Sojourner

[Gert in Oz]

Would anyone know if there was a place called Sojourner please? i am having trouble finding one.

I have a Phillimores marriage at Matlock, WALKER, Philip, Matlock and PLATTS, Sarah, Sojourner, 28 Jan 1771.

[Guinevere]

A sojourner is a temporary resident of the parish.

My Isaac Spurgeon was a sojourner when he married Lydia Capps. He was born in a nearby parish and had been living in another parish before moving to Lowestoft and marrying Lydia.

It also means he had no legal settlement in the parish.

[Gert in Oz]

Thanks for that Gwynne, i knew it meant temporary, just never seen it used that way