This chat about information from church records reminds me of something I copied out from the register of Newington, Kent. Oct. 16,1785, Burials, Hannah Morgan. This woman received alms of the Parish about 16 years and at her death it was currently reported and generally believed that she was in posession of about £500. A sad instance of hypocritical duplicity. Henry Friend Curate. Seems impossible that any old woman could save that much money in 1785. However, Henry Friend wrote it up in the Parish Register for all to read. Kathleen in Toronto

The baptism of my ancestor James BINDING in Lympsham records that he was the 6th illegitimate child of his mother, Sarah. I suspect the vicar didn't confine himself to writing down his comments, because number 7 was baptised in nearby Hutton! Marion

Just goes to show benefit cheats are nothing new Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "KATHLEEN LOPEZ" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 1:40 AM Subject: [B&D] interesting comments from records This chat about information from church records reminds me of something I copied out from the register of Newington, Kent. Oct. 16,1785, Burials, Hannah Morgan. This woman received alms of the Parish about 16 years and at her death it was currently reported and generally believed that she was in posession of about £500. A sad instance of hypocritical duplicity. Henry Friend Curate. Seems impossible that any old woman could save that much money in 1785. However, Henry Friend wrote it up in the Parish Register for all to read. Kathleen in Toronto ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message