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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Topic started by: Douglas P on Monday 07 May 07 20:11 BST (UK)
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I don't know if this has been mentioned already, but images from the Register of Corrected Entries are now available to view for 2 credits each,
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=551&1314
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Thanks for the alert, Douglas. Had a look through my certificates and have found I can get three. Anyone want to help me decipher this 1880 death entry? :) The original section was left blank so I can only assume the cause of death wasn't known when registering it.
hume24
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Fracture of ribs and lacerations of R Lung caused by ? act of a stone wall falling on him.
Sounds like a punctured lung caused by broken ribs....ouch
Hope this helps
Lin
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"Fracture of ribs and laceration of right lung caused by part of a stone wall falling on him..."
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Thanks to both. :o Certainly not a peaceful death.
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I read the instruction on the site but am unclear whether the previously viewed images will now show an RCE if applicable. I assume that is does but would appreciate clarification please.
Thanks
John
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Yes. I have just viewed a previous viewed death where I expected there would be an RCE. I opened again the previously viewed death image and the RCE was shown in red at the top next to the other blue buttons. I clicked on the red RCE button & it took me through the usual procedure similar to using the blue buttons. A new image opens with the details of the correction. Regards Gazania
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Thanks Ganzania for you help.
John
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Although I think your earlier respondents are probably correct in saying 'stone wall', when I first looked, I read 'part of a steam mill falling on him'. An industrial accident on a farm, in other words. This would have to have been at harvest time, though, as steam mills travelled from farm to farm at threshing time.
Trish
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Hi Trish,
The death was on the 16th of March 1880. :)
hume24
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A 'stone wall' it was, then!
Trish
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Thank you for your suggestion anyway. :)
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Yes. I have just viewed a previous viewed death where I expected there would be an RCE. I opened again the previously viewed death image and the RCE was shown in red at the top next to the other blue buttons. I clicked on the red RCE button & it took me through the usual procedure similar to using the blue buttons. A new image opens with the details of the correction. Regards Gazania
I just did one and as there were a few deaths on the relevant page it turned out the correction was about one of those and not mine...Shame.
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Yes. I have just viewed a previous viewed death where I expected there would be an RCE. I opened again the previously viewed death image and the RCE was shown in red at the top next to the other blue buttons. I clicked on the red RCE button & it took me through the usual procedure similar to using the blue buttons. A new image opens with the details of the correction. Regards Gazania
I just did one and as there were a few deaths on the relevant page it turned out the correction was about one of those and not mine...Shame.
If you are viewing a result of a search on ScotlandsPeople and the RCE button comes up, read the certificate first and see if the RCE is pertinant to the entry you want, or to one of the others. The RCEs are linked to the page, so all the presence of the button tells you is that one or more of the entries on the page has an RCE linked to it.
ADP
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If you are viewing a result of a search on ScotlandsPeople and the RCE button comes up, read the certificate first and see if the RCE is pertinant to the entry you want, or to one of the others. The RCEs are linked to the page, so all the presence of the button tells you is that one or more of the entries on the page has an RCE linked to it.
ADP
Hi ADP - I'm a bit confused now... how do I see if the RCE is pertinant to the entry that I want rather than some other entry on that page? I don't remember seeing any clues... Thanks
:)
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Hi Milly,
By looking to the left hand box on the original certificate, there should be some writing like Reg. Corr. Entry or similar, next to that entry, this is quite prevalent in case of an accident or similar when mors that one death is registered. I have had 2 brothers drown on a fishing boat where there were RCE's in both.
Of course, do not pay to see original again, it maybe in your viewed images.
Hope this helps,
Tom
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If you are viewing a result of a search on ScotlandsPeople and the RCE button comes up, read the certificate first and see if the RCE is pertinant to the entry you want, or to one of the others. The RCEs are linked to the page, so all the presence of the button tells you is that one or more of the entries on the page has an RCE linked to it.
ADP
Hi ADP - I'm a bit confused now... how do I see if the RCE is pertinant to the entry that I want rather than some other entry on that page? I don't remember seeing any clues... Thanks
:)
The certificate will have the RCE notation in the left magin beside the relevant entry. If the RCE (stamped or hand written as "RCE", "Reg. Corr. Entries", or similar abbreviation with a volume and page number) notation is beside the entry on that page that you are looking for, then go for it. If the notation is against one or more of the others on the page, then it is not worth you spending 2 credits to view an RCE not relevant to your research.
ADP
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Thanks ADP
There wasn't anything marked against any entry on the page I was viewing - so I guss I shouldn't have clicked RCE. But now I know better so thanks for that :)
On the whole I do like the website though - I especially like the fact it remembers what you have searched and looked at before and doesn't charge you to look again!
;D
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I had a case yesterday - death in 1912 - where there was a marginal note for the RCE and the date of the entry but there was nothing in the online RCE or the new mark :( :( :(
It wasn't really all that important because I think it was a change in the mother's maiden name (which I knew) but annoying.
Gadget
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Unfortunately there is a number of RCEs that are indexed back to the wrong certificates. It may be that an RCE button shows when it shouldn't, or that the RCE button is missing when it should be displayed. If you find any certificates with an RCE mark and the RCE button is not there for you, then fill in a contact form and ScotlandsPeople or GROS will reply to you, usually with a copy of the RCE image.
ADP
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The death was on the 16th of March 1880. :)
A 'stone wall' it was, then!
I think that steam engines were still in use in 1880.
For example, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_steam_power
http://www.merl.org.uk/...... (http://www.merl.org.uk/interface/advanced/farming/farm_power/farm_power_steamengine.html)
http://www.rhc.rdg.ac.uk/...... (http://www.rhc.rdg.ac.uk/webview?WebViewInterface=13&userlevel=SPE&oid=399538&subject=14867&seq=5)
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I think that steam engines were still in use in 1880.
For example, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_steam_power
http://www.merl.org.uk/...... (http://www.merl.org.uk/interface/advanced/farming/farm_power/farm_power_steamengine.html)
http://www.rhc.rdg.ac.uk/...... (http://www.rhc.rdg.ac.uk/webview?WebViewInterface=13&userlevel=SPE&oid=399538&subject=14867&seq=5)
It was more the time of year rather than the year itself. :) Thanks for your reply though.
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Thanks for letting us know, Douglas. I have been anxiously awaiting this and didn't see any update the last time I was on Scotland's People. With luck, this should open up a whole new branch for me. Off to buy credits!