Thanks for the reply. He was a grocer and lived all his life n Great Yarmouth. The entry comes from Family Search. On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 3:32 AM, Rosie via <norfolk@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Was he a shipwrecked mariner and washed up dead ? > Rosie > > On 04/01/2016 11:27, Norfolk FreeREG via wrote: > > Are you sure of the date ? (seems a bit late for Bishops transcripts). > > > > The only act I know relating to burial was the burial in woollen act > > in the late 1600s, and early 1700s. It was to support the woollen > > trade. > > > > Julie > > > > On 4 January 2016 at 11:13, Elizabeth Macilwain via > > <norfolk@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >> can someone help with why in the following entry > >> > >> England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts > >> > >> Name Thomas Drane Doughty > >> > >> Event Type Burial > >> > >> Event Date 01 Dec 1896 > >> > >> Event Place Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Norfolk, England > >> > >> Gender Male > >> > >> Age 66 > >> > >> Birth Year (Estimated) 1830 > >> > >> Certified according to Act of Parliament by Mary Ann Eliza Doughty > >> > >> Why was his burial certified by his wife in an Act of Parliament > >> > >> Thanks Elizabeth > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-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 > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >