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From: bob gillis <>
Subject: Re: [MAESSEX] Re: Newbury Lookup
Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2002 15:14:16 -0500
References: <5.0.2.1.2.20020105185920.009e7e00@pop.infi-net.mindspring.com>


Bob Bamford wrote:
>

> There are later (after 1750) records but no way to relate. Also, no death
> to unravel the, possible, duplicate birth of Elizabeth. There could have
> been two.
>
In my experience the deaths of very young children were often not
recorded in town or church records in the earlier days. If the same
child of the same parents appears twice within a short period, then the
first probably died and the name was reused.

bob gillis

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