, region, area." | |||
bygdebok | ===== bygdebok ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "rural chronicles." | |||
===== Bygdbøker, Norway ===== | ===== Bygdbøker, Norway ===== | ||
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*A Norwegian term meaning "rural chronicles" or "community books." The bygdbøker are Norwegian town histories that contain extensive genealogical information about the people living in the community. | *A Norwegian term meaning "rural chronicles" or "community books." The bygdbøker are Norwegian town histories that contain extensive genealogical information about the people living in the community. | ||
bygningssnedker | ===== bygningssnedker ===== | ||
*Danish word for "joiner, carpenter." | |||
bygsel | ===== bygsel ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "lease." | |||
byl | ===== byl ===== | ||
*Czech word for "was." | |||
byl (byli) | ===== byl (byli) ===== | ||
*Polish word for "was (were)." | |||
byla | ===== byla ===== | ||
*Czech word for "was." | |||
byld | ===== byld ===== | ||
*Danish word for "abscess." | |||
byli | ===== byli ===== | ||
*Czech word for "were." | |||
byll | ===== byll ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "abscess." | |||
byllepest | ===== byllepest ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "plague (bubonic)." | |||
bylo | ===== bylo ===== | ||
*Czech word for "was." | |||
byly | ===== byly ===== | ||
*Czech word for "were." | |||
byna | ===== byna ===== | ||
*Afrikaans word for "almost, nearly." | |||
bynaam | ===== bynaam ===== | ||
*Afrikaans word for "nickname." | |||
===== Byting, Denmark ===== | ===== Byting, Denmark ===== | ||
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*A Danish city court. In the 1700s this was the court of first instance (the court where a case begins) in general cases. | *A Danish city court. In the 1700s this was the court of first instance (the court where a case begins) in general cases. | ||
byvrou | ===== byvrou ===== | ||
*Afrikaans word for "concubine." | |||
bába, Czech | ===== bába, Czech ===== | ||
*Czech word for "grandmother." | |||
bába, Hungarian | ===== bába, Hungarian ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "midwife." | |||
bányamíves | ===== bányamíves ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "miner." | |||
bányász | ===== bányász ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "miner." | |||
báró | ===== báró ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "baron." | |||
bátur | ===== bátur ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "boat." | |||
bátya | ===== bátya ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "elder brother." | |||
Bäcker | ===== Bäcker ===== | ||
*German word for "baker." | |||
bägge | ===== bägge ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "both." | |||
bägges barn | ===== bägges barn ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "child of both parents." | |||
båd | ===== båd ===== | ||
*Danish word for "boat, ship." | |||
båda | ===== båda ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "both." | |||
både, Danish | ===== både, Danish ===== | ||
*Danish word for "both." | |||
både, Norwegian | ===== både, Norwegian ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "both, either." | |||
bådebygger | ===== bådebygger ===== | ||
*Danish word for "shipbuilder." | |||
bådsmand | ===== bådsmand ===== | ||
*Danish word for "boatswain, bosun." | |||
båret | ===== båret ===== | ||
*Danish and Norwegian word for "carried." | |||
båt | ===== båt ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "boat, ship." | |||
båtbygger | ===== båtbygger ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "shipbuilder." | |||
båtsman | ===== båtsman ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "seaman, sailor." | |||
båtsmann | ===== båtsmann ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "boatswain, bosun." | |||
bæjarnafn | ===== bæjarnafn ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "name of farm." | |||
bær | ===== bær ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "farm, town." | |||
bære | ===== bære ===== | ||
*Danish and Norwegian word for "carry." | |||
Bécs | ===== Bécs ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "Vienna." | |||
bélgyulladás | ===== bélgyulladás ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "enteritis." | |||
béres | ===== béres ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "hired farmworker." | |||
bérmálás | ===== bérmálás ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "confirmation (Catholic)." | |||
bérmálók | ===== bérmálók ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "persons being confirmed." | |||
bêcheur | ===== bêcheur ===== | ||
*French word for "field worker." | |||
bênção | ===== bênção ===== | ||
*Portuguese word for "blessing." | |||
bílý | ===== bílý ===== | ||
*Czech word for "white." | |||
bíró | ===== bíró ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "judge." | |||
bíróság | ===== bíróság ===== | ||
*Hungarian word for "court." | |||
Bóg | ===== Bóg ===== | ||
*Polish word for "the Lord." | |||
bókari | ===== bókari ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "accountant." | |||
bókbindari | ===== bókbindari ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "book binder." | |||
bókhaldari | ===== bókhaldari ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "bookkeeper." | |||
bóksali | ===== bóksali ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "bookseller." | |||
bóla | ===== bóla ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "smallpox." | |||
bólga | ===== bólga ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "inflammation." | |||
bólu | ===== bólu ===== | ||
*Polish word for "of pain." | |||
bólusetja | ===== bólusetja ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "vaccinate." | |||
bóndi | ===== bóndi ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "farmer." | |||
böcker | ===== böcker ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "books." | |||
Böhmen | ===== Böhmen ===== | ||
*German word for "Bohemia." | |||
böld | ===== böld ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "abscess, boil." | |||
börn | ===== börn ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "children." | |||
böter | ===== böter ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "fee, fine." | |||
bötfälld | ===== bötfälld ===== | ||
*Swedish word for "fined." | |||
Böttcher | ===== Böttcher ===== | ||
*German word for "cooper, barrel maker." | |||
bødker | ===== bødker ===== | ||
*Danish word for "cooper." | |||
bøkker | ===== bøkker ===== | ||
*Norwegian word for "cooper, barrel maker." | |||
børn | ===== børn ===== | ||
*Danish word for "children." | |||
børnebørn | ===== børnebørn ===== | ||
*Danish word for "grandchildren." | |||
børnene | ===== børnene ===== | ||
*Danish word for "the children." | |||
búa | ===== búa ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "live, reside." | |||
búandi | ===== búandi ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "resident." | |||
búsetumaður | ===== búsetumaður ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "cottager, resident." | |||
búskapur | ===== búskapur ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "farming." | |||
búsqueda | ===== búsqueda ===== | ||
*Spanish word for "research." | |||
bústaður | ===== bústaður ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "place of residence." | |||
bústýra | ===== bústýra ===== | ||
*Icelandic word for "housekeeper." | |||
Büdner | ===== Büdner ===== | ||
*German word for "cottager." | |||
Bürger, German | ===== Bürger, German ===== | ||
*German word for "burgher, citizen, citizens." | |||
Bürgerbücher | ===== Bürgerbücher ===== | ||
*A German term for citizenship books. In Germany, these books were used to record the names of people who had received the rights to citizenship. Also called Bürgerlisten. | |||
Bürgerlisten | ===== Bürgerlisten ===== | ||
*A German term for a citizenship book. In Germany, these books were used to record the names of people who had received the rights to citizenship. Also called Bürgerbücher. | |||
Bürgermeister | ===== Bürgermeister ===== | ||
*German word for "mayor." | |||
Büttner | ===== Büttner ===== | ||
*German word for "cooper, barrel maker." | |||
být | ===== být ===== | ||
*Czech word for "to be." | |||
bývalý | ===== bývalý ===== | ||
*Czech word for "former, the late (deceased)." | |||
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