Occupations
- The most common occupations appearing on 19th century German-language records for Jews from Poland include:
- bäcker (baker)
- fleischer (butcher)
- gerber (tanner)
- händler (merchant)
- kürschner (furrier)
- landwirt (farmer)
- lehrer (teacher)
- mützenmacher (capmaker)
- rabbiner (rabbi)
- schneider (tailor)
- schuster (shoemaker)
- seifenmach (soapmaker)
- taglöhner (day-laborer)
- tischler (carpenter)
- weber (weaver)
- wirt (leaseholder or innkeeper)
Status
German-language marriage and death records may identify the marriage status of spouses, parents, or the deceased:
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- jüngling (bachelor)
- jungfrau (maiden)
- relicta (widow)
- relctus (widower)