I've just discovered my first parish register - Genealogists' Forum

Kit · #1 14-10-18, 03:06

written in Latin. (I think). It is definitely not English.

I can work most of it out but am unsure of one part.

The whole thing says:

Matrimonium solemniz: inter Thomam Yendall hujus pochiae, (the ae is one letter) et Amiam Hawkins de Wiveliscombe decimo tertio Octobris.

My translation is : Marriage solemnised between Thomas Yendall of this parish and Amy?? Hawkins of Wiveliscombe 13 October.

My main concern is the bold part. Does that mean of this parish?

Kit · #2 14-10-18, 03:24

Interestingly, as a side note, the next entry in the register is the birth of their child Eliza, just 4 months after the wedding.

ElizabethHerts · #3 14-10-18, 07:54

Yes, Toni, "hujus pochiae" is an abbreviation for "hujus parochiae" - of this parish. It is often difficult looking up Latin words as nouns are declined. Hujus or huius is from hic, haec, hoc and is genitive denoting possession.

Merry · #4 14-10-18, 07:59

Quote:

Amy?? Hawkins of Wiveliscombe 13 October.

My main concern is the bold part. Does that mean of this parish?

Yes to both.

Kit · #5 14-10-18, 08:19

Thank you both. I did a few weeks of Latin in my first year of high school but have absolutely no memory of it.

Merry · #6 14-10-18, 08:21

lol I did a year, but the teacher used to let us do our English homework in his lessons, so I learned almost nothing about Latin!

Kit · #7 14-10-18, 09:25

We did a term each of French, German and Indonesian. Towards the end of the year we were supposed to do a refresher of the first language so we could decide if we wanted to do any of the languages in later years. Most of us had already decided if we were going to do a language so a few friends talked the French teacher into teaching us Latin. I did enjoy it but I don't remember anything.