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From: "anne.cole" <>
Subject: Re: [ST MARYS]Burial records - perplexed!
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 17:07:16 +0100
References: <NFBBIJLBOMBDNHKPCKDJOEDECHAA.stuart@phethean.co.uk>


In 1667 and 1678, in order to help the wool trade, laws were passed
requiring that a woollen shroud should be used for all burials. The laws
were not repealed until 1814 although they were ignored long before that.
The affidavits that you found must be "buried in woollen" affidavits.

Anne

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart Phethean" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2001 2:28 PM
Subject: [ST MARYS]Burial records - perplexed!


> Hi all,
>
> Could someone with a bit more experience of 1700's burial records in the
> parish registers enlighten me as to what (if any) differences there are
> between those records which are sworn by affidavit and those that are not?
> Is this where there is no next of kin?
>
> I have (amongst others):
>
> Burials:
> 28 Apr 1718 Ann Phithean (by?) affid. sworn to by Anne Shaw of Dunham
before
> Mr Penny (dated) June 9th 1718. Why is there such a wide gap between the
> date of burial and the date of the affidavit? There's no mention of any
> parent or spouse, by the way.
>
> Given that I already have a baptism for:
>
> Ann daughter of Josiah Phithean of Dunham dated Jan 26th 1717 I wonder:
>
> Is the burial the same person (ie the child died < 1yr) - there is no next
> of kin mentioned in the burial record, so I can't be sure. Could the
burial
> of Ann be the child's mother? Unfortunately I have no idea who Josiah's
wife
> was either!! These little things are sent to try us / tantalise us (along
> with the 76 Joseph/Josiahs that I have in my tree!).
>
> Best wishes to you all and keep up with the good work.
>
> Stuart
>
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