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Post by Mal on Aug 19, 2008 17:47:44 GMT -5
What does "sojourner" mean? I have found it in several Phillimore records. I know what it usually means but it is unclear from these records. Does it mean not of the parish or just passing through? Unemployed? Layabout? I am not sure... help...
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Post by donne on Aug 19, 2008 19:32:54 GMT -5
I've always assumed that it had the same meaning as defined in modern dictionaries i.e. one who is staying or residing temporarily in the parish.
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Post by trencrom on Aug 20, 2008 4:19:59 GMT -5
That was my impression as well.
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Post by Mal on Aug 20, 2008 14:21:07 GMT -5
Thanks guys.... just wanted to check it didn't have some other significance.
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Aug 30, 2008 20:04:35 GMT -5
The original meaning of the word 'sojourn' meant to stay for a day (or less). i.e. a short stay. So the term 'sojourner' would usually be associated with someone who is staying in a Parish only briefly. You may from time to time see the term 'sojourner' coupled with an occupation also. Theusage of the term as we see it in the PRs can be confusing and, I think, at times misleading when it comes to determining where a person was from. I have also seen the term 'sojourner, of this Parish' on a number of occasions. My interpretation of this is that the person was actually of that Parish but his occupation meant that he was out of the Parish much of the time for short periods. Confusing isn't it.
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