A close look at the baptism entry suggests that the child is James Bandfield Aborch s/o Jno (John) and Saince Aborch Harry C Jacobs SUDBURY, ON, Canada On 11/06/11 06:45, Jill Human wrote: > 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 > >