Transcriptions from the Brandscheid Kirchenbuch Z1
Gestorbenen 1818-1832

    Mind when searching this page:

• names - and of course other words - may be broken by a (double) hyphen and/or a new line indicator, e.g. Hast=|rich, or some other transcriptional feature (see below The transcription format).

I photocopied those pages of the Kirchenbuch on wich the surname "Hastrich" occurred. As an exercise I transcribed all entries on this pages. Transcriptions of other parts and of other Kirchenbücher with the same surname may follow.

The original format

Brandscheid Z1 uses for the registration of deaths a printed form on two opposing pages as illustrated by the upper three rows in the following table. Note that the middle of the (double) page runs through the thick vertical celborder.
A page number may be written in the upper left corner. In cases of renumbering there may be two numbers. Page numbers run through the whole of the Z1 Kirchenbuch.
The "Nummer" column counts entries within a year.

The transcription format

• Column headings are only given once, so page headings are reduced to  shaded rows  with the page number, the year and the Kirchspiel/Amt.
• Numbers in the #-column are either page or entry numbers.
• Dates in de date column are normalized in the format day-month-year, the first date being the date of death - with the hour ("Stunde") left out -, the second date - within round brackets ( ) - the date of burial. The dates are originally given in digits as well as in words, but I omit the words.
• The last and given names are combined into one column. A comma then means a new column in the original.

• Blue printed text is added by me, mostly to fill out abbreviations ("Joh." becoming "Johann") and abbreviatures ("Johañ" becoming "Johann"), or to add comment.
  Misspellings I leave uncorrected. For instance, "zehnudert" will not be changed into "zehnhundert".
• The blue subcripted numbers following an individual's name are unique identifiers within my database.
• The asterisk "*" is used for adding comment to an entry.
• The stroke "|" indicates the beginning of a new line in the original.
• Curly brackets { } embrace text that is out of line and is meant to be inserted elsewhere, generally to replace cancelled text. Where necessary the place of insertion is marked by an empty pair of brackets { }.
•  crossed out text  reflects cancelled text in the original.
• A change from roman to italic or vice versa indicates a change of writing hand (only used in very clear cases).
• Red print means I couldn't read the text (though I may be sure about the correct rendering).
• Bold print is mine and is used to emphasize personal names.

Entries are done in a mix of Latin and German script by (normally) the local priest and signed by him.
The signatures are given in the next list. They are not repeated in the tabular transcription, except in case of separately signed additions to an entry.

The transcriptions