MUOAT, Francis ¹

   User ID: R204

  General Notes:

"MUOAT
FRANCIS
THOMAS MUOAT/FRANCIS
F
24/06/1776
709
40 / 273
Haddington"

from Births and Baptisms


Old Parish Registers
Haddington Parish East Lothian
Baptisms

"June 1776
Muoat Thomas and Francis Livingston had a Daughter born the 17^th June 1776 and Baptised the 24^th Ditto, called Francis Witnesses Thomas Muoat and James Livingston " ¹

  Research Notes:

FRANCIS

This is not a mis-spelling. The distinction according to gender between Francis and Frances is a modern one, as are many spelling conventions. Spelling in the 18th century was a more individually determined matter.

The spelling as given here is the exact spelling from the baptismal record. It is clear in the case of both mother and daughter that it is to females that the name refers. ¹