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Original marriage register entry William Fairholm & Ann Miller
This is their marriage entry for 13 June 1769 in the parish records of Upper Broughton, Ann Miller's home village. William has made his mark with an 'X'. Ann's ability to sign her name is interesting. Literacy amongst woman was generally lower than amongst men, although it did vary widely. For example, in 1760, literacy for men in parts of Yorkshire was 64%, but for women 39%. William and Ann both grew up in small villages and so we could expect them to have had similar childhoods, but perhaps Ann had a different family background in which she was encouraged to learn. Maybe she "married beneath herself". Reproduced with the permission of the Nottinghamshire Archives. Reference PR 15,367.
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