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18-02-10, 06:31
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Sojourner
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.
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Sylvia My avatar is Gertrude Fletcher my grandmother. (1879-1945) 
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18-02-10, 06:43
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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.
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18-02-10, 07:21
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Thanks for that Gwynne, i knew it meant temporary, just never seen it used that way
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Sylvia My avatar is Gertrude Fletcher my grandmother. (1879-1945)
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