Parish Register

[Keith Daniells]

I have just started to go through my first PR CD Can you please help overcome my stupidity? A typical marriage line reads-

Gentel Ann (x) [blank] wid [blank] otp dau of Rowland Piggot lab.

So I read from this that Ann is a widow and also the daughter of Rowland.

What does/did the (x) and [blank] signify?

[MarkJ]

(x) = signed with an X - i.e was unable to write.

The blank I am not sure - is it simply a space? It may be a space for entering Age for example?

otp = of this parish

dau = daughter

lab = labourer

If you are still stuck and you have some means of cropping a screenshot to show a relevant entry (don't worry if you show a couple either side - but don't post the entire page!), then that may help to explain what you are after :)

Mark

[Keith Daniells]

Mark have had a long hard look and it seems that the [blank] is a number or word that is too hard to transcribe. So its left blank. Thanks for your help.
Keith.

[MarkJ]

If you could pop the page (cropped down) either here via the tool thingy or on photobucket (or your own site if you have one), I am sure our members will be happy to have a go at deciphering the entry :)

Mark

[sally]

Hi Keith

Presuming these are transcriptions are they in columns and cover a lot of years?
If so the columns would need to include age and occupation which I think in your case were not on the PR entry. Later entries would include age but more often than not an occupation for women was not included.
Take a look at the groom and see if he (or other males on the page) read more like - Blogg Fred (x) [blank] wid lab otp son of John Blogg lab. If so then that gives you the second [blank]

Regards
Sally

[janbooth]

Keith,

The first blank is where the age would normally be for both bride and groom and the second blank in Ann's entry is where the occupation would be.

HTH

Janet

[benny1982]

Hi

What year and what area is this?

Does it say if they wed by banns or license?

Ben

[Keith Daniells]

Please accept my apology for not responding to this thread. I came off second best in a little scrap with a snake a couple of days ago and have not been feeling too well of late. Should be back fully on deck in a couple of days.
Keith.

[Keith Daniells]

To all of the above. Sorry to answer in one hit. While I was laid up my good partner Diane resolved this problem for me. Thanks to all.