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Sojourner
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Christine | Report | 30 Jul 2009 16:22 |
Can anyone explain under what circumstances someone would be described as a sojourner on a parish marriage record? I realise that they are not from that area, but why would it not state where they are actually from? How usual is this? |
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Helen in Bucks | Report | 30 Jul 2009 16:37 |
just googled "parish records meaning of sojourner" and this came up: |
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Christine | Report | 30 Jul 2009 16:42 |
Thank you Helen, that's pretty comprehensive! How I wish that they could have anticipated my interest and written where he was before though! |
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