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Where is Thomas from?
« on: Friday 08 September 17 14:49 BST (UK) »
I have a Thomas Boyce marrying Elizabeth Hutten on 7th June 1778 in Ditcheat, Somerset. Elizabeth is from that parish but Thomas is from ??? Wiltshire.

Can anyone help please.

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Re: Where is Thomas from?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 08 September 17 14:54 BST (UK) »
Corsham
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Re: Where is Thomas from?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 08 September 17 21:34 BST (UK) »
Thank you. I was adding the letters after the m to it and getting confused.

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Re: Where is Thomas from?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 09 September 17 07:45 BST (UK) »
That last letter is definitely confusing the matters  ;D
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Re: Where is Thomas from?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 09 September 17 07:58 BST (UK) »
Could it be "Corsham in ye" followed county of Wiltshire  :-\

Added:  Just looked at the image on Ancestry and definitely "Corsham in ye county of Wilts."

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Re: Where is Thomas from?
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 09 September 17 08:10 BST (UK) »
I believe you are right, I was looking at it and seeing a G not a Y with e in the air   ::)
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Re: Where is Thomas from?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 10 September 17 11:03 BST (UK) »
Thank you