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Title: Help with reading a cert
Post by: scottishmist on Saturday 06 February 10 17:37 GMT (UK)
Hi all
I need help please with reading a death cert of Fanny Cowan just her mothers name and where she died and what of
thanks you
Jan
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: oldtimer on Saturday 06 February 10 17:53 GMT (UK)
Hi Jan  :D

You need the post the relevant bit of the certificate

Judy
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: scottishmist on Saturday 06 February 10 17:57 GMT (UK)
Hi
I am not sure how to do that Sorry
Jan
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: XPhile2868 on Saturday 06 February 10 17:58 GMT (UK)
Do you have a scanner or digital camera so you can get it onto the computer, or is it already on the computer?

Stephen :)
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: scottishmist on Saturday 06 February 10 18:00 GMT (UK)
It is on my laptop
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: XPhile2868 on Saturday 06 February 10 18:02 GMT (UK)
You could host it on Photobucket or Imageshack and post the URL address of the certificate on here.

Stephen :)
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: scottishmist on Saturday 06 February 10 18:03 GMT (UK)
Hi
Thanks I will try that or if I sent you my email address I can email to you
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: oldtimer on Saturday 06 February 10 18:06 GMT (UK)
If it is on your laptop you can click on post reply   - at the bottom you will see in blue -

Attach a photograph or image

Click on that blue message and it will open and say Attach. Click on Browse and it should go to all your photos and give you the chance to choose the one you want to post. When you find the one you want, click on open and it will download it for you.
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: scottishmist on Saturday 06 February 10 18:09 GMT (UK)
Hi
Hope this works
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: Maggie1895 on Saturday 06 February 10 18:12 GMT (UK)
I tried attaching a picture for the first time last week, and did just as it said - it did work but at first I didn't realise it had.

Having followed all the steps to Open (just as oldtimer described) I then pressed preview and couldn't see it.      It was only when I actually pressed 'Post' that I realised it had worked.

Good luck!
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: XPhile2868 on Saturday 06 February 10 18:14 GMT (UK)
It looks like she died June 11th in George Street, Paisley. Her parents seem to be Thomas and Hannah Callaghan, but I can't read the maiden name of Hannah (I think it starts with P).

Stephen :)
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: oldtimer on Saturday 06 February 10 18:16 GMT (UK)
...dyspepsia and consequent general debility
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: XPhile2868 on Saturday 06 February 10 18:16 GMT (UK)
She died of dyspepsia (indigestion - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyspepsia), and the consequential debility one month (which I think means that she suffered from dyspepsia for a month.


Stephen
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: oldtimer on Saturday 06 February 10 18:18 GMT (UK)
The surname looks like Prushalls ?
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: Maggie1895 on Saturday 06 February 10 18:19 GMT (UK)
Well, our posts collided but I opened your picture fine.

Dyspepsia, leading to consequent debility - 1 month?  Is that how other's read it?     Nowadays Dyspepsia can mean anything from heartburn to stomach pains and we probably pop a Gaviscon.   In 1891 I imagine the pain could have been an ulcer that burst, anything in the stomach?   Other's thoughts?

I read her mother's name as Hannah Prushall - I think the double L has crossed into the next column so it looks as if it is part of the word 'Certified by'

Place of death:  Not so easy.   Could it be Laurel Street with a very fancy 'L'?  Otherwise it looks as if it starts with a 'Y' or 'G' and has a z further in.   Not sure about that one.
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: ROLYMO on Saturday 06 February 10 18:20 GMT (UK)
where -10 gauze st, paisley
mothers name -hannah callagham (maiden name -prushall ??)
cause of death -dysphepia and consequent general dibility
Title: Re: Help with reading a cert
Post by: scottishmist on Saturday 06 February 10 18:46 GMT (UK)
Hi All
thank you for all help
I could have never work out the cert without everyones help
Thank you
Jan