Hello Everyone, Strangely, following the recent discussion regarding the transcription of records I have, only in the last few days of my research, encountered different transcriptions for the same event and would appreciate comments on the following. This concerns the marriage of one of my 5th Great Grandfathers. The entry as transcribed in the SMI reads: Date: 25 May 1691 Forename: William Surname: Page Spouse Forename Elizabeth Spouse Surname Mocket Parish/County Arlington, East Sussex The IGI extraction Batch No. M037701, Source call No. 0416351 reads as follows: GULIELMUS PAGE Male Marriages: Spouse: Elizabetha Mocket Marriage: 25 May 1691 Arlington, Sussex, England They were presumably transcribed from exactly the same record. That being the case why are they different.? They cannot both be right.! If anyone has access to the actual parish register I would be interested to know what it actually reads. Some words of wisdom please for I know that many of you have vastly more experience than do I, a beginner by comparison. This raises another question where does the name Gulielmus originate from, is it Spanish or Italian for the name William and are there any records giving information when such families came into Sussex.? Kind regards, John Green, 9502 in Ontario, Canada.

John, I believe that Guliemus is Latin for William. If I understand correctly, it was not uncommon for Latin names to be used in parish registers in the 1500s and 1600s. For example, my 7th great grandparents are recorded as Edvardus Bodle and Jana Alchorne as well as Edward Bodle and Jane Alchorne. Regards Mark Milton 9750 Belmont, MA John Green wrote: > Hello Everyone, > Strangely, following the recent discussion regarding the transcription of records I have, only in the last few days of my research, encountered different transcriptions for the same event and would appreciate comments on the following. > This concerns the marriage of one of my 5th Great Grandfathers. The entry as transcribed in the SMI reads: > > Date: 25 May 1691 > Forename: William > Surname: Page > Spouse Forename Elizabeth > Spouse Surname Mocket > Parish/County Arlington, East Sussex > > The IGI extraction Batch No. M037701, Source call No. 0416351 reads as follows: > > GULIELMUS PAGE Male > Marriages: > Spouse: Elizabetha Mocket > Marriage: 25 May 1691 Arlington, Sussex, England > > They were presumably transcribed from exactly the same record. That being the case why are they different.? They cannot both be right.! If anyone has access to the actual parish register I would be interested to know what it actually reads. > Some words of wisdom please for I know that many of you have vastly more experience than do I, a beginner by comparison. > This raises another question where does the name > Gulielmus originate from, is it Spanish or Italian for the name William and are there any records giving information when such families came into Sussex.? > Kind regards, John Green, 9502 in Ontario, Canada. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >