1669- Burial record

Hi Alexander

Thanks for that. I suspected it might say that as she lived in her father's house in Acherom when she died, according to her last will.

Beside the name- 'Appolina' there seem to be 3 letters- M.j.L? (It's the same for the women listed below Appolina). Any idea what that means? Could it be she had a living child when she died?

best wishes

Anne

Hi Anne,

The abbreviation seems to be M:j:k, which indeed could be indicating that there was/were child(ren) of minor age (minderjarig(e) kind(eren)). This was often mentioned in burial registers, as in these cases it needed to be checked whether the inheritance and guardianship of the children of the deceased had been taken care of properly.

Super -thanks for the confirmation of that Rene.

I think Appolina had a young son, Willem when she died. In the inventory written after her death there were funeral expenses, including costs of clothes for a child.

very best wishes.

Anne