oldenburg-l - Nachricht 2007-02 00107

[W. Fred Rump <fredrump(a)gmail.com>]

Sigrid,
for ordinary people  back to 1500 and before the name was rather
simple and usually just a first name unless they lived in a city where
more of the same had to be identified. Kremer/Kramer of course was a
seller of goods. Sometimes these folks would travel from place to
place to hawk their wares. So he might have not even been from Jever.
:-) But you have something to the occupation naming scheme. It would
have been one identifying mark. Jan der Kramer or Kramer Jan may well
have been what he was called. Trouble is any of that is almost
impossible to proove.

Fred


On 2/16/07, Sigrid Krijger <s.krijger(a)hccnet.nl> wrote:
> one of my ancestors, about 1500, is even called Van Jever! Living in Emden
> at that time. I won't be able to trace him back to Jever, although I'm quite
> sure he came from there. His given name is Johan, his occupation "Kremer".
> His name in his Jever-time is unknown.How would he be named? Johan Kremer?
> Surely not Johan van Jever.
> By the way: his wife's name was Anna, sons Hinrich and Hermann. (Johan
> Hinrichs? Johan Hermanns?)
>
> Sigrid
>
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