HERITAGE - Genealogy - Useful vocabulary - Miscellaneous-
Miscellaneousgerman|english
Juchart|Measure of land, used for acre. (Originally the amount that could be ploughed in one day, which varied considerably from place to place. In 1838 it was fixed at 36 are (= 0.89 acre) for the whole of Switzerland. The metric system became the only legally recognized system in 1877.)
Kopf (pl Köpf)|c 4 liters (around 6 Köpf to a bushel)
Pfund (pre 1848)|c 500 grams
Scheffel (pre 1848)|c 55 liters
Spediteur|emigration agent
Uebernehmer|Emigration agent
Zentner (pre 1848)|100 pounds
Zwischendeck|steerage
german|english
Aufenthaltsort|residence
Datum|date
Dorf|village
Fürstentum|principality
Gemeinde|town
Grafschaft|county
Grossgemeinde|town
Grossherzogtum|grand duchy
Herzogtum|duchy
Jahr, Jahreszahl|year
Königreich|kingdom
Landgemeinde|town
Landkreis|county
Monat|month
Monate (Januar, Februar, März, April, Mai, Juni, Juli, August, September, Oktober, November, Dezember)|months (Janury, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December)
Ort|place
Stadt|city
Wohnort|residence
Wohnstätte|residence
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