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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Newfloridian on Friday 23 October 15 09:02 BST (UK)
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Can anyone help me decipher the first line of the entry in column 5 of this death certificate from 1927. I recognise the second line as 'Old Compton Street'
This 75 year old male died in St Pancras Workhouse / Hospital having been an in patient for five weeks.
Many thanks
Alan
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Of 6
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Interesting in an odd sort of way.
I see that address is now Melanie Italian Restaurant - but has a Grade II listing on it (Rare survival of early house representing earliest phase of Soho's development) . Can't see what it was used for in the 1920s - whether private apartments etc.
Many thanks
Alan
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6 Old Compton Street was a hairdressers' shop in the 1920's (Oscar Weideli) but looking at the electoral rolls there were probably a couple of apartments above.
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1911 census that address appears to have been a rooms to let type place had various people living in it ( mostly of European birth) and most are waiters etc
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Many thanks for the suggestions.
He wasn't registered as an elector at that address in the Roll of 1927
Cheers Alan
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Yorks Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 9 May 1928
GAINSBOROUGH PICTURES - SHARE ISSUE
Directors
CHARLES M WOOLF 74/6 Old Compton Street, W.1, Chairman
Did wonder if it was "6/6" on the death cert, indicating possible multi occupancy?
The 1899 Post Office London Directory lists
Levy Woolf, Bootmaker, 6 Compton Street
Foster Oliver, bootmaker, 6 Compton Street
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"74/6" indicates "74-76 Old Compton Street - apologies!!
Checked share issue in The Times, April 1928.
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Can anyone help me decipher the first line of the entry in column 5 of this death certificate from 1927. I recognise the second line as 'Old Compton Street'
This 75 year old male died in St Pancras Workhouse / Hospital having been an in patient for five weeks.
Many thanks
Alan
Just a thought, have you had a look at the admissions for St.Pancras, they sometimes have an address shown (maybe next of kin), which may help.
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Yes: the admission record notes his estranged wife (in Bedford) and a son in New Barnet. Trying to check the latter now although there has been no other record that the subject was living with him.
Cheers Alan
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Shame. I wondered if the NoK might have been at the same address, and that he might have been more readable on that record. Oh well, worth a try.
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Could be 6 f(lat) 6 - a convention still in use today for temements and multiple occupancy buildings. (My current address is 29 f 2)
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If someone died as a patient in a workhouse hospital, I have found that it was normal practice to include their usual place of residence as part of their identification. This distinguishes them from a workhouse inmate who would normally be homeless. So I would say the entry is for his address "of 6 Old Crompton Street ... "
Regards,
Colin