Wendy: I am in the United States and have recently gone through Catholic registers of births, deaths, marriages written by 19th century Irish and German Catholic priests. For what it is worth, an example: Die 10 julii baptizavi Mariam Reed, filiam Guiliel Reed et Juliae Reed, natae Walsh, natum die 18th Junii 1886. I translated: The 10th of July I baptized Mariam Reed, daughter of William Reed and Julia Reed, born Walsh (referring to the mother), born on the 18th of June 1886 (referring to the child). I found these priests to be semiliterate and with lousy handwriting. Don't envy your task. Best, Cynthia in California In a message dated 7/24/2010 5:06:16 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Thank you Ann It's a possiblity but he usually adds spuria / us and gives the mother's name. A few entries he has written the reputed father's name as well. I might play safe and add the latin to the notes. all the best Wendy Hi Wendy, I did not do well in Latin either, but an wondering if the "nata/natus" would be the natural born (illigitimate) child of ....... Congratulations on "having a go" and attempting this very difficult task. We will very appreciate your work when it is completed. Thank you, Wendy Anne WABoland wrote: > Hello Searchers. > I am transcribing an early parish register - which is in latin- > and having failed Latin 101, I need some help please from some-one who knows latin as written in the parish registers of the 16th Century. > > Baptisms > The clerk records baptizavi filia/us for some entries > and gives the father's name (no women's names recorded) > for other entries (often on the same page so it's the sma eperson writing ) > he records > nata/us then gives what I assume is the father's name. > I translate these as > I have baptised - ..... the daughter/ son of ....... and > ... born of ....... > > List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/WARWICK ------------------------------- 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