Stowage is the name of a street in Deptford, but its just Stowage, no street, road, lane, etc. St Nicholas with St Lukes is on Stowage. The Thames path goes along it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jill Human <jillhuman@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Sunday, November 6, 2011 6:45 am Subject: [LON] James Randfield 1793 > I am hoping somebody can help me with an interpretation of > handwriting!James Randfield is recorded as being baptised on > 17.03.1793 at St Nicholas, Deptford. > > I believe his parents were James Randfield and Saince Burroughs who > were married on 20.12.1790 at Christchurch, Spitalfields. > > However on the original document of James junior's baptism the > parents have been transcribed as 'Sborch' followed by ( what looks > like) Labourer in the 'stowage'.  Can someone with more experience > than me fathom this one out?  > > > The plot thickens! Saince Randfield married a John Marsh on > 24.09.1792 at St Edmund King and Martyr, City of London (witnessed > by her brother Robert Burroughs) and went on to have several more > children ( one of which is called Burroughs Marsh).  > > > On the original entry of that marriage she appears to be recorded > as a spinster.  Also I can find no death for the first husband or > further mention of the son James. > > All help would be very gratefully received! > > Jill, Cumbria > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > This mailing list works in parallel with the London surname > interest list on the web at > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/london.html . Check for > matching interests and add your own ! > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: LONDON-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LONDON- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >