use of Mrs.

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Dantemortem

use of Mrs.

Legg inn av Dantemortem » 20 jul 2007 01:26:53

when women are listed in 16th and 17th century as Mrs, does this imply they
are widows, or is it simply a courtesy title? I thought it meant the women
were widowed, but see instances (as in below) where this was the woman's
maiden name.

17 Jan 1634/5 Marriage of Thomas RODD of Moreton Jeffreys & Mrs Ann WHITNEY


dm

Chris Dickinson

Re: use of Mrs.

Legg inn av Chris Dickinson » 20 jul 2007 01:41:52

Dantemortem wrote:

when women are listed in 16th and 17th century as Mrs, does this imply
they
are widows, or is it simply a courtesy title? I thought it meant the women
were widowed, but see instances (as in below) where this was the woman's
maiden name.

17 Jan 1634/5 Marriage of Thomas RODD of Moreton Jeffreys & Mrs Ann
WHITNEY



'Mrs' was used to describe an unmarried, as well as a married, woman of
genteel status.

Chris

Gjest

Re: use of Mrs.

Legg inn av Gjest » 20 jul 2007 15:24:07

On Jul 19, 5:26 pm, Dantemortem <dantemor...@gmail.com> wrote:
when women are listed in 16th and 17th century as Mrs, does this imply they
are widows, or is it simply a courtesy title? I thought it meant the women
were widowed, but see instances (as in below) where this was the woman's
maiden name.

17 Jan 1634/5 Marriage of Thomas RODD of Moreton Jeffreys & Mrs Ann WHITNEY

dm

My personal "Mrs." favorites are those like "Mrs. Constantine the
Great", "Mrs. Attila", etc. - Bronwen

Gjest

Re: use of Mrs.

Legg inn av Gjest » 20 jul 2007 17:38:38

On 20 Jul., 15:24, lostcoo...@yahoo.com wrote:
On Jul 19, 5:26 pm, Dantemortem <dantemor...@gmail.com> wrote:

when women are listed in 16th and 17th century as Mrs, does this imply they
are widows, or is it simply a courtesy title? I thought it meant the women
were widowed, but see instances (as in below) where this was the woman's
maiden name.

17 Jan 1634/5 Marriage of Thomas RODD of Moreton Jeffreys & Mrs Ann WHITNEY

dm

My personal "Mrs." favorites are those like "Mrs. Constantine the
Great", "Mrs. Attila", etc. - Bronwen

I rather admire the Victorian inscription in an old family photograph
album of mine, which identifies a stern-looking, elderly couple as "Mr
& Mrs Grandfather Banks".

MAR

Dantemortem

Re: use of Mrs.

Legg inn av Dantemortem » 21 jul 2007 03:12:01

sad to think so many women lost to history as Mrs. Atilla or (!) Mrs.
Grandfather Banks. I expect in the latter case grandfather's name had been
lost too.

best,

dm

Gjest

Re: use of Mrs.

Legg inn av Gjest » 21 jul 2007 12:57:12

On 21 Jul., 03:12, Dantemortem <dantemor...@gmail.com> wrote:
sad to think so many women lost to history as Mrs. Atilla or (!) Mrs.
Grandfather Banks. I expect in the latter case grandfather's name had been
lost too.

best,

dm

I am pleased to report that he was a George, and she a Sarah nee
Smith. Sorry I can't help with Mrs Attila, although I did have one or
two bad-tempered aunts.

It is true, though, and sad, that many women are known only by virtue
of having been someone's daughter, wife or mother, and their own
identity in many cases has not come down to us.

MA-R

TimTX

Re: use of Mrs.

Legg inn av TimTX » 21 jul 2007 14:59:37

You may already know this, but Anne was the twenty year old daughter
of Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney and Anne Lucy. See the following page
for additional details:

http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.ph ... 92-1653%29

Tim Doyle

On Jul 19, 7:26 pm, Dantemortem <dantemor...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 17 Jan 1634/5 Marriage of Thomas RODD of Moreton Jeffreys & Mrs Ann WHITNEY

Dantemortem

Re: use of Mrs.

Legg inn av Dantemortem » 21 jul 2007 15:26:13

Thanks, Tim, I hadn't seen this before and it is fascinating. Love the
Shakespeare reference and the story about the woman purported to have been
buried alive, which I had read before in a book on the subject (ok, I have
odd tastes).

It is interesting that Ann was from such a large family as I seem to
remember something about an inheritance of a castle, which ended up being
split by her sisters or something as her son Robert was then dead.

best,

dm

On 7/21/07, TimTX <tim@greenscourt.com> wrote:
You may already know this, but Anne was the twenty year old daughter
of Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney and Anne Lucy. See the following page
for additional details:


http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.ph ... 92-1653%29

Tim Doyle

On Jul 19, 7:26 pm, Dantemortem <dantemor...@gmail.com> wrote:

17 Jan 1634/5 Marriage of Thomas RODD of Moreton Jeffreys & Mrs Ann
WHITNEY


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Matthew Connolly

Re: use of Mrs.

Legg inn av Matthew Connolly » 21 jul 2007 21:42:13

On Jul 21, 4:26 pm, Dantemortem <dantemor...@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, Tim, I hadn't seen this before and it is fascinating. Love the
Shakespeare reference and the story about the woman purported to have been
buried alive, which I had read before in a book on the subject (ok, I have
odd tastes).

It is interesting that Ann was from such a large family as I seem to
remember something about an inheritance of a castle, which ended up being
split by her sisters or something as her son Robert was then dead.

best,

dm

I have Anne's death date down as 1651, and her son Robert Rodd's dates
as 1637-1681; I'll dig out more details but am pretty sure it's from
the Rev. C. J. Robinson's 'Mansions and Manors of
Herefordshire' (1873). I descend from Robert's daughter Lucy via the
Prices of Foxley.

On 7/21/07, TimTX <t...@greenscourt.com> wrote:





You may already know this, but Anne was the twenty year old daughter
of Sir Robert Whitney of Whitney and Anne Lucy. See the following page
for additional details:

http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.ph ... bert_%28...

Tim Doyle

On Jul 19, 7:26 pm, Dantemortem <dantemor...@gmail.com> wrote:

17 Jan 1634/5 Marriage of Thomas RODD of Moreton Jeffreys & Mrs Ann
WHITNEY

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