Burial Abbrieviations

[Greywolf23]

Hi all,

Just found you guys looks good thank you.

My 11th great grandfather John Davey was possibly buried in Chittlehampton Devon May 1665 - the burial record has an abbreviation after his and most others names which I think is tha or the or something like *ha/e anybody have any ideas on what this may mean please. So far my research is showing not a lot.

Thank you
Roger

[janan]

Hi Roger

Welcome to Rootschat

I read it as

John Davey was buried the xiith May

There is a gap between the and the date purely so they all line up nicely on the right

Jan

[Greywolf23]

Thanks Jan,

First appreciate the fast response - impressed!

However I have had another look at the parish record, you could likely be correct - not totally convinced but that maybe my looking for something deeper or just cynicism! Nonetheless appreciate your input.

Thanks

Roger

[SmallTownGirl]

Looks like "the" to me as well, as in

John Davey was buried the .... xiith of May

STG

[DOB7]

Having examined dozens of registers from this time frame I would definitely agree that the word is 'the'. Look at the 'e' in the word buried - it is the same formation. There is an 'h' further down the page in the surname Thorne and the 't' in Charles Nott's burial has the same 't' as in his 'the'

[Bookbox]

He was buried on 7 May (not 12 May).

vij^th = 7th

[Greywolf23]

Thanks to one and all appreciate the input.

Regards

Roger