German Genealogical Word List: Difference between revisions

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|cottager, free villager with a small house, garden, and some livestock
|cottager, free villager with a small house, garden, and some livestock
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|Bo[h]lsmann
|Bolsmann, Bohlsmann
|farmer with a full-sized farm
|farmer with a full-sized farm
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|tenant farmer who clears the land, then farms it (Eastern Pomerania)
|tenant farmer who clears the land, then farms it (Eastern Pomerania)
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|Chal(l)upner
|Chalupner, Challupner
|small-scale farmer [often used in Czech records]
|small-scale farmer [often used in Czech records]
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|farmer who marries into a farm by marrying the widow or heiress
|farmer who marries into a farm by marrying the widow or heiress
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|Kät(h)ner, Köthner
|Kätner, Käthner, Köthner
|cottager with a small house and a garden of his own, perhaps some livestock
|cottager with a small house and a garden of his own, perhaps some livestock
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|farmer who is "half free"
|farmer who is "half free"
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|Köt[t]er
|Köter, Kötter
|cottager
|cottager
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