Jean, hi, Yes, although more commonly written as xiv, xiiij is 14 and xj is 11. The Latin alphabet didn't have a 'j' and I believe that adding a tail to the final 'i' in numerals was simply the style of the period, as any contemporary reader would know it was not a 'j'. In text also, where names were latinised, 'i' could be substituted for 'j' as in Benjamin/Beniamin. Similarly, 's' was often written as what we see as an 'f' with a tail and 'u' & 'v' were interchangeable. There is a guide to the Latin used in parish registers on the FreeREG site (amongst many other sites); try these links. http://www.freereg.org.uk/howto/readnumbers.htm http://www.freereg.org.uk/howto/latinnames.htm http://www.freereg.org.uk/howto/latinwords.htm Regards, Dom O'malley.