jan 1, 1541 - suster

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A regional spelling of ‘sister’, reflecting a common dialect pronunciation. The surnames Rushworth and Rushton derive from places named Rishworth and Rishton and illustrate the same development: 1538 <i>to Jennet my suster 6s 8d</i>, Pontefract (Th19/2); 1541 <i>to be devyded betwixte her breder and her susters</i>, Hemingbrough (HAH334).

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