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Offline malcermie

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Meanings please
« on: Wednesday 25 July 07 13:26 BST (UK) »
While looking at the parish records of Lewannick, Cornwall I noticed several entries had after them, 'Sojouner' and lic (in italics) what do they mean?
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Re: Meanings please
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 25 July 07 13:38 BST (UK) »
A sojourner was usually someone who was not a legally settled resident of the parish.  It implies that the person concerned was a fairly recent arrival and possibly only temporarily in the area.  Sojourners might be just passing through or could be planning to put down roots and settle there.

'lic' often indicates a marriage by licence.
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Re: Meanings please
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 25 July 07 14:10 BST (UK) »
Hi

Sojourner is in our Lexicon on the top of this board  :)

See this definition:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,223577.msg1175503.html#msg1175503


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Re: Meanings please
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 25 July 07 15:18 BST (UK) »
Thank you
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Fisher, Wall, Wallace, Woodward, Marsh, Chapman, Wood, Wileman, Kendall, Taylor, Goldsack, Colsonsacke.
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