The following is forwarded to the list; I have no idea why the message bounced. -Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: <eve@varneys.org.uk> To: "Robert Hillier" <robert@hillieruk.demon.co.uk>; <old-english-bounces@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 7:43 AM Subject: Re: [OEL] Iid or Jid - Latin in Parish Register? |> I can give an update on my recent enquiry. Thanks to the archivist at | > the Dorset History Centre, who took the time to study the original | > register, the mystery word/abbreviation I need help with is definitely | > Jid. He pointed out that if the full form were Latin, J could be | > standing for capital I and so the mystery word could be Iid. | | That doesn't make sense at all - can you post a copy of the entry to | the appropriate site? | One possibility, which the archivist should have spotted, | is that it refers to a hamlet or other location in the parish. | Which parish? then we could investigate. | | | > It has occurred to me that it might stand for "second", ie | > "Christopher Eyers the 2nd" | Never used in England - apart from senr and junr, there does | sometimes occur | ygr for younger, partnered by Eld(er) and Eldest, where three | generations of the same family are alive at the same time. |