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References
- ↑ Church of England. Willen Parish Registers, 1665-1981. (Aylesbury: Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies).
Parish Register
Thomas Sluithis of this Parish Batc[helo]r & Sarah Northern of the Same Spinster were married in this Church by Banns the first Day of October 1771 by me Daniel Shipton Vicar
This Marriage was solemnized between us
The Mark X of Tho[ma]s Sluithis
The Mark X of Sarah Northern
In the presence of
William Harrison
John Burk
Bishop's Transcript
Marriages / Tho[ma]s Sluithis & Sarah Northern Oct[obe]r 1 1771
Other transcripts have recorded this entry as "Hinthis", "Smith" or "Smithis". The handwriting is not entirely clear, but having examined both the Parish Register and the Bishop's Transcript, and considered other entries relating to this family, "Sluithis" appears to be the most accurate transcript of what was written for this entry. It also appears that Thomas and Sarah "Sluithis" disappear around 1776 to be replaced by a Thomas and Sarah "Lewis" from 1777 onwards who had not previously been there. Thomas and Sarah "Sluithis" had children called John, Elizabeth, Martha and Thomas baptised at Willen between 1772 and 1776. A John, Elizabeth, Martha and Thomas "Lewis" also appear in Willen from 1777 onward alongside Thomas and Sarah Lewis. It therefore seems reasonable to conclude that the handful of "Sluithis" entries at Willen in the early 1770s were a misheard "Lewis". The fact that Thomas marked rather than signed the marriage register suggests he was not literate. Both marriage witnesses appear to have been regular witnesses which may suggest they were connected to the church rather than the couple.
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