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From: "Anne Welch" <>
Subject: Re: [B&D] P is for PARFITT, James b1737, Clutton
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:54:56 +0100
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Dear Charani and Maggie

Are mining is a local industry it is also possible that James was a miner
rather than a minor - however, it may have been spelt by contemporaries!

Best wishes

Anne

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Subject: Re: [B&D] P is for PARFITT, James b1737, Clutton

Maggie Perkins wrote:
> Edna was correct when she wrote
>> Try IGI --
>> perhaps Grace Rogers in Clutton.
>
> The marriage took place at Farmborogh on the 2nd October, 1763 between
> James PARFITT, a minor of Clutton and Grace ROGERS of Farmborough.
>
> Banns were read at St. Augustine's Church, Clutton on the 11 September.,
> 18th September and the 25th September 1763.
>
> A Grace Rogers was baptised at St. Augustine's Church on the 24th
November,
> 1738 she was the daughter of John and Mary Rogers.
>
> Joshua and Elizabeth PARFITT had a son James baptised on the 8th October,
> 1737 but this can't be the James married to Grace ROGERS as that one was a
> minor in 1763.
>
> On the 28th December 1743 a James PARFITT son of Cornelius and Grace
PARFITT
> was
> baptised at St. Augustine's. and in September 1763 would have been a
minor.
> To complicate matters further there is an entry someone has added "Beside
> the Register Page 53 the Parish Clerk appears to explain that the last 5
> entries (one of which was for this James) were baptised in 1744". So could
> have been even younger in the marriage year and definitely a minor.
>
> Cornelius and Grace had about 10 children.

Many thanks for that, Maggie.

It looks as though the James I want is the son of Cornelius and Grace
and not the James who was son of James and Elizabeth then. That in
turn means neither of the Joshuas are mine - or to be absolutely
correct, my husband's.

I'll recheck my notes and maybe pop over to Taunton and have another
look at the registers. The good thing about being there is that I
don't have to struggle with barely decipherable film. I can either
have a look at the orginals myself or ask one of the archivist for
assistance :))

It appears my PARFITTs aren't connected to those of other PARFITT
researchers - just as my PURNELLs aren't connected to any of the others :D

--
Charani (UK)
OPC for Walton, SOM
http://wsom-opc.org.uk

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