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burial information for william prisk
« on: Thursday 28 February 19 21:32 GMT (UK) »
I found a burial record for William prisk alias flood 19 Feb 1807 st Hilary aged 50yrs.
can someone tell me what they mean by alias flood

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Re: burial information for william prisk
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 28 February 19 21:38 GMT (UK) »
Alias - used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name.

William Prisk could also be known as William Flood.

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Re: burial information for william prisk
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 28 February 19 21:41 GMT (UK) »
Thank you

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Re: burial information for william prisk
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 02 March 19 15:47 GMT (UK) »
Hi I'm having trouble finding a baptism for him, looking around 1751 going on the age he died 50yrs old

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Re: burial information for william prisk
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 02 March 19 15:55 GMT (UK) »
Possible baptism -

Willm. Prisk
Baptism Date - 8 Sep 1751
Baptism Place - Saint Hilary,Cornwall
Father - Wm. Prisk
Mother - Catherine

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Re: burial information for william prisk
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 02 March 19 16:07 GMT (UK) »
I looked at that but there is a burial in lelant for William 1765 son of William. William snr married Catherine in lelant 1744

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Re: burial information for william prisk
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 02 March 19 16:11 GMT (UK) »
Alias.
There are a couple of articles on the Devon UKI pages re the use of Alias in the West Country:
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/NamesPersonal/AliasesDiscriminant
https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/NamesPersonal/Aliases
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)
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