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Title: What date is this?
Post by: Latchfordian on Friday 21 October 22 15:00 BST (UK)

The following shows a date in the header of a record of burials. At first glance it appears to be 1700 but those zeroes don't look anything like the zeroes in the burial records. Any ideas please?

Title: Re: What date is this?
Post by: conahy calling on Friday 21 October 22 15:02 BST (UK)

possibly  1788?

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Title: Re: What date is this?
Post by: Neale1961 on Friday 21 October 22 15:09 BST (UK)

AD 1788

Title: Re: What date is this?
Post by: GrahamSimons on Friday 21 October 22 15:10 BST (UK)

1788

I've seen lots of '8' formed like that.

Title: Re: What date is this?
Post by: Latchfordian on Friday 21 October 22 15:16 BST (UK)

Thank you everyone for your replies. I think it must be 1788 as you say, though I have to admit that I've never seen eights formed like that before. Another step up the learning curve!

Title: Re: What date is this?
Post by: Zefiro on Friday 21 October 22 15:57 BST (UK)

https://www.scottishhandwriting.com/cmNul.asp
Pelicans can come in handy ;)