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Title: Marriage of Elizabeth Langun 1713
Post by: Leofric on Wednesday 29 June 11 19:02 BST (UK)

For attention of Jim1

Jim, as per your suggestion, please paste the marriage details of Joseph Mumford and Elizabeth 'Langun' at St Martin's Birmingham 7th Jul 1713.

Thanks Leofric

Title: Re: Marriage of Elizabeth Langun 1713
Post by: jim1 on Wednesday 29 June 11 19:38 BST (UK)

This is Elizabeth from the marriage entry.

jim

Title: Re: Marriage of Elizabeth Langun 1713
Post by: braw on Thursday 30 June 11 09:57 BST (UK)

I read it as Lamgun

Title: Re: Marriage of Elizabeth Langun 1713
Post by: franh1946 on Thursday 30 June 11 10:50 BST (UK)

Is Elizabeth of French descent? There is a surname and place name spelled Languin, and there is a village in France spelled Laingun. Can't find a surname spelled Lamgun, though, Braw. Fran

Title: Re: Marriage of Elizabeth Langun 1713
Post by: Leofric on Thursday 30 June 11 14:18 BST (UK)

Thanks for that Jim,

Well, the IGI has it as Lamgun, and it looks like that to me, although there is a slight squiggle at the end of the 'n' which may have been an attempt to turn it into an 'm', and therefore giving Lamgum.

I have no idea if the lady was foreign. But trawling through the names beginning with 'L' on the batch number MO1072-2 there is nothing else close to it.

I wonder if her name was actually Langham, but due to accent distortion was written incorrectly...

If anyone has any bright ideas - feel free to chip in!


Leofric

Title: Re: Marriage of Elizabeth Langun 1713
Post by: jancis on Thursday 30 June 11 20:06 BST (UK)

I think it says Langam (which could be a misspelling of Langham).

Jill

Title: Re: Marriage of Elizabeth Langun 1713
Post by: jancis on Thursday 30 June 11 23:00 BST (UK)

Another look - could it be Lannigan?

Title: Re: Marriage of Elizabeth Langun 1713
Post by: yn9man on Thursday 30 June 11 23:33 BST (UK)

I would tend to agree with braw... appears to be Lamgun.

yn9man