Daily AncestorJänner
Jänner (also Jenner) is the Austrian and southern German word for January, used in records from Austria, Bavaria, Switzerland and South Tyrol.
Standard German says Januar, but Jänner is the normal word in Austria and South Tyrol and is also used, less often, in Switzerland and southern Germany. The older form Jenner appears in records too.
If a date reads 3. Jänner 1855, it is simply January 3, 1855. Another old German name for the month, Hartung, also turns up in word lists of old month names.
As seen in a recordBaptism register of an Austrian Catholic parish, 1850s
Geboren den 17. Jänner 1859, getauft den 18. Jänner
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