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miffy · Post by **miffy** » 03 Sep 2005 18:27

Please does anyone know what 'relict' means in this context ??? Is it widow of?
BLEWETT - At St. Ives, March 2, Mary, relict of Mr. John Blewett, aged 73.

this is in a newspaper from 1800s. many thanks[smile]

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miffy · Post by **miffy** » 03 Sep 2005 18:28

[oops] should add this was an obituary

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 03 Sep 2005 18:38

According to
http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy ... ssary.html

it's
Relict
widow, sometimes a widower

I find the google define option useful for these sorts of problems

Just type in the google search

define: then the word you want to look up

eg

define:relict

miffy · Post by **miffy** » 04 Sep 2005 11:41

[rolleyes]thanks Jane, I should have thought of doing that myself

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