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Michaela

Michaela Report 23 Apr 2006 12:06

I found this in the Shropshire Parish Registers but I dont understand Latin - help! Mensis Septembris Mensis Aprilis County: Shropshire Country: England Sepult. Jana servus Thome Stedman 07 Apr 1588 Thanks Michaela

Unknown

Unknown Report 23 Apr 2006 12:13

the Shropshire Parish Registers but I dont understand Latin - help! Mensis Septembris Mensis Aprilis County: Shropshire Country: England Sepult. Jana servus Thome Stedman 07 Apr 1588 My Latin is virtually non-existent, but mensis Septembris and mensis Aprilis I imagine are the months of September and April. (Menses was a term for monthies, or periods). Jana is probably a Latin version of Jane. Which register was this in, births, marriages or deaths?

Unknown

Unknown Report 23 Apr 2006 12:14

sepult I imagine is something to do with sepulchres, or burials/graves/tombs. Servis might be servant.

Phoenix

Phoenix Report 23 Apr 2006 12:16

It's a burial. Joan - of Thomas. Presumably servant, though I'd have thought that word would have had a female form ie serva.

Michaela

Michaela Report 23 Apr 2006 12:20

You guys are brilliant thank you.

Colin

Colin Report 23 Apr 2006 12:51

Jana......Jane..Jean..Sian Sepultat ...he was buried... Mensis ....Month ie primo die mensis ( on the first day of the month ) Servus.....male servant From a little latin extract for genealogy