Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameJohn DAWES, 9G Grandfather
Notes for John DAWES
A possible link to this John Dawes.
Parish Records Cottingham, Northampshire
Buryalls 1687
John Dawes Senior buryied March 28th & an affidavit was made thereof (according to ye Act of Parliament for burying in woolen) before Mr. Thomas Chapman Rector of Carlton March 29th & received by me March 30th
[This John Dawes’ son John Dawes lived until 1714 and that John Dawes son named John Dawes and refered to as junior died as an infant a 5 months previous. Given this information it would seem this entry refers to this John Dawes.]
From Wikipedia:
The Burying in Woollen Acts 1666–80 were Acts of the parliament of England which required the dead, except plague victims and the destitute, to be buried in pure English woolen shrouds to the exclusion of any foreign textiles.
Enforcement
It was a requirement that an affidavit be sworn in front of a Justice of the Peace (usually by a relative of the deceased), confirming burial in wool, with the punishment of a £5 fee for noncompliance. Burial entries in parish registers were marked with the word "affidavit" or its equivalent to confirm that affidavit had been sworn;
. . .
Use in genealogy
Burial records so annotated can be a source of genealogical information, providing evidence of economic status and relationships that may be otherwise unavailable or ambiguous.
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Parish Records Cottingham, Northampshire
Buryalls 1687
John Dawes Senior buryied March 28th & an affidavit was made thereof (according to ye Act of Parliament for burying in woolen) before Mr. Thomas Chapman Rector of Carlton March 29th & received by me March 30th
[This John Dawes’ son John Dawes lived until 1714 and that John Dawes son named John Dawes and refered to as junior died as an infant a 5 months previous. Given this information it would seem this entry refers to this John Dawes.]
From Wikipedia:
The Burying in Woollen Acts 1666–80 were Acts of the parliament of England which required the dead, except plague victims and the destitute, to be buried in pure English woolen shrouds to the exclusion of any foreign textiles.
Enforcement
It was a requirement that an affidavit be sworn in front of a Justice of the Peace (usually by a relative of the deceased), confirming burial in wool, with the punishment of a £5 fee for noncompliance. Burial entries in parish registers were marked with the word "affidavit" or its equivalent to confirm that affidavit had been sworn;
. . .
Use in genealogy
Burial records so annotated can be a source of genealogical information, providing evidence of economic status and relationships that may be otherwise unavailable or ambiguous.
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