On 18/01/2015 17:46, eve via wrote: >> On 17/01/2015 20:16, eve via wrote: >>>>> On Monday, 8 September 2014 23:42:02 UTC+1, Tickettyboo wrote: >>>>>> RG4 Piece 1581: South Shields, Apsceate Congregation (Scotch Church),> >>>>>> 1783-1813 >>>>>> I am not very au fait with the various flavours of Non Conformists and> >>>>>> though I have Googled till my fingers are worn down I can't find any> >>>>>> explanation of the term "Apsceate" >>>>>> >>>> >>> I thought that when this query first appeared a few weeks back, it was clearly >>> identified, and although i have zapped the emails, i think probably as >>> Associate. > > The only thing is, I'm not sure that that existed as early as 1581. > > The date is not 1581 - that is the RG4 (nonconformist registers) piece > number > Yes, sorry - I misinterpreted the reference. If it was a couple of hundred years later, it makes it more possible that it could have been Episcopal - although the original image doesn't look like that, definitely starts with a 'A'. But if people wrote down what they heard, it could have sounded like 'Apiscopal'. On reflection, however, if it were the Episcopal Church, it probably wouldn't have appeared in the Non Conformist register - unless "Non Conformist" is defined differently in Scotland from its English definition. -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked.