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Can anyone please tell me what the letters S M W N underneath the surname Jaques might mean? It's from St Mary Woolnoth 1732 records. Some of the other surnames have letters too, but some are different e.g. S M W C and some surnames don't have anything. Thanks.

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Could it have something to do with St Mary's Woolnoth being combined with St Mary's Woolchurch after the great fire of London.
Mr Wiki helped a bit there...I think :rolleyes: I think. I think. Of course all this is speculation from someone who knows nought about London.
 
Archie's Mum said:
Could it have something to do with St Mary's Woolnoth being combined with St Mary's Woolchurch after the great fire of London.
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By golly I think you've got it AM!! Cos we have S M W N & S M W C, makes sense to me, thank you!!

I didn't see the obvious! :oops: Ancestry kept me up very late last night
 
If you read the history of St Mary's Woolchurch Haw you may come up with what I came up with. It was destroyed in the great fire of London and both parishes were united as there were not enough funds to rebuild St Mary's Woolchurch Haw. I think I read that correctly.
 
Um, can you believe that in the deep, dark recesses of what passes for my brain I already knew that!:rolleyes: I will have another read of it to refresh my memory, thank you.
 
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