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From: "Philip Maddocks" <>
Subject: Re: [LON] Parish Registers St Martins
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:26:11 +0100
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Not a Census unfortunately, I have an Indenture document from USA that
states "Benjamin and Rose Madox" "Benjamin Madox of St Martins Parish
London County".

Benjamin was taking over land in South Carolina in 1793 along with his wife
Rose.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Philip Maddocks

----- Original Message -----
From: "JFHH" <>
To: "Philip Maddocks" <>; <>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 2:53 PM
Subject: Re: [LON] Parish Registers St Martins


> Hi Philip,----- Original Message -----
> From: "Philip Maddocks" <>
>> Does anyone know if Parish records survived from 1780's for St Martin's?
>> I
>> am also assuming this is St Martin in the Fields; I hope someone will
>> correct me if I am wrong.> > Philip Maddocks
>
> Can you furnish the list with a name and the context of the reference to
> "St.Martins" ?
> If, for example, a census birthplace merely says St.Martin's, London it
> could be a reference to St.Martin Orgar, St.Martin Outwich, St.Martin
> Ludgate, St.Martin Vintry or St.Martin Pomeroy in the City.
> Or if the census was taken in or very near the parish of St.Martin's in
> the Fields a reference to plain "St.Martin's" or "Middx.St.Martin's" as a
> census birthplace is likely to mean St.Martin -i-t-F., but on the other
> hand it could just be an assumption by the householder filling in the
> schedule or by the enumerator that S.M-i-t-F was intended...when in fact
> it was another.
> In addition to St.Martin in the City, there was also Ruislip, Middx, which
> is St.Martin's.
> + about 160 St.Martin's around the country.
>
> Only if the place is a built up area with more than one parish is it
> likely that the dedication becomes a place-name: so outside London:
> Birmingham, Canterbury, Chester, Colchester, Liverpool [which also has
> "St.Martin-in-the-Fields" ], Norwich, Worcester and York are
> possibilities, as well as the three parishes which are call St.Martin as a
> place name - one in Shropshire and two in Cornwall.
>
> The standard work on church dedications is by Frances ARNOLD-FORSTER,
> Studies in Church Dedications. Long out of print, it is available from
> ArchiveCDBooks.
>
> But start with the likely and move outwards.
>
> HTH
> Cheers
>
> John Henley
> researching (and not finding much time for - but always very glad to hear
> of any)
> HENLEY, PARKER, RAPER, [London/Middlesex]
> DURDEN, PRENTICE [Essex/London/ Woolwich] ,
> SECKER, [Suffolk, London/Middlesex]
> ROLFE, (O)RAFFERTY, EVANS, PARSONS, SYMONDS [ Berks/Hants/Wilts]
> HILL [IN Staffs/Cambs/Berks]
>
>

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