Additional Information (Zusatzinfos)

On the alphabetical arrangement

General abbreviations

Postal districts

Abbreviations of occupations

On the alphabetical arrangement:

The umlauts ä, ö, ü are listed after a, o, u, i.e.:

Muller, Anna

Muller, Zacharias

Müller, Anton

Double names are listed after the single names, i.e.:

Neuenfels, Anna

Neuenfels, Zacharias

Neuenfels-Fürstenau, Anton

I and J are treated as being the same letter and are listed together, i.e.:

Jasch

Iben

Ichendorf

Iden

Jeschke

Iffland

In the resident section the criteria for the listing can be:

surname

sex (women are listed after all the men with the same surname)

social status (profession, for civil servants the authority, for women the status of the deceased husband or the designation "Miss, Mrs., widow"...)

Christian name

i.e.:

Eck, Georg, Buchbindermeister

Eck, Wilhelm, Finanzsekretär

Eck, Carl, Werkmeister

Eck, Luise, Assistentenwitwe

Eck, Ernestine, Rentiere

Eck, Anna, Witwe

or

surname

Christian name social status (profession, for civil servants the authority, for women the status of the deceased husband or the designation "Miss, Mrs., widow"...) street name

name General abbreviations:

E. = landlord

V. = property manager

T. = telephone

BK. = bank account (check transactions)

-I- = guild member

Gh. = gardenhouse, i.e. frequently rear building

H. = court

Zwg. = mezzanine

Erdg. = ground floor

Untg. = basement

A.G. (under the street names) = municipal court

L.G. (under the street names) = regional court B.1 to B.19 (following the name of the landlord) indicates membership in the Association of Landowner Societies

Postal districts:

C = Center

N = North

NO = Northeast

O = East

S = South

SO = Southeast

SW = Southwest

W = West

NW = Northwest

The current street names can be found by searching under Info in the respective base lines of the page shown or consulting the directory: "Alle Berliner Straßen und Plätze. Von der Gründung bis zur Gegenwart"

(4 Bände). Verlag Neues Leben GmbH/Edition Luisenstadt. Berlin 1998.

ISBN 3-335-01491-5.

The current ZIP codes can be found at: http://www.postleitzahlen.de/

Abbreviations of occupations:

The abbreviations used for occupations is very erratic. Examples:

Arb. = laborer

Arbtrin. = laborer (female)

Bahnarb. = railroad worker

Gastw. = innkeeper

Geh. = apprentice

Ingen. = engineer

Kfm. = merchant

Landw. = farmer

Maurerpol. = head mason

Mstr. = master craftsman

Ob.Sekr. = senior secretary

Stellm. = cartwright

Verw. = property manager

Ww. = widow