That is a better explanation David, thanks. Bev -------------------------------------------------- From: "David L. Langenberg" <gallienus@mac.com> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 1:26 PM To: <devon@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [DEV] P.V. & P. C. re marriages > Bev, > > I wonder whether they could be Latin abbreviations "per" [by] and then > either "vicario" [by the vicar] or "curato" [by the curate]. Don't quote > me on the exact Latin forms for the equivalent of the English "vicar" or > "curate." in English-speaking countries the term "curate" is commonly > used to describe assistant clergy to the parish priest, the vicar. > > David > > On Jan 26, 2014, at 9:18 PM, B. Edmonds wrote: > >> Morning folk, >> >> Can anyone please tell me what the initials P.C. & P.V. are after >> marriages >> in early 1700 would mean. >> >> Would they be Parish Church and Parish Vestry? Would people get married >> in >> the Vestry I wonder!! Cannot think of anything else. >> >> Bev >> >> ------------------------------------------ >> The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon >> ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) >> and >> the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) >> List archive for Devon can be found at >> http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------------------ > The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon > ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) > and > the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) > List archive for Devon can be found at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3681/6534 - Release Date: 01/26/14 >