Abbot or Regis?

[simone]

Wrexham Abbot or Regis?


What's the difference?

Thanks

Simone x

[wrjones]

This is quite ancient history that leads to Wrexham Abbot and Wrexham Regis.Wrexham Abbot signified that part of the town that belonged to the Church,whereas Wrexham Regis was belonging to the Crown.

Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.

[Paul]

Hi W.R. could you please take a look at simone's post, on look up requests.
the only  Edward Swinnerton, swinerton, Swinnington, Simmarton I could find is sometimes Abbot sometimes Regis. In your opinion could they all be the same chap?
Thanks.

Paul.

[wrjones]

From what you put Paul,they could very well be the same chap.Whether he lived Abbot or Regis though isn't a factor.

Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.

[Paul]

Thanks William.

[simone]

Thank you both very much   That's explains it then, I was thinking they were 2 different places  
I'm hopeless at georgraphy   Take after my ancestors, they were supposed to be in one place and keep finding them in others

Thanks again

Simone x

[wrjones]

As I said Simone,it is more historical than geographical.It was one of the few things I learnt at Ruabon Grammar School!

Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.

[Gene Genius]

Hello there. I have found that it is very often down to the Census Enumerator whether or not he has written it down as Wrexham Abbot or Wrexham Regis.

[Paul]

Hello there. I have found that it is very often down to the Census Enumerator whether or not he has written it down as Wrexham Abbot or Wrexham Regis.

Thanks Gene, useful to know I'll keep that in mind

Paul