Hi Christine, I wonder if the gravestone was replaced when John Slater was buried? That could explain the discrepancies between the MI & the other records. Have you found a baptism for Joshua? Perhaps the 'M' could indicate where he was baptised, or even simply that he was a married man. Regards Lesley On 20/10/2013 14:35, Christine Benson wrote: > Hi Lesley, > > Many thanks for your reply. Your idea was a good one but it now appears > that the character is an "M" and in other cases there is an indication > after men's names as to where they lived. However Joshua lived in > Gawsworth, appears to have done all his life, so I cannot see why there > should be an "M". > > I have the Gawsworth MI's. It is interesting that according to the MI > Joshua died on 10 March, according to his will he died on 21 March and > he was buried on 24 March. And in the case of his wife she was buried 3 > days before she died! > > Thanks again, > > Christine > > -----Original Message----- From: Lesley Baxendale > Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 10:21 AM > To: cheshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CHS] Marking on parish burial register > > Hi Christine, > > Here's the MI for Joshua at Gawsworth: > > Grave 473 - "Here lieth the body of JOSHUA WHITTAKER of Furness Pool, in > Gawsworth who departed this life March 10 1807 aged 75 years Likewise > MARTHA the wife of the above named JOSHUA WHITTAKER who departed this > life March 18 1808 aged 86 years Also JOHN SLATER who departed this > life March 8 1854 aged 75 years" > > Could the mark be an 'N' possibly signifying a newly dug grave? Joshua > seems to be the first to be buried in this one. > > If you give me a couple of the other burials you found with similar > markings against them, I'll see if there are any MI's. > > Regards > > Lesley Baxendale > Colwyn Bay > > > > On 19/10/2013 23:20, Christine Benson wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I am looking at the parish register for Joshua Whittaker buried 24 Mar >> 1807 >> Gawsworth. After the entry it has a letter that looks like "U" or "N" or >> possibly "H". It seems to have the same marker against several adult >> males. >> Does anyone know what this means. >> >> TIA >> >> Christine >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >