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 >

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