Could Soham perhaps be some sort of abbreviation for Southampton which was at one time a county in its own right? I'm not sure where the county boundaries were but the present-day Hampshire is on the western border of Sussex. Debbie Kennett

Debbie, I think that you are possibly right - I have seen Southampton as a county abbreviated many ways. I was looking too closely and not taking the ohrase as a whole. "Of the County of Southampton" could be a plausible suggestion. All the best, Martyn ----- Original Message ---- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, 8 September, 2006 6:49:33 PM Subject: Re: [OEL] 1632 Marriage entry from Burgh, Suffolk Could Soham perhaps be some sort of abbreviation for Southampton which was at one time a county in its own right? I'm not sure where the county boundaries were but the present-day Hampshire is on the western border of Sussex. Debbie Kennett ------------------------------- 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