Hi Mike, I would think it was St. Lawrence, because that is the spelling for the saint who was martyred very cruelly. Also, we have a Saint Lawrence church where I live. Jill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Kostiuk" <mike@familytreefolk.co.uk> To: <WEST-RIDING@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 9:53 AM Subject: [WRY] Snaith Priory > Hi Listers, > > > > My first posting and I have a conundrum regarding Snaith Peculiar. Does > anyone out there know the CORRECT spelling of Snaith Priory? > > We have St Lawrence and St Laurence. > > > > To date from the web I have St Lawrence from British History Online, > Doncaster FHS, Medieval Genealogy, East Riding Council, Goole on the web, > Selby today, Doncaster Council, Yorkshire History, York University, the > Borthwick, 1857 and 1927 Trade Directories and Doncaster Archives. > > > > But St Laurence from GENUKI, the Churches of Britain and Ireland, Boyd's > Marriage Index, Pager's Marriage Index, The Church of England, the Diocese > of Sheffield, the Link Magazine (this is produced by the local group of > churches and they insist it is Laurence) and all the registers in the > church > (I am going to view these at the Priory today so that should be > conclusive!! > - or should it? > > > > Bad enough our ancestors changing names or misspelling but now a church! > Any views? > > > > Regards > > Mike Kostiuk > > Family Tree Folk > > > > Bringing genealogy to life > <http://www.familytreefolk.co.uk/> www.familytreefolk.co.uk > > <http://familytreefolk.blogspot.com/> http://familytreefolk.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.8/904 - Release Date: 16/07/2007 > 17:42 > >