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The Common Room / Re: Porphyria
« on: Thursday 10 March 22 19:16 GMT (UK) »
Thanks both of you - that's very helpful and makes the situation clear.
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The Common Room / Porphyria
« on: Thursday 10 March 22 14:46 GMT (UK) »
I wasn't sure where to ask this question, so here goes ...
We have an ancestor who died of porphyria in the mid/late 19th century in his mid-40s (born 1829). I understand that porphyria may be a genetic mutation, but he has no brothers/sisters who suffered from this. He had 12 children, though only five survived, but again, no word of the disease. How could he have developed this condition. Could it have skipped a generation?
Any thoughts gratefully received!
RWT
We have an ancestor who died of porphyria in the mid/late 19th century in his mid-40s (born 1829). I understand that porphyria may be a genetic mutation, but he has no brothers/sisters who suffered from this. He had 12 children, though only five survived, but again, no word of the disease. How could he have developed this condition. Could it have skipped a generation?
Any thoughts gratefully received!
RWT
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England / Re: Cost of Baptism, Marriage and Burial in 1800s
« on: Sunday 06 March 22 11:22 GMT (UK) »
Thanks again for help from everyone. Just for information, this was the original menu of charges that prompted my query. It's from the Church in Axbridge, in Somerset, for 1744.
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England / Re: Cost of Baptism, Marriage and Burial in 1800s
« on: Thursday 24 February 22 20:21 GMT (UK) »
Thanks - in this case, my interest is C of E in this instance, but all information is helpful for context.
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England / Re: Cost of Baptism, Marriage and Burial in 1800s
« on: Thursday 24 February 22 14:24 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for that. However, my interest was in how much things like baptism, marriage and burial cost - so maybe the actual service costs nothing, but the cost of registration is an element of costs that the family would bear. I have seen a list of charges in a parochial register and there is a paper on costs charged by St Martins in the Fields, so I am assuming that there were charges, even if they were for registration (also the 1812 Act says that "Nothing in this Act shall increase or diminish the fees heretofore payable or the right due to any Minister for the performance of the before mentioned duties"). The fees I've seen - 1/6 for a baptism for instance in 1714 - seems a lot given agricultural wages at the time.
My interest is in the early 19th century at the moment and I wondered if they had risen much since 1740, when I had the earlier information.
RWT
My interest is in the early 19th century at the moment and I wondered if they had risen much since 1740, when I had the earlier information.
RWT
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England / Cost of Baptism, Marriage and Burial in 1800s
« on: Thursday 24 February 22 08:32 GMT (UK) »
Does anyone know what the charges were by the church for baptisms, marriages and burials in England in the early 19th century? I had found some costs in one Parish record book, but this was for 1740. I was surprised at how high they were relative to what must have been the average wage of agricultural labourers at the time. I wondered if they went up by much over the period.
Or is there anywhere I could search to find them?
Thanks
RWT
Or is there anywhere I could search to find them?
Thanks
RWT
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Aberdeenshire / Re: John Taylor & Maria Taylor (Ross)
« on: Thursday 03 February 22 21:16 GMT (UK) »
Greg - You will see from the chain above that John and Maria are also my direct ancestors. We have quite a bit of information about the family history. If you want to post another couple of messages, you can get in touch directly via PM.
Best Wishes
Richard
Best Wishes
Richard
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World War One / Re: Where was Wicquinhem?
« on: Friday 21 January 22 10:40 GMT (UK) »
Brilliant! Thanks very much.
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World War One / Where was Wicquinhem?
« on: Friday 21 January 22 10:12 GMT (UK) »
According to the War Diary, in December 1917, the 89th Field Ambulance left Maisoncelle and travelled to Wicquinhem, via Fruges. I have searched for Wicquinhem but cannot find it - it eludes even Google. It sounds like a really small place and perhaps may not exist now or exist under a different name. If anyone has any suggestions about where Wicquinhem is/was , I'd be grateful to hear them.
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