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Title: what is this word
Post by: 4HORSEMEN on Sunday 30 July 17 20:19 BST (UK)
Hello everyone,

Could someone tell me what this word says, it is from a death register after the occupation was
stated, many thanks.
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Title: Re: what is this word
Post by: PaulineJ on Sunday 30 July 17 20:31 BST (UK)
We need to see more letters to compare.

was the deceased male/female town/countryside what date was it?
Title: Re: what is this word
Post by: 4HORSEMEN on Sunday 30 July 17 20:47 BST (UK)
I have added some more of it, 1820, male ,town.
Thank you
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Title: Re: what is this word
Post by: Geoff-E on Sunday 30 July 17 21:11 BST (UK)
Which parish?  It may be place of abode within that parish.
Title: Re: what is this word
Post by: Milliepede on Sunday 30 July 17 21:58 BST (UK)
Looks like Water something to me - Waterye*
although the t doesn't seem to be crossed  :-\
Title: Re: what is this word
Post by: groom on Sunday 30 July 17 22:07 BST (UK)
That's what I thought Milliepede.

Can we see the section with that word in please?
Title: Re: what is this word
Post by: matthewj64 on Sunday 30 July 17 22:52 BST (UK)
Could be a misspelling and shortening of Whaler yeoman ?

Other letters T in the text are crossed which makes me think this may be an L

M
Title: Re: what is this word
Post by: Ruskie on Sunday 30 July 17 23:05 BST (UK)
I think we definitely need to see this word in context.  :-\
Title: Re: what is this word
Post by: Rosinish on Monday 31 July 17 03:13 BST (UK)
Quote from: PaulineJ on Sunday 30 July 17 20:31 BST (UK)
We need to see more letters to compare.

was the deceased male/female town/countryside what date was it?

"I have added some more of it, 1820, male ,town"

It may be a help to add Town/County/Country?

The 'some more' doesn't include the original word i.e can't compare the 'wording' to the sentence as Ruskie has pointed out  ???  ::)

All info. is helpful as researchers need to know certain things for clues  :D

Annie
Title: Re: what is this word
Post by: 4HORSEMEN on Monday 31 July 17 09:13 BST (UK)
Hello everyone,

And thank you for your help and interest.   I can't add any more, keep getting error message, to large.

The parish was Canongate and on looking just now online there was once apon a time a place
there called the water gate or water yet, I think it was the beginning of the Canongate. I haven't
finished reading all about this but it is looking like that's what it says,  do any of you agree?
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Title: Re: what is this word
Post by: Gadget on Monday 31 July 17 09:16 BST (UK)
Could well be - I first read it as Wateryed 


Gadget

(other ds in the portion were formed like the last letter)
Title: Re: what is this word
Post by: 4HORSEMEN on Monday 31 July 17 09:59 BST (UK)
Hi Gadget,

I did at first as well, some of the writing is really difficult on these certificates as if the
search isn't hard enough at times.

Thanks so much for your in put, much appreciated.
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