Help with a Word Please

theKiwi · Post by **theKiwi** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:04 pm

Hi TalkingScots...

I've got an OPR Marriage Record with 1 word I don't get. I've posted the image here

http://lisaandroger.com/MiscImages/Moff ... mation.gif

and am stuck on what is the word at the end of the 5th line?

I've got

"Peter in the Parish of Melrose and Nelly Mack in this Parish gave up their Names to be proclaimed in order for Marriage the eight day of Decr Ja??i? & seventy. Cautioners for him Peter Atchison in Stow & for her William Brompton"

What is the word after "Decr" - it has two dots above it, so does it end in ij?

From the top of the page (and of course the Scotlands People index) I know that it's 1770 that is being shown here - 8 December 1770, but am puzzled over how the 17 part of the year is apparently being expressed.

Thanks

Roger

PS I haven't forgotten about those who responded on my Queen Victoria Lady in Waiting question and General Gordon - that's a whole other line of research that got pushed aside for a few days.

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:30 pm

Hi Rodger
it is what is known as a Jaj date:

It says Jajvii (the final "i" has a descender): jaj is 1000, vii is 7, so = 1700 and then the rest of the date is expressesd in words 70 years = 1770 see:
http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/cmPSdat.asp

Best wishes
lesley

theKiwi · Post by **theKiwi** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:05 pm

Lesley thanks very much for clarifying that - you learn something new every day it seems

Cheers

Roger

Post by **SarahND** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:50 pm

theKiwi wrote: you learn something new every day it seems

Me too! That is way cool, Lesley

I think I'll start writing dates like that from now on

Regards,
Sarah

Hugo · Post by **Hugo** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:51 pm

Lesley,

Thanks for the reference and the information. I have never heard of Jaj dates!

Hugo