Could it possibly be a sum of money - two pence? ij d would be usual format. You do sometimes get such sums in parish registers - payment to the clerk or for tolling the bell etc. Best wishes, Margaret. In a message dated 12/07/2009 16:36:54 GMT Daylight Time, OLD-ENGLISH-admin@rootsweb.com writes: ----- 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.

Or a fine for not being buried in wool? That depends on the the date of this burial - I'm afraid I've lost track of the start of this thread. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: <Willtranscribe@aol.com> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-admin@rootsweb.com>; <old-english@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] Fw: Iid or Jid - Latin in Parish Register? > > Could it possibly be a sum of money - two pence? ij d would be usual > format. You do sometimes get such sums in parish registers - payment to > the > clerk or for tolling the bell etc. > > Best wishes, > Margaret. > > In a message dated 12/07/2009 16:36:54 GMT Daylight Time, > OLD-ENGLISH-admin@rootsweb.com writes: > > > ----- 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. > > > > > > ==================================== > WEB PAGE: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ > ARCHIVES: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=OLD-ENGLISH > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > OLD-ENGLISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >