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Offline janetmills

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Latin names
« on: Friday 10 June 11 13:44 BST (UK) »
Have just found on Ancestry a Baptism Cert.  It is in Latin (which I have no knowledge of!!).  The parents names are Elizabethae (which I assume is Elizabeth) and the father is JACOBI - does this tanslate to JAMES.

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Re: LATIN NAMES
« Reply #1 on: Friday 10 June 11 13:46 BST (UK) »
it's the genitive, of James.

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Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb

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Re: LATIN NAMES
« Reply #2 on: Friday 10 June 11 13:49 BST (UK) »
this list may help
Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb

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Re: LATIN NAMES
« Reply #3 on: Friday 10 June 11 13:51 BST (UK) »
Thanks for that.  All the other info matches so it looks like its mine.

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