Ancestors of Cley

I just discovered something that illustrates how easily variations in the spelling and forms of names can occur, even in contemporary sources.

William Jary b1741[a],  son of William Jary b1702[b] (sigh!), married Susannah Walters in May, 1765[a]. Susannah died in 1775, shortly after the birth of their 7th child.

The parish register entry of her burial shows her name as "Susanna"[c], as do the handwritten index[a] and her tombstone[d].

The Archdeacons Transcript, however, shows her name as "Susan"[e].

I think I'd be inclined to trust the tombstone in this case.

Sources:

• [a] Stiffkey (PD 492) Register Index - HMN6-364: F-L [Boxed loose-leaf handwritten index held in NRO strongroom; accessed 21 Nov 2008]
• [b] Tombstone: William Jary. St John the Baptist Churchyard, Stiffkey, Norfolk, England
• [c] Stiffkey (PD 492) & Morston (PD 478) Parish Registers 1538-1784 [microfiche no. 4; accessed 20 November 2008]
• [d] Tombstone: Susanna Jary. St John the Baptist Churchyard, Stiffkey, Norfolk, England
• [e] Norwich Diocese, Norwich Archdeaconry, Walsingham Deanery, Archdeacon's Transcripts: Stiffkey 1600-1811/12 (Fiche 2 of 3) (PD 492)

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