[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Ger-Poland-Volhynia - Researching Name AST,first name WOJCIECH, profession ARTISAN

[Juergen Bomert]

Hello Gilda and Ingram,

you are both right.

German "A" in "Ast" is exact pronounced in English/Am. as the "u" in dust.
You only have to let the "d" away and You will have German "Ast".

Juergen with greetings from Limburg an der Lahn


----- Original Message -----
From: Gilda J. Patterson <gilda.patterson at shaw.ca>
To: <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 2:53 AM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Ger-Poland-Volhynia - Researching Name
AST,first name WOJCIECH, profession ARTISAN


> Hello,
>
> These are three separate queries, but all relational.
>
> I'm still doing research on my family lineage, regarding the surname AST.
> Does anyone know if the pronunciation of this name in German would sound
> like "Ust"? My eldest aunt pronounced one of my great relatives as
> "Ust"...and never did give the spelling (she is passed on now), and I was
> looking up names such as Weist, etc.; but could not find this.
>
> Then I finally put two & two together, only recently, as their is an Ast
in
> the marriage line of my gggrandmother matriarchal side that fits where Ust
> would be. I've located the Maria AST marriage record to a Wojciech
> Schmeltzer (possibly my gggrandfather) in Plock district 1843, and there
is
> an Adolph Ast (an artisan) as a witness on my grandmother's birth
> certificate 1894. These could be related through marriage. I still have to
> confirm more on that research link.
>
> Could anyone also tell me what the Anglicized version of the name WOJCIECH
> would be?
>
> Also, would anyone know what the profession of an ARTISAN might be in that
> day & age?
>
> Can anyone please help, or please direct me in my research?
>
> Thank you immensely, and for your kind response.
>
> Gilda Patterson
> Calgary, AB
> CANADA
> Researching Names: Purat/Porat; Schmeltzer/Schmelzer; Raminow/Ramin;
> Haberkorn; Leschwitz; Ast; Nass; Polnau, Fenske, Kelber, & Giesser.
> Places: Maszewo & Maszewo-Duze - Plock district, Rydzyno, & Ramin,Germany.
>
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