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Offline ManU

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Lancs - OPC
« on: Sunday 14 August 22 03:32 BST (UK) »
Just a quick question
I have a baptism on Lancs-OPC

Baptism: 25 Dec 1726 St Paul, Warton Nr Kirkham, Lancashire, England
Cicely Abram - gem. Thomas Abram & Ann
    Abode: Warton
    Notes: twin
    Register: Baptisms 1726 - 1783 from the Bishop's Transcripts
    Source: LDS Film 1502439

What does the word 'gem' after her name mean

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Re: Lancs - OPC
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 14 August 22 03:49 BST (UK) »
Latin for twin Geminae

It has been shortened to Gem to note that Richard and Cicely are twins

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Lancs OPC has omitted Richard
The original is on ancestry if you want to check

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Re: Lancs - OPC
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 14 August 22 03:56 BST (UK) »
Thank you
Saw in the notes above she was a twin didn't realise it was written in the records in Latin
Best Regards
Manu

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Re: Lancs - OPC
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 14 August 22 18:32 BST (UK) »
Quote from: amondg on Sunday 14 August 22 03:49 BST (UK)

It has been shortened to Gem to note that Richard and Cicely are twins

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Lancs OPC has omitted Richard


 You can send the parish volunteer an email about the omission.
Some clergy then were still including bits of Latin.
Cowban
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