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Offline lrashford

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Help with old English?
« on: Saturday 07 July 18 13:41 BST (UK) »
Hi everyone,
Looking through Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812, I found an ancestor in 1730 but I can't work out these words next to his name? Can anyone help?

Thank you :)
Ashford - Somerset, Bristol, Witham Friary

Barrett/Treeweek - Bristol, Somerset, Cornwall

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Re: Help with old English?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 07 July 18 13:43 BST (UK) »
Here is the whole sentence. His name was Emmanuel Ashford, son of Abra and Eliz Ashford.
Ashford - Somerset, Bristol, Witham Friary

Barrett/Treeweek - Bristol, Somerset, Cornwall

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Re: Help with old English?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 07 July 18 13:45 BST (UK) »
Could it be

"bur Jan17"

meaning he was buried on January 17th?

STG
Always looking for GOODWINS in Berkshire :)

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Re: Help with old English?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 07 July 18 14:13 BST (UK) »
Having looked at the whole page (it's Brewham, if anyone else wants to try), I agree with that.
Researching among others:
Bartle, Bilton, Bingley, Campbell, Craven, Emmott, Harcourt, Hirst, Kellet(t), Kennedy,
Meaburn, Mennile/Meynell, Metcalf(e), Palliser, Robinson, Rutter, Shipley, Stow, Wilkinson

Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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