Possible parish record transcription error (General)

by isherwop , Monday, October 03, 2011, 03:18 (4804 days ago) @ mrsbruso

When the only record I had of John's parents Daniel and Mary was the baptismal record I was very doubtful about its authenticity because of the conflict between the baptismal record date and the birth calculated from the age at death given in the cemetery inscription. But since essjay has given me the wedding details which I had missed because they did not come up searching for Playsted even using Soundex I have changed my mind although we certainly cannot say at this stage it has been proven. My reasons are. Firstly there were not a great number of Playsteds around and as the Daniel and Mary are the only obvious contenders to be the parents of John they have to be a serious contender. Secondly, the baptismal date for John does not conflict with his marriage date, thirdly the fact that Daniel and Mary also had a son Thomas when we know that John had a brother Thomas from his will, and finally the baptismal date for John brings the age of John and his wife Mary much closer together which is more typical of most but certainly not all marriages. My opinion - the inscription is probably in error and Daniel and Mary are probably John's parents.

Peter I