> common abbreviations for Joseph and James, ie "Jos" and "Jas", are often confused. Thank you Brian. I hadn't thought of this. However, I have both original (i.e. photocopied) certs and both names are in full. Also the occupations are mason (James1839) and joiner (Joseph 1846). These occupations seem incongruent. When the certificate was filled in could any member of the wedding party offer the information? What was the usual procedure? Cathy On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Brian Pears <bp@bpears.org.uk> wrote: > On 22/03/2010 21:16, C Bridges wrote: > > Has anyone any details about this name/ family and/or any advice about > why > > there could be two fathers? > > Unfortunately the common abbreviations for Joseph and James, > ie "Jos" and "Jas", are often confused. So I reckon that > the father's name on one of the certificates was abbreviated > at some point and then misread. > > Brian > -- > Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ > Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List > GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer > > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >