what does “x” next to a name in a directory mean?
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 7:50 pm
in this directory page from 1924, for instance, there’s an “x” beside GESCHEIDT Márkus. (under “vegyeskereskdők”.)
https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/ ... 4/?pg=1117
there’s also another entry for “GESCHEITH Márk.-né” on the same page. (under “szatocsok”.)
i would have guessed that the “x” marked deceased people, except that it’s unusual to include them in a trade directory, and there seem to be quite a few, and the person whom i assume was his wife, isn’t marked as “özv.” (widow), even though several others are.
https://library.hungaricana.hu/hu/view/ ... 4/?pg=1117
there’s also another entry for “GESCHEITH Márk.-né” on the same page. (under “szatocsok”.)
i would have guessed that the “x” marked deceased people, except that it’s unusual to include them in a trade directory, and there seem to be quite a few, and the person whom i assume was his wife, isn’t marked as “özv.” (widow), even though several others are.