Dear list, Browsing some inquest reports here: http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/inquests/Inquests1825-30.pdf I've seen several mentions of "s'ennight". For example, on P.51: "02 Jan 1828: Inquests by Mr.Caines At the Lamb Inn near Ilminster, on Samuel Hake, age 77. Deceased had been, for five weeks, on a visit to his daughter, at Langport, and on *Sunday s'ennight* was returning home to Combe St Nicholas accompanied by his son-in-law Wm Berry, with whom he lived. A horse was lent him, on which he rode as far as he chose, but had sent it back, and was walking on the turnpike road, near the mile-stone at Broadway Hill, when he exclaimed, "I cannot walk! I shall fall down!" when he dropped and instantly expired. Verdict - Died by the visitation of God" In this instance, would *Sunday s'ennight* mean "a week ago last Sunday"? If so, I believe that calculates Samuel's date of death as Sunday 23 Dec 1827 which is consistent with his burial date of 28 Dec 1827. How sad: old man going home for Christmas didn't make it!! Thanks, in advance, Jenny

Oh dear - if only I had put <s'ennight> into a search engine I would have got the answer to my own question! Webster's gives Sen-night as archaic for "the space of seven days and nights" Sorry to have troubled you, folks Jenny -----Original Message----- From: bristol_and_somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:bristol_and_somerset-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jenny Davis Sent: 07 February 2011 17:49 To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: [B&S] Abbreviation s'ennight Dear list, <snip> ... would *Sunday s'ennight* mean "a week ago last Sunday"? Thanks, in advance, Jenny

Sennight - seven nights - one week, just as fortnight is fourteen nights. Used in Pride & Prejudice. (our cousins over the Atlantic have no idea of either term) malcolm Wagga Wagga ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jenny Davis" <jenny.davis@zen.co.uk> To: <bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 4:48 AM Subject: [B&S] Abbreviation s'ennight > Dear list, > > Browsing some inquest reports > > here: http://www.paulhyb.homecall.co.uk/inquests/Inquests1825-30.pdf > > I've seen several mentions of "s'ennight". For example, on P.51: > > "02 Jan 1828: Inquests by Mr.Caines > At the Lamb Inn near Ilminster, on Samuel Hake, age 77. Deceased had been, > for five weeks, on a visit to his daughter, at Langport, and on *Sunday > s'ennight* was returning home to Combe St Nicholas accompanied by his > son-in-law Wm Berry, with whom he lived. A horse was lent him, on which he > rode as far as he chose, but had sent it back, and was walking on the > turnpike road, near the mile-stone at Broadway Hill, when he exclaimed, "I > cannot walk! I shall fall down!" when he dropped and instantly expired. > Verdict - Died by the visitation of God" > > In this instance, would *Sunday s'ennight* mean "a week ago last Sunday"? > > If so, I believe that calculates Samuel's date of death as Sunday 23 Dec > 1827 which is consistent with his burial date of 28 Dec 1827. > > How sad: old man going home for Christmas didn't make it!! > > Thanks, in advance, > Jenny > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ======= > Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. > (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16850) > http://www.pctools.com/ > ======= ======= Email scanned by PC Tools - No viruses or spyware found. (Email Guard: 7.0.0.21, Virus/Spyware Database: 6.16850) http://www.pctools.com/ =======