Hi Lois >>Widow of Enrique Paris, Landed Proprietor of the Convent Weymouth<< You don't tell us where she actually died, but I would assume from this it was in a hospital, or at least a place that wasn't her normal residence, because what it means that she was (1) the Widow of Enrique PARIS, Landed Proprietor and (2) that her normal address was (ie that she was "of") the Convent, Weymouth. HTH Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: <maaisha@aol.com> To: <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:12 PM Subject: [Black Country] "Landed Proprietor of Convent" ? Hi Listers, Although this particular death certificate comes from Lewes, Sussex, I am hoping to draw on the expertise of this list. I think the answers will apply generally. I have a death certificate that says the deceased was the "Widow of Enrique Paris, Landed Proprietor of the Convent Weymouth". What can that mean? Did he own the land the convent was on? Was he the owner or manager of the convent? He was of Spanish descent, born in Bogata, Columbia. How would he have a convent? I thought churches owned convents. Can someone help me understand this? T.I.A., Lois ------------------------------------- The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message