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
Lois: I suspect a comma is missing, and that he was a landed prioprietor, whose residence at time of death was "The Convent, Weymouth". Probably the convent had a hospital wing in which he died. Best wishes Paul On 27 September 2011 23:12, <maaisha@aol.com> wrote: > 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 >