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Baptism — the twins Barbara and Johanna, daughters of Rosina Würth, Möglingen, 13 March 1811
Transcript and translation
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The record
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Transcription (German, as read)
Name column: "Barbara †" and "Johanna †" (the second marked "gem." for Zwilling, with a cross).
Parents: "ein unbekannter [Läufer? Käufer?]" for the father; "Rosina Würthin, weil. Heinrich Würth, B. u. Wagners hinterl. Tochter." Place of birth "hier".
Birth: "13. Mart. Morg. 5 U." Baptism: "eod." By "Hr." [the pastor's initial].
Sponsors: "Johann Georg Mau[?], B. u. Schreiner / Johanna Hartmann, Schulmeisters Tochter, [ledig]" and "Johann Georg [Kochnagel? Hornagel?], B. u. [Weber?] / Barbara Rayherin [?], ledig." Family register column: "2." and "132 b".
English translation
Born 13 March [1811] at 5 a.m. at Möglingen and baptized the same day: the twins Barbara and Johanna, children of Rosina Würth, surviving daughter of the late citizen and wagoner Heinrich Würth, by an unknown father [described as a "Läufer"?]. Sponsors as above. Family register volume 2, p. 132 b.
Notes
The family-register reference 132 b is Rosina Würth's page (F48). The father's descriptive word, the sponsors' surnames and the trades are doubtful. Grade: STATED;