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Title: Burial Register notation
Post by: davisd on Friday 16 July 21 15:41 BST (UK)
In the burial register of St Anne's Soho for the year 1812 the names are followed by the street where the person lived and then by a letter - M, W, C. Can anyone explain the meaning of the letters?
Title: Re: Burial Register notation
Post by: Priscilla on Friday 16 July 21 15:53 BST (UK)

Could it possibly be
C for Child
W for Widow / Widower
M for Married?
Title: Re: Burial Register notation
Post by: mazi on Friday 16 July 21 15:53 BST (UK)
I thought it was man woman child.

Mike
Title: Re: Burial Register notation
Post by: jksdelver on Friday 16 July 21 16:13 BST (UK)
Could it be the district in the parish where the street was?

Greek Street ‘M’ for Marylebone ???
Title: Re: Burial Register notation
Post by: Tickettyboo on Friday 16 July 21 16:48 BST (UK)
Quote from: mazi on Friday 16 July 21 15:53 BST (UK)
I thought it was man woman child.

Mike

I thought the same, all the Ms have a male name, all the W's a female name and the Cs are a mixture of both.

Though the snippet is too small a sample to decide, so I'd do a spot check through the register to see if the theory pans out.

Boo
Title: Re: Burial Register notation
Post by: Tickettyboo on Friday 16 July 21 17:05 BST (UK)
Did a quick spot check and the theory seems to pan out to be Man, Woman, Child

this is at the end of the 1810 burials


Boo


Title: Re: Burial Register notation
Post by: davisd on Friday 16 July 21 17:14 BST (UK)
Quote from: Tickettyboo on Friday 16 July 21 17:05 BST (UK)
Did a quick spot check and the theory seems to pan out to be Man, Woman, Child

this is at the end of the 1810 burials


Boo

Many thanks all for the replies!
Title: Re: Burial Register notation
Post by: davisd on Thursday 22 July 21 22:21 BST (UK)
Quote from: Tickettyboo on Friday 16 July 21 17:05 BST (UK)
Did a quick spot check and the theory seems to pan out to be Man, Woman, Child

this is at the end of the 1810 burials


Boo
Now another register - this one for St Dunstan's Stepney in 1855 - Other names have the notation "Ratcliff" or "Limehouse" after them which I know are towns but the attached has the letters MEOT or MEOF . This means nothing to me but it's curious.
Title: Re: Burial Register notation
Post by: carol8353 on Thursday 22 July 21 23:21 BST (UK)
MEOT = Mile End Old Town  ;D
Title: Re: Burial Register notation
Post by: davisd on Friday 23 July 21 14:26 BST (UK)
Quote from: carol8353 on Thursday 22 July 21 23:21 BST (UK)
MEOT = Mile End Old Town  ;D

Thank you so much ! Google gave me a great deal information based on your comment!