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Title: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required - resolved Thank you
Post by: DotBrennan on Wednesday 31 December 14 04:20 GMT (UK)
I am interested in the PRINGLE Birth at the bottom of the page.

Any help reading the 2 words after "...son of John Pringle," would be appreciated.
As they are separated by commas, I am guessing that they are occupation and place of residence.

Thanks
Dot
Title: Re: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required
Post by: Wiggy on Wednesday 31 December 14 04:54 GMT (UK)
I think the place might be Blainslie which is quite close to Lauder -   

Sorry - can't get a lead on the first word at all . . . . .

  . . . .  Unless is is short for Shepherd possibly - I think it is in the middle of sheep country from memory.  (Hmmm - pushing it a bit though isn't it.  :-\)

I just love Scottish records, where the mothers maiden name is given so clearly, don't you?   ;)

Wiggy   :)
Title: Re: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required
Post by: DotBrennan on Wednesday 31 December 14 05:52 GMT (UK)
Hi Wiggy

Thanks for that place name.

I can't get past "Nogood" for the occupation....... :-[ ::)

Dot
Title: Re: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required
Post by: gaffy on Wednesday 31 December 14 06:31 GMT (UK)
Agree with Blainslie, several Pringles from Blainslie mentioned here in the Melrose Regality Court Cases 1657 - 1676 (click on 'Surnames beginning with N through to Y'):

http://www.vivdunstan.co.uk/melrose/courtcasepeople.html
Title: Re: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required
Post by: DotBrennan on Wednesday 31 December 14 08:36 GMT (UK)
Thanks gaffy. 

The Borders seem to be HQ for the PRINGLE name which I am doing for a cousin.
Still not sure I have the right one as the James I am looking for has variously stated that he was born in Kelso and Jedburgh, so will keep looking to see if there is a closer Parish registration.

Dot
Title: Re: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required
Post by: jusnoneed on Wednesday 31 December 14 13:40 GMT (UK)
Hi, I'm wondering if it's Hipool (maybe for Highpool), Blainslie.
There aren't occupations for the other entries so makes me think it's part of place name.
Di
Title: Re: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required
Post by: trish1120 on Wednesday 31 December 14 13:44 GMT (UK)
Hi Dot,
I am having trouble finding him on Census.
When/where did he Marry and to whom?

Trish :)
Title: Re: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required
Post by: DotBrennan on Wednesday 31 December 14 21:24 GMT (UK)
Hi Di
I think you are right about it not being occupation.
When I have another look on this particular page, the first word after the father's name is to do with their residential status eg “Tenant” or “Residenter”, and I now think this one could say “Vagrant”......

Hi Trish
The James I am looking for left the UK in 1838.

Thanks
Dot
Title: Re: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required
Post by: Wiggy on Wednesday 31 December 14 21:57 GMT (UK)
That's the trouble with chasing people when they 'emigrated' for whatever reason before the censuses started.

Makes it hard to chase the family left in UK.
Title: Re: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required
Post by: DotBrennan on Wednesday 31 December 14 22:24 GMT (UK)
You're not wrong there!!

It just means you have to do a lot more digging and be twice as creative with your thinking, and even then you may never get the vital piece of information to make the connection - and that's why we get hooked on Family History.  ;D
Title: Re: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required
Post by: Wiggy on Wednesday 31 December 14 22:57 GMT (UK)
May the new year be a good one for filling in the jigsaw!!    :) :)
Title: Re: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required
Post by: DotBrennan on Wednesday 31 December 14 23:04 GMT (UK)
and to you too  :)
Title: Re: OPR Birth - Handwriting help required
Post by: trish1120 on Thursday 01 January 15 10:57 GMT (UK)
Thanks Dot. Thats why I couldnt find him!
Happy New Year :)