burial information for william prisk

[whdsn]

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

[JJen]

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.

JJ

[whdsn]

Thank you

[whdsn]

Hi I'm having trouble finding a baptism for him, looking around 1751 going on the age he died 50yrs old

[JJen]

Possible baptism -

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

JJ

[whdsn]

I looked at that but there is a burial in lelant for William 1765 son of William. William snr married Catherine in lelant 1744

[KGarrad]

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