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From: Jim Eggert x6127 <>
Subject: Re: Surname Urhlinger
Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 14:09:28 GMT
In-Reply-To: hagena1401@aol.com's message of 30 Apr 1997 19:22:42 GMT


In article <> (HAgena1401) writes:
> Im Artikel <>,
> (Cat6667) schreibt:

> >
> >My grandmother Emily (Birney) Rhodes, Kessler was adopted by The Birneys,
> >in Fall River, MA. Her birth certificate states her real mothers name,
> >Urhlinger, father unkown. Is this a German name? And has anyone any
> >futher information about her? I'm trying to make a family tree but have
> >not enough information. Please post a message here. Thank you for your
> >attention.
> >
> >Cathy

> Uhr - linger Uhr = clock. Klingt Deutsch = sounds German Look to southern
> G.

But Uhrlinger is unknown in Germany. Urlinger exists, however, so I'd
look for that spelling. It is itself pretty rare, mostly in Bavaria.
You can get a list of Urlingers in the current German phonebooks from
<http://www.teleinfo.de/>;.
--
=Jim Eggert

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