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Mr and Mrs
« on: Thursday 24 July 08 14:51 BST (UK) »
Afternoon.

In a burial register a couple of my relatives are termed Mr John Collens and Mrs Collens.

Does this indicate that they were held in high reagard ??

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Re: Mr and Mrs
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 24 July 08 14:53 BST (UK) »
Sorry to say, no. It was not unusual not to put the wife's forename.

Not at all helpful in this game!  Undecided

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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk
Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk
Harrison: London; Pollock
Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx
Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk
Rogers: London; Bartlett: London
Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants
Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London

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Re: Mr and Mrs
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 24 July 08 14:55 BST (UK) »
sorry.

i didn't put that properly.
I meant the fact that they were termed MR and MRS infront of their names.

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Re: Mr and Mrs
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 24 July 08 14:58 BST (UK) »
No, Iain - you made yourself quite clear.  Smiley

I have several entries with such inscriptions of Mr John Bloggs & Mrs Bloggs. I doubt if they were held in especially high regard.

People were a lot more formal in those days. It also depended a lot on the person filling in the Registry.

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Brock: Alburgh, Norfolk, and after 1850, London; Tooley: Norfolk
Grimmer: Norfolk; Grimson: Norfolk
Harrison: London; Pollock
Dixon: Hampshire; Collins: Middx
Jeary: Norfolk; Davison: Norfolk
Rogers: London; Bartlett: London
Drew: Kent; Alden: Hants
Gamble: Yorkshire; Huntingford: East London

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Re: Mr and Mrs
« Reply #4 on: Monday 28 July 08 12:29 BST (UK) »
I'm afraid I'm going to offer the alternative point of view.

Yes, it is possible that the persons mentioned were held in high regard in the parish, or that they had a higher social standing.  I have instances from the 17th and 18th centuries where the records say "Mr" or "Mrs" for some people but not others.  The people so described were definitely of a higher social standing.  Occasionally, "esquire" or "gentleman" might be added to the man's name.

Iain, it may depend on the date of the record, but you should look at the other entries in the register.  If they all state "Mr" or "Mrs" then it is likely to be a habit of the clerk or whoever filled in the register.  If the occurrence of "Mr" and/or "Mrs" is few and far between, then I would suggest that there might be another explanation.

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Re: Mr and Mrs
« Reply #5 on: Monday 28 July 08 12:33 BST (UK) »
Have seen 'Mrs.' used in church registers when the clergyman didn't seem to know the wife's Christian name.
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Re: Mr and Mrs
« Reply #6 on: Monday 28 July 08 12:40 BST (UK) »
Nell.

Thanks for that.
Have obtained a will since i posted from 1809 and it appears that the persons in question were of Yeoman status owning a farm and a 250 acre wood.
In light of these circumstances your post looks 'spot on', thanks Nell.

Iain.

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