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Offline andygmandrew

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Help Needed re Unknown Contraction
« on: Saturday 28 May 22 10:36 BST (UK) »
I am currently transcribing the Baptism register for Hexham in Northumberland. I'm working on the mid 1600s and I occasionally find a contraction I haven't come across before. it always seems to occur in the list of witnesses and I attach an example.

Can anyone tell me what this stands for?

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Re: Help Needed re Unknown Contraction
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 28 May 22 14:58 BST (UK) »
Is it always after the same name? If so, it could be a contracted Cl (for Clerk).
The Northumberland & Durham FHS transcripts for Hexham (on FindMyPast) show that John Gardiner was the Parish Clerk in 1660.

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Re: Help Needed re Unknown Contraction
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 28 May 22 15:51 BST (UK) »
I'd also thought it might be Clerk and went wandering off into the Clergy Database - but didn't find anything helpful there. However, your finding about the Parish Clerk is pretty persuasive.

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Re: Help Needed re Unknown Contraction
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 28 May 22 15:57 BST (UK) »
Of course!

Thanks.
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