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Merry
24-05-11, 13:09
Nothing to add to BK6 from this thread

I'm looking at baptism records for Germany/Prussia in the early 1800s on Family Search. Some of them (sumbitted :o) have occupations recorded and I've coped OK with shoemakers and barbers, but what is a nagelschmidt? Someone who smiths something? But what is a nagel? :D
ElizabethHerts
24-05-11, 13:13
Merry, it's a nail smith or nail maker.
ElizabethHerts
24-05-11, 13:16
The usual word is "Nagelschmied".
Merry
24-05-11, 13:22
Oooh, thanks! Maybe he made nails for the boots the rest of the family were making?!!

Thanks very much :D
Nell
24-05-11, 15:57
Or for horses' shoes?
Merry
24-05-11, 16:02
lol! Or probably for anything that needed nails! :D