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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: cumming85 on Friday 01 April 11 12:03 BST (UK)
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Hey guys,
This is a copy of the marriage entry for my great grandparents.... and i cant read it... :-\
Is anyone able to help please...
It's the first entry
Thanks
Sara
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About as much as I can read:
On the Eleventh day of March at Lauder
After Banns According to the Forms of the Church of Scotland
(signed)
William Cummings
Watchmaker
(bachelor)
Age 27
? residence
Father - William Cummings
servant
Mother - Christina Cummings
M.S Munro (Deceased)
(signed)
Isabella Lamb
House Servant
(Spinster)
Age 33
residence - Lauder
Father - Robert Lamb
shepherd
(Deceased)
Mother - Isabella Lamb
M.S ?
Witnesses, etc
Thomas Masters
Minister of Lauder Church
?
Elizabeth Lamb
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thank you thank you thank you a million times... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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My try
:)
On the Eleventh day of March at Lauder
After Banns according to the forms of the Church of Scotland
(signed)
William CUMMING, Watchmaker (bachelor)
age 27, usual resident of -------?
Father: James? CUMMING, Servant
Mother: Christina CUMMING, m.s. MUNRO (deceased)
(signed)
Isabella LAMB, House Servant, (spinster)
age 33, usual resident of Lauder
Father: Robert LAMB, Shepherd (deceased)
Mother: Isabella LAMB, m.s. BROTHER
(signed)
Thomas MARTIN - Minister of Lauder Parish
(signed)
1) -? McGIBBON, witness
2) Elizabeth LAMB, witness
Cheers
AMBLY
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Could the wifes mothers maiden name be TROTTER???
Sara
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It might well be :D
The IGI has the baptism of an Isabella Lamb, 18 Feb 1853, Greenlaw, Berwickshire
Parents - Robert lamb and Isabella Trotter
It does read as Trotter, now i know ;D
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i think his usual residence is Kelso....
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Sara, just for information, on the Scotlands People certificate of "birth, marriage, death or census" page, at the bottom left, there are two small boxes, one with a "Blue" letter "I" and the one next to it has a small "Gold circle" with the letter "E" on it. If you get a faint copy of a certificate up on the web page, right click on the box with the gold circle and this will open up various "enhance modes." By changing/selecting differing ones, you should get better views of what has been scanned by Scotlands People which will make a bad scan more readable. You can also adjust the brightness by using the "Sun" at the bottom right corner, and adjust the slider either up or down.
Regards
Malky.
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Sara, my first time on Rootschat and I see that you and I have the same greatgrandparents! How exciting! William and Isabella had four children: Isabella who was my grandmother, William, Robert and John. They lived in Kilmahog, and I'm guessing William the father was from Killin, not Kelso. If your last name is Cumming, you must be the granddaughter of either Willie or John. My grandmother lived most of her adult life in Kilmarnock. Your posts were from 2011, so I hope you are still checking in once in a while
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Hi Elaine, if you make 2 more posts you can send Sara a PM.
Cheers,
China
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Thanks China, I'll do that