Ha and we all know about the vicar of Middleton near King's Lynn who was clearly in drink or had taken leave of his senses with his baptism entries over several years. To be found on Family Search -the list archive will give the years. Rosie On 19/07/2014 11:13, elizabeth howard via wrote: > Hi, what does the rest of the entry say ? is it for > instance, John son of John and Mary Brown, late spinster, bapt 1.1.1809 ? > mostly parish clerks or the baptising priest would write whatever suited > them within a certain form....they were not above adding bits themselves > ...... the Rector of Wimbotsham for instance , is clearly critical of much > married men, and writes HIS THIRD WIFE......and you can sense the > disapproval !!!! > > > > life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Heather Minol via" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 6:14 PM > Subject: [NFK] New lister with a question re note on baptism entry > > >> Hello, >> >> I have just joined the list and am researching a number of families in >> Norfolk, including ELMER, WALKER and NEWSTEAD. >> >> I have just come across a baptism entry in 1809 containing the note: >> "mother late spinster" and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what that >> means please? I've come up with a couple of theories, but would like to >> hear from someone who has better knowledge of the terminology than I do. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Heather Minol >> Canberra >> Australia >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Hi Rosie Thanks for the reminder - the entries are still a giggle. For those who don't know see http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cabbage-gelder-cut-throat-of-pigs-or-man-trap which give a flavour or see PRs 1818-22 Cheers Jean On 19 July 2014 13:05, xpn11 via <[email protected]> wrote: > Ha and we all know about the vicar of Middleton near King's Lynn who was > clearly in drink or had taken leave of his senses with his baptism > entries over several years. To be found on Family Search -the list > archive will give the years. > Rosie > On 19/07/2014 11:13, elizabeth howard via wrote: > > Hi, what does the rest of the entry say ? is it for > > instance, John son of John and Mary Brown, late spinster, bapt > 1.1.1809 ? > > mostly parish clerks or the baptising priest would write whatever suited > > them within a certain form....they were not above adding bits themselves > > ...... the Rector of Wimbotsham for instance , is clearly critical of > much > > married men, and writes HIS THIRD WIFE......and you can sense the > > disapproval !!!! > > > > > > > > life is hard . soften it with a cat \\\=^..^=/// > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Heather Minol via" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2014 6:14 PM > > Subject: [NFK] New lister with a question re note on baptism entry > > > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I have just joined the list and am researching a number of families in > >> Norfolk, including ELMER, WALKER and NEWSTEAD. > >> > >> I have just come across a baptism entry in 1809 containing the note: > >> "mother late spinster" and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me what that > >> means please? I've come up with a couple of theories, but would like to > >> hear from someone who has better knowledge of the terminology than I do. > >> > >> Kind regards > >> > >> Heather Minol > >> Canberra > >> Australia > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> [email protected] 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 > [email protected] 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >