Author Topic: Just for a change - an informative Burial record  (Read 1271 times)

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Re: Just for a change - an informative Burial record
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 04 November 18 15:16 GMT (UK) »
Here's another one that's amusing:

1634
John Allen, one of the antient inhabitants of Amwell, aged above foure score yeares,
a labouringe man and of good and honest reputation, a pentioner to the Newe River
to clense and keepe the head, an old servant to the church to guarde the chappell
doore, to controle unrulye boyes and correct intrudinge doggs, livinge allways poorelye
but never miserably, died and was buried from Hodsdon December jo.
Willey, Berry, Cox, Davis, Haddock, Hutton, Griffiths/Griffin, Tanner - Worcestershire
Cox, Dudley, Harris, Moore, Neville, Payne - Warwickshire
Chambers, Douds, Dryden, Given, Hamilton, Hassan, McPherson, McWhirter, Simpson, Taggart, Vauls, Whiteside - Ireland/Scotland, Northumberland
Challis, Halls, Heady, Grove, Lawrence - Essex
Foxwell, Imm, Ward - Gloucesteshire
Heady, Collis, Griffin - Hertfordshire
Hurling - Middlesex
Willey, Imm - Monmouthshire
Imm, Hamilton, Hedge, Majury, Sollis - US