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Joe,
I am pretty sure it is Chick, and appears to be an abbreviation of a town (so not to use more than one line per entry). The only Chicks I can see on my large atlas
are Chicklade in Wiltshire and Chickwell Dorset, b ut there may be others that I am unaware of. CheersWhoever said Seek and Ye shall find was not a genealogist.
David
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This might explain:
St. Sepulchres Church, or St. Sepulchres in the Baily, seated on the top of Snow hill; a very large and spacious Church, with a lofty Towered Steeple, Spires at each corner, and Weathercocks on the tops. In which Steeple is a gallant ring of eight Bells; and in the Church is a pair of Organs. To this Church there is a large Churchyard both before and behind it; although not so large as of old time, good part being taken away, and converted into Buildings; so that now it is not enough for the burial of their Dead; and the Inhabitants are forced to make use of another large piece of Ground in Chick lane.Elaine
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Some of mine were buried at St Sepulchre - either 'in Chick' or 'in Bay'. I found this explanation on Rootweb which backs up the explanation Elaine found:
'St Sepulchre had a large population, and a high death rate, so like most city churches had difficulties with finding burial places. The space immediately around many churches, including St Sep. was crowded in with development, and noticeably higher than the church where it was still open ground, due to the number of burials. The church authorities established a separate burial ground in Chick Lane, and the majority of burials from the mid-18th century took place there, thus 'Chick' or 'The Chick'. Some burials (generally though there is no totally consistent pattern) the better off were buried in the Bay, ground which was still available adjacent to the church. The really well-off (or church officials like parish clerks, beadles etc) might be buried in the church itself, thus occasional entries such as 'buried in the left ile' - ile is what is now spelled aisle.'Last edited by Lindsay; 09-03-13, 20:17.
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