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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 27 Nov 2009 01:18

I'm afraid I always think of ghostly visits when I see the word "Visitations"!

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My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Madmeg

Madmeg Report 27 Nov 2009 00:38

My ggg grandmother died as a result of a Visitation from God. She was 97 in 1842, so I am not surprised that God visited her.

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 26 Nov 2009 22:50

.........and there are Archdeacons Visitations - we have them annually!

Gosh, your choice is endless Tox! Happy hunting.

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mgnv

mgnv Report 26 Nov 2009 22:42

The bishop would periodically have a visitation of all his parishes - not that often - say every 10 y or less frequently.

Tox

Tox Report 26 Nov 2009 22:09

Hi all, thanks for your input, I will take a look at the two addresses you have given me, both sound promising.

Regards
Tox

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 26 Nov 2009 21:59

This may be a better possibility.

Visitation of God
This categorization of death seems to have been invoked when death arose inexplicably, or when it followed actions which were not regarded as being likely, under normal circumstances, to have resulted in a fatality.

www.antiquusmorbus.com/English/EnglishV.htm

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 26 Nov 2009 21:53

Heraldic Visitations were tours of inspection undertaken by Kings of Arms in England, Wales and Ireland in order to regulate and register the coats of arms of nobility and gentry and boroughs, and to record pedigrees. They took place from 1530 to 1688, and their records provide important source material for genealogists.

Doesn't seem to fit somehow, unless the individuals you are referring to were nobility. Even then it doesn't sound like the right era.

www.answers.com/topic/heraldic-visitation#Visitations_in_England_and_Wales

Tox

Tox Report 26 Nov 2009 21:35

Hi brummiejan, not on a birth certificate, I found in Parish records that are held in our library, I also tonight found it in burials, I must add that it was before 1837, some one told me it was something to do with Heraldry ????

Regards
Tox

Tox

Tox Report 26 Nov 2009 20:52

Hi, can anyone explain please what they mean when they say for instance, during "Visitations" when someone had a child. I have come across this a couple of times and don't understand what it means, Thanks
Tox