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Title: Birth Certificate entry
Post by: ginealas on Tuesday 12 June 12 11:10 BST (UK)
I am wellused to reading bmd certificates and in time I usually can get  most of an entry  with poor writing.

However, the latest one is difficult in one part.

The child and mother (no father reg'd) is easy enough but under the entry for Mother's former name is what looks like the following-

ATHEY / ABBEY SEI-R AND UNDER THAT LUCAN/DUCAN/DUCAS COURT or similar.

The entry is from 1933 City of Dublin child born at the Coombe.

Would such an entry be made only if the mother was under age or some social problem?

Ive never come across it before.
Title: Re: Birth Certificate entry
Post by: taramcdsmall on Tuesday 12 June 12 11:23 BST (UK)
Hi there

Can you scan on just the portion that you need help with ?

Tara
Title: Re: Birth Certificate entry
Post by: ginealas on Tuesday 12 June 12 11:32 BST (UK)
Quote from: taramcdsmall on Tuesday 12 June 12 11:23 BST (UK)
Hi there

Can you scan on just the portion that you need help with ?

Tara

Im afraid my scanner needs replacing.
Title: Re: Birth Certificate entry
Post by: taramcdsmall on Tuesday 12 June 12 11:41 BST (UK)
Oh that's a shame...

It's very hard to hazard guesses without seeing the actual paperwork.

It looks more like address' than references to a former name.

Maybe scan it on when you get your machine back up and running !

Tara
Title: Re: Birth Certificate entry
Post by: myluck! on Tuesday 12 June 12 11:50 BST (UK)
You could photograph the page
Then crop just the area that you want deciphered

I would agree with Tara, it does sound like an address
Was the birth registered in the Coombe area or Coombe Hospital?
If it was the hospital it may be that they included her home address
Title: Re: Birth Certificate entry
Post by: ginealas on Tuesday 12 June 12 14:38 BST (UK)
OK I looked over it and it could be Abbey leix Queens County....I hadn't thought of the latter as I thought it would of been Laois in 1933.
Title: Re: Birth Certificate entry
Post by: taramcdsmall on Tuesday 12 June 12 14:56 BST (UK)
HA

It's amazing ....................if you stare at some of the badly written certs for long enough you'd be amazed at how you eventually work it out !

Tara
Title: Re: Birth Certificate entry
Post by: ginealas on Tuesday 12 June 12 16:10 BST (UK)
I agree, it's all so easy when an address is suggested.

Title: Re: Birth Certificate entry
Post by: paddyc on Tuesday 12 June 12 18:41 BST (UK)
to me looks like abbey leix. in that era if a young person was in and institution they prob there under care of court. that is only stab in dark but the period would point in that direction.
Title: Re: Birth Certificate entry
Post by: aghadowey on Tuesday 12 June 12 21:43 BST (UK)
Top line- Abbey Leix. Bottom line- Queens County.

If the child was born in a different place than the parent's address (such as a hospital) both are usually noted on the certificate.