It is best to enter Latin as it was "writ`. Sent via BlackBerry® from BT -----Original Message----- From: Roger Partridge <rogerpartridge1934@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:10:00 To: <eng-lincsgen@rootsweb.com> Cc: <danny@billingtonuk.com>; <phil.gresham@hotmail.co.uk> Subject: Re: [LIN] St Andrews Heckington Hi Dan, Phil and Listers ! IF you do decide to put any of this into Google Translate I think you  will find that the latin for William is 'GULIELMUS' - that is with a 2nd  'L' just before the 'M' ?? This is based on my extensive knowledge of "Altar Boy Latin" from about 60+ years ago !!                              ;-)) Good Hunting !            Roger. ---------------------- On 14 Dec 2011, at 19:18, Phil at Angelic Aromas wrote: > Have you tried entering the Latin on google translate? > > Sent via BlackBerry® from BT > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Billington <danny@billingtonuk.com> > Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:12:29 > To: <ENG-LINCSGEN@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [LIN] St Andrews Heckington > > Dear Listers > > Close to the Altar  in St Andrew's Heckington are a serious of  > memorials to > members of the Taylor family. > > Right in the middle and under the carpet that has carried many a happy > Heckington bride to her destiny  is the only one of the series that  > is in > Latin. The last time I was there, I lifted the carpet and  > photographed the > memorial.  300 years or so of axminster and farmers clogs meant the  > letter > had faded and the image I returned with was poor. Finally ( a year  > on) I > managed to get the image cleaned and now it is legible, but still  > in Latin. > > Does anyone know if a transcript of that particular memorial in  > William > English exists ? > > I think the name on the MI is Guliemus Taylor ( William Taylor)  > died  7 > April 1720 (septem   Die Aprilis Anno 1720) > > Many thanks > > Dan > > > > (This email, and any attachments, contains proprietary information  > some or > all of which may be confidential and legally privileged. It is for the > intended recipient only. If an addressing or transmission error has > misdirected this email, please notify the author by replying to  > this email > and then delete the message and any attachments from your system.  > If you are > not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute,  > copy or > print this email. In view of the provisions of the Human Rights Act  > 1998 the > Directors do not monitor all the firm's outgoing emails. The Directors > accepts no liability for the contents of emails unconnected with  > the affairs > of the firm or its clients. Although this email and any attachments  > have > been scanned for viruses, the success of scanning products is not > guaranteed. The recipient (s) should therefore carry out any checks  > that > they believe to be appropriate in this respect.) > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN- > 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 ENG-LINCSGEN- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes  > in the subject and the body of the message