Author Topic: categoriy assigned to a woman at marriage 1674  (Read 1132 times)

Offline jbml

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Re: categoriy assigned to a woman at marriage 1674
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 18 April 17 11:19 BST (UK) »
Wonder what was the comparable term for crone for the death/burial of a similar aged male?

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There isn't one, Westy ... these records were all compiled by men, remember!
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Re: categoriy assigned to a woman at marriage 1674
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 18 April 17 14:12 BST (UK) »
agree and in many ways things have changed but in other ways no change. 

Still we are moving forward [it seems] ;D

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