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From: "Ann Day" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Still Births
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 09:59:30 -0000
References: <NGBBKCNJKLFPEFEMFHAPKEMNFOAA.pilgrimsprogress@bunyanclan.co.uk> <3F48DA93.8050304@virgin.net> <01a401c36a5b$dd00ef20$5f938651@Fred> <3F490443.4010601@virgin.net>

As background to this .Officially only the baptised could be buried in consecrated ground Some rectors were stricter than others.Some churchyards had a corner for stillbirths etc .Some sextons would slip a baby in for some poor person with someone else .A book of Hardy's refers to this practice.
Ann

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• [Lon] Still Births by "Alan Harrison" <>
  • RE: [Lon] Still Births by "FMB" <>
    • Re: [Lon] Still Births by "John Brown" <>
    • Re: [Lon] Still Births by Guy Etchells <>
      • Re: [Lon] Still Births by "Nivard Ovington" <>
        • Re: [Lon] Still Births by "John Brown" <>
        • Re: [Lon] Still Births by Guy Etchells <>
          • Re: [Lon] Still Births by "John Brown" <>

          • Re: [Lon] Still Births by "Ann Day" <>