Carl, As somebody who regularly looks at the original Westmorland Parish Registers, (there is no "e" btw.) I cannot say that I have come across that. However, I suspect that it means "supposed". Normally I have seen "putative father", where a chilld is illegitimate.
Ron Ferguson http://www.fergys.co.uk/ "Carl Cox" <[email protected]> wrote: >I know this is off topic, but if someone can help it would be greatly >appreciated. >I am looking at a parish register from Westmoreland in the 1780s. I keep >seeing a name with Supp. after it, where the surname should go. Always >the father is there, with any surname, usually not matching the surname >of the child, which would come before the Supp. The mother's name is >always given (in many cases ii does not appear, which is what makes this >term interesting), and no mention or appearance of His Wife or similar >designation. I suspect that the term has something to do with >illegitimate, but then how would they always know the father's name? You >can send me private answers. > >Carl [email protected] > > > > > >Legacy User Group guidelines: >http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp >Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp >Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on >our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). >To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
