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Title: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: thegibsonial on Monday 30 April 18 04:46 BST (UK)
Struggling to read the name of this place of birth in England.  Looks like it might begin with T, Thorndon perhaps?
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: Jamjar on Monday 30 April 18 05:07 BST (UK)
What is the name, year of birth and mother's maiden name?

Jamjar
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: thegibsonial on Monday 30 April 18 05:12 BST (UK)
This is a death record.  Of those details, the only I can give you for sure is the name: Annie Duncan.  Year of birth is probably around 1841.
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: Jamjar on Monday 30 April 18 05:20 BST (UK)
Yes, I know it was a death record, but if you have the name and mmn you could look it up on GRO and possibly narrow down possible birth area.

Jamjar
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: Jamjar on Monday 30 April 18 05:26 BST (UK)
Only one around 1841:

DUNCAN, ANNIE mmn NIGHTINGALE  GRO Reference: 1841  S Quarter in STOCKTON AND SEDGEFIELD  Volume 24  Page 246

Jamjar
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: thegibsonial on Monday 30 April 18 05:30 BST (UK)
Thank you.
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: amondg on Monday 30 April 18 06:02 BST (UK)
Was Duncan her married name?, if so we need her maiden name.
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: isobelw on Monday 30 April 18 08:04 BST (UK)
Could it be London?
Isobel
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: Kmsiggs on Monday 30 April 18 08:39 BST (UK)
Thurlow ? It would help to see more of the writing.
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: arthurk on Monday 30 April 18 11:18 BST (UK)
If the birth registration in Reply #4 is correct, Trimdon might be a possibility.
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: lizdb on Tuesday 01 May 18 13:09 BST (UK)
Thurlow?
Padstow?
Plaistow?
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: thegibsonial on Thursday 03 May 18 10:39 BST (UK)
Yes, it's a bit of a head-scratcher.  Unfortunately, the birth record suggested in Post #4 doesn't appear to be for the same Annie Duncan: the father's name and profession do not match those on the death record.  Thank you for your suggestions.
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 03 May 18 10:59 BST (UK)
You are not giving us all the information you have that might enable us to identify the birth place. What was the father's name and profession?
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: thegibsonial on Thursday 03 May 18 11:06 BST (UK)
Annie's father—according to her death record—was George Duncan, a blacksmith.
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 03 May 18 11:11 BST (UK)
There's a George Duncan, blacksmith, in Poplar, London in the 1851 census. Children include a daughter Ann aged 10.
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 03 May 18 11:30 BST (UK)
Ann Duncan birth registered in Poplar in the December quarter of 1840 (Vol2 page 312) mmn Hutchison.

Banns read at St Mary's Whitechapel in July and August 1840 for George Duncan and Ann Hutchison. No trace of a marriage.


 
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: lizdb on Thursday 03 May 18 11:57 BST (UK)
So Plaistow seems likely!
Title: Re: Place of birth: somewhere in England
Post by: ShaunJ on Thursday 03 May 18 12:24 BST (UK)
They are in Wade Street, Poplar in the 1841 census. George Duncan's occupation is "engineer".