Brief Life History of Elisabeth
When Elisabeth Schild was born on 11 May 1834, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Jakob Schild, was 30 and her mother, Elisabeth Blattner, was 32. She married Caspar Michel on 7 December 1855, in Brienz, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Elisabeth Schild in entry for Caspar Michel, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
- Elisabeth Schild, "Switzerland, Catholic and Reformed Church Records, 1418-1996"
Spouse and Children
1831– Male
1834– Female
Children (6)
1857– Female
1859– Male
1861– Female
1863–1863 Female
1864–1919 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1803–1859 Male
1803– Female
Siblings (7)
1832–1833 Female
1834– Female
1836–1872 Female
1838–1903 Female
1840– Female
+2 More Children
World Events (6)
1848
Age 14
1848
Age 14
1914
Age 80
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Kurt, Manfred, Johannes, Otto, Ewald, Gerda, Hans, Helmuth, Ilse.
German, Swiss German, and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a maker or painter of shields, from Middle High German, Middle Dutch schilt ‘shield’. Compare Schield .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Schild ‘shield, (house) sign’, applied either as an artificial name or as a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by a sign. Compare Rothschild .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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