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From: "Matthew Birrell" <>
Subject: Re: SPARKES OF DEVON
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 17:35:26 +1000


Matthew's forbear was a draper and was called a Journeyman, probably selling
his wares from Fife to Newcastle onTyne where he married. I would only THINK
a Sojourner would be much the same.
No douobt someone will give you the exact meaning...Thelma
-----Original Message-----
From: John Lerwill <>
To: <>
Date: Thursday, October 01, 1998 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: SPARKES OF DEVON

>At 23:44 30/9/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>In the marriage records for Widcombe in the Moor, Devon it lists
>>Henry Sparke, sojourner and Elizabeth Stancombe.
>>Does anyone know what a Sojourner did exactly?
>>Thanks,Mary Walker
>>
>>
>>
>Mary,
>
>A sojourner is/was simply a person "not of that parish" (where married),
>and could literally be someone "passing through".
>
>Regards,
>
>
>John Lerwill, London, England
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