found an entry in the burial register of kirby le soken in essex which was quite intriguing, so had to share:
6 mar 1759- "john taylor, who upon death was found to be a woman, she had lived in the parish above 20 yrs in a man's habit, and got her lively-hood by the trade of a taylor."
6 mar 1759- "john taylor, who upon death was found to be a woman, she had lived in the parish above 20 yrs in a man's habit, and got her lively-hood by the trade of a taylor."
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