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Offline janham

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What does RELICT / RELIGT mean ??
« on: Thursday 22 July 04 22:07 BST (UK) »
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I have been looking at the Midlothian register of Marriages on the Ancestry website, and have found the following abbreviations, S.S.E.p and N.N.K.p.
 
The full text reads
Wemyss, William, writer in N.N.K.p., and Miss Robina, d. to James Hamilton of Olivestob in S.S.E.p 14 Sep 1755.

Also can anybody tell me what relict means I have seen it in the following text.

Halyburton, Sarah, relict of William Hamilton of Olivestob residenter in Edinburgh 26 Jan 1722.

Thanks
Jan
Otho Hamilton, John Hamilton, George Hamilton, William Hamilton, from Waterford.
Cullinane and Fitz-henry from Waterford
Oxland from Waterford
The Olivestob Hamiltons from Edinburgh.

Cook from Stroud, Painswick, Glos.
Hudson from Huddersfield, Liverpool
Spiers from Evesham and Liverpool
Jinks from Evesham and Liverpool

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Re: The meaning of these abbreviations.
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 22 July 04 22:19 BST (UK) »
Hiya,

Relict means widow.  I'm working on the abbreviations... ???

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Pam
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Re: The meaning of these abbreviations.
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 22 July 04 23:34 BST (UK) »
The answer...

NNKp=New North Kirk parish

SSEp=South South East parish

Found it at:

http://scotsfind.org/glossary_access/glossary.pdf

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Re: The meaning of these abbreviations.
« Reply #3 on: Friday 23 July 04 19:49 BST (UK) »
Thanks everyone for your help, much appreciated.

Jan
Otho Hamilton, John Hamilton, George Hamilton, William Hamilton, from Waterford.
Cullinane and Fitz-henry from Waterford
Oxland from Waterford
The Olivestob Hamiltons from Edinburgh.

Cook from Stroud, Painswick, Glos.
Hudson from Huddersfield, Liverpool
Spiers from Evesham and Liverpool
Jinks from Evesham and Liverpool

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Religt meaning of on grave headstone
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 09 December 04 20:05 GMT (UK) »
can anyone tell me what religt on a gravestone means? i have just found my GGGgrandfathers grave and on the headstone it says...

john bennett and his wife mary Religt of the above
anna


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Re: Religt meaning of on grave headstone
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 09 December 04 20:17 GMT (UK) »
Are you sure the word is not "relict"?   This was used instead of "widow".

Jill
Jowett & Broadbent in Leeds.
Perry, Hartshorn/e & Wilkes in Birmingham & Dudley. Walker and Dabill in Sheffield & Notts.
Farrar in Darlington & Leeds.
Kidd & Taylor in Hartlepool & Teesside
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Re: Religt meaning of on grave headstone
« Reply #6 on: Friday 10 December 04 08:20 GMT (UK) »
I agree with Jill, its most likely to be relict, meaning widow. Lovely terminology.
Stuck with:
William Williams of Llanllyfni
John Jones in Llanelli
Evan Evans in Caio
David Davies of Llansanffraid
Evans: Caio/Carms
Jones: CDG, DEN

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Re: Religt meaning of on grave headstone
« Reply #7 on: Friday 10 December 04 08:35 GMT (UK) »
.... as in this entry for Delaware County Cemeteries: http://www.dcnyhistory.org/a-dcem.html for instance:

PATTERSON, S. Isabel  56y         January 9, 1865     Religt.  of Robert Patterson

   
at the www.familysearch.org - site:
The Latin Genealogical Word List
gives these definitions:

relicta  widow 
relictus  widower, surviving 

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Re: Religt meaning of on grave headstone
« Reply #8 on: Monday 20 December 04 15:56 GMT (UK) »
many thanks     it must be Relict ,it was very hard to see because the headstone was so old and she was a widow
anna
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