https://books.google.co.nz/book... ... and by that time an initial "K" was usual: 1522 William Knype and Christopher Knyp, Austwick YAS145 1539 Edmund ... 1540, a family called Snipe was resident in Halifax parish, in the neighbourhood of Lightcliffe and Hipperholme, just two ......... ________________________________________ From: yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com <yorksgen-bounces@rootsweb.com> on behalf of Bill Snipes via <yorksgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, 10 April 2016 6:20:19 a.m. To: YorkGen Subject: [YORKSGEN] Abbreviatiated Names & Latin Inscriptions I'm now trying to find the father of Michael Snype, whose name is given as Jhon Snype and who would have been b. abt 1540. (no location). The closest match I could find is: Name: Johes. Snyppe Gender: Male Baptism Date: 7 Jul 1540 Baptism Place: Halifax,York,England Father: Robti. Snyppe FHL Film Number: 496813, 528766 This translation of the name seems to indicate that it is John: "Simple Latin for Family Historians" by Eve McLaughlin ... pub. by Federation of Family History Societies in the UK. "Johes" is the clerk's short form of "Johannes" which is Latin for "John". If we see "Johis" this is short for the possessive form "Johannis" as in: "Johannes filius Johannis Smith", short form "Johes fil Johis Smith", translates as "John son of John Smith". However, the following seems to indicate that Johes Snyppe died young: Johes Robti Snyppe in the Yorkshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records Record Image Index-only record Text: Johes fil. Robti Snyppe de Lyghtclyf 10 Jul 1540 Book: Burials 1538--1593. (Burial) (??) Collection: Yorkshire: Halifax - Registers of Marriages and Burials, 1538-1593 Am I reading this correctly? If so, I need to look for a Jhon, or another abbreviation. Bill Snipes/Snyppe ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message