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Post by xstitch1 on Jun 4, 2007 4:02:11 GMT -5
I found on the St Ives site a marriage record I needed,but after the man's name was the letter T, the letter appears after the bridegroom's name on others on the page where no occupation's listed? thank you Carol
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Jun 4, 2007 9:05:34 GMT -5
Carol - I don't know what marriage date you are looking at but I believe the answer will be fairly simple. You will find this abbreviation certainly in the Phillimore & Taylor Marriage Transcripts. It will usually appear as (e.g.) Joe Bloggs, t., of (etc.) In this case the letter "t" means TINNER in every record I have seen. Hope this helps - Ian
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Post by cornishmaid on Jun 4, 2007 12:46:38 GMT -5
Thank you Ian, that's solved a mystery for me too ;D. I posted the same thing on another site over a year ago, but no-one knew the answer. Now... along the same lines, have you any idea what 'y.', 'f.', and 'h.' mean? I've also found these on parish register marriages after the spouse's name.
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Post by Zenobia on Jun 4, 2007 23:15:10 GMT -5
Thank you Ian, that's solved a mystery for me too ;D. I posted the same thing on another site over a year ago, but no-one knew the answer. Now... along the same lines, have you any idea what 'y.', 'f.', and 'h.' mean? I've also found these on parish register marriages after the spouse's name. Just of the top of my head, my guess would be: yeoman farmer husbandman
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Jun 5, 2007 9:34:36 GMT -5
Zenobia is largely correct with these last three abreviations. y = yeoman is correct h = husbandman is correct But the one I always have been unsure of is 'f' which seems to mean 'farmer' at times and then 'fisherman' at others. I probably have a book here somewhere on my shelves that might explain it better but I believe this should help you out. Remember also that, particularly in Cornwall, occupations changed depending on the season and what particular work was available at any given time.
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