Can anybody suggest how I should deal with seventeenth and eighteenth century parish record entries (mainly burials but with some marriages) when I discover the burials or marriages of 4 or 5 Johns, Marys or Thomas' within a limited time period? Additional information is very limited and I am often unable to identify which family each belongs to. Is it the father or son who has died - or was it a different family altogether? Suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks. Chris