How likely is it that Mary might become Margaret in parish records?
I was looking at Youngs, baptised in Goxhill and I found 6 children born to Robert and Mary, between 1768 and 1778 and one, Richard bp 1776, to Robert & Margaret. Richard was the name of Robert's father & there were no Richards born to Robert & Mary.
Also John Young & Mary had 2 sons, Matt & Thomas, but there is also a bp for a Mary, to parents John & Margaret.
Goxhill was not a large place, in 1801, it had a population of 596 and there are no other young baptisms at that time.
I know that I can only be sure, after checking the PRs (although having seen them on Wed, I am not sure how much help they wll be) but does it seem likely that in these cases, Mary & Margaret could have been the same?
I was looking at Youngs, baptised in Goxhill and I found 6 children born to Robert and Mary, between 1768 and 1778 and one, Richard bp 1776, to Robert & Margaret. Richard was the name of Robert's father & there were no Richards born to Robert & Mary.
Also John Young & Mary had 2 sons, Matt & Thomas, but there is also a bp for a Mary, to parents John & Margaret.
Goxhill was not a large place, in 1801, it had a population of 596 and there are no other young baptisms at that time.
I know that I can only be sure, after checking the PRs (although having seen them on Wed, I am not sure how much help they wll be) but does it seem likely that in these cases, Mary & Margaret could have been the same?
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