Transcribing some interesting records, just wanted to share it

[sugarfizzle]

Several records of a similar nature in Wiveliscombe Parish registers -

Marriage
23 May 1724 • Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Lawrence Sealey aka Beer and Joan Steevens

22 Oct 1724 • Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
William son of Lawrence and Joan Sealey aka Beer
Memorandum yt ye child was born within 5 months after they married

Regards Margaret

[Viktoria]

Several records of a similar nature in Wiveliscombe Parish registers -

Marriage
23 May 1724 • Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Lawrence Sealey aka Beer and Joan Steevens

22 Oct 1724 • Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
William son of Lawrence and Joan Sealey aka Beer
Memorandum yt ye child was born within 5 months after they married

Regards Margaret


There is a lot of it about!
Viktoria.

[BumbleB]

Always has been, always will be 

[clairec666]

Several records of a similar nature in Wiveliscombe Parish registers -

Marriage
23 May 1724 • Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
Lawrence Sealey aka Beer and Joan Steevens

22 Oct 1724 • Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England
William son of Lawrence and Joan Sealey aka Beer
Memorandum yt ye child was born within 5 months after they married

Regards Margaret

Nice to have lots of details so you can be completely sure who the child belonged to

[coombs]

Lovely to have "Joseph Soap, son of Mary Soap and Joseph Bloggs" rather than just "Mary Soap, chance child of Mary Soap". Then again it is whatever they were told, or what the vicar put down. Some mothers kept the father's identity a secret.

It is good that we can transcribe for FreeREG which is a brill site. I noticed that you can search all counties now with a date range, and even more than 250 results without the "There is more than 250 results, so please narrow your search".

[clairec666]

I noticed that you can search all counties now with a date range, and even more than 250 results without the "There is more than 250 results, so please narrow your search".

I noticed that! Having searched for a Smith family and having to break my search down into 10-year chunks, this is a great improvement!