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Offline Taylor94

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Mary Jerson?
« on: Friday 09 May 25 18:44 BST (UK) »
I have a marriage between John Winter, Gentleman, of Terrington St John, Norfolk and a Mary, May 1696 at Terrington St John. Mary's name has been transcribed as ''Jerson'' on Ancestry, ''Person'' on FindMyPast and ''Juson'' on Freereg and many people have then changed this to ''Jewson''. I'd like a second opinion as I'm not quite sure and to me looks like ''Lerson''?.
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Re: Mary Jerson?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 09 May 25 20:01 BST (UK) »
The first letter is definitely J or IJ and I are the same at this time.

Compare to the fourth line beneath your record, where the first name Jaccobe and the surname Johnson can be seen.

The only letter for which there is a little doubt is the third.  However I think it is an r.

Note that the name potentially could be that which today is spelt Ireson.

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Re: Mary Jerson?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 10 May 25 07:04 BST (UK) »
Thank you for that.
I suppose I will still look for a Jerson/Ireson. Most others have it as ''Jewson'' and there are Jewson families in this area with the name variously spelt or transcribed as Jeuson/Jewson/Jeweson/Jusson/Juson/Jenson.
No baptism for a Mary though, that I can see.
Research mainly on Leicestershire and Cambridgeshire/Norfolk/Suffolk.
Landed Gentry and Aristocracy.