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Title: Help deciphering please
Post by: 4HORSEMEN on Wednesday 19 November 25 04:29 GMT (UK)
Hi all,

Its been some time since I posted and am hoping someone can help decipher some words on
a death register.

The two words after the number 77 ??

I thought the first letter is E then lit  and the next word pasion,   but that doesn't
make sense to me anyway.
Appreciate any and all help
Title: Re: Help deciphering please
Post by: softly softly on Wednesday 19 November 25 07:13 GMT (UK)
Still looking but see 77 ****** leith walk

SS
Title: Re: Help deciphering please
Post by: 4HORSEMEN on Wednesday 19 November 25 07:41 GMT (UK)
Hi Softly'

Yes Leith walk, and before that its corps? which I presume the writer meant corpse? or not?

its after the 77 that has me stumped Elict pasion??   I have looked up old occupations but nothing
comes close.

I appreciate your help tho thank you.
Title: Re: Help deciphering please
Post by: mckha489 on Wednesday 19 November 25 08:42 GMT (UK)
Is it possible to post a link to the full page? Or post a larger clip?  Just to get more of idea of content of the entries and of the handwriting.
Title: Re: Help deciphering please
Post by: Cas (stallc) on Wednesday 19 November 25 16:37 GMT (UK)
Wondering what decade this is..maybe relevant map for era would help

Wonder if it says 77 ..?.. pass on corp & Leith Walk

Or maybe... past on corys &

Cas
Title: Re: Help deciphering please
Post by: 4HORSEMEN on Wednesday 19 November 25 20:21 GMT (UK)
I had to down size the attachment to the size I posted, it wont let me post it any larger.
The year is 1809.
Edinburgh,  Leith Walk location of persons home.
77 aged at death.

I have assumed that the words I fail to decipher are either occupation or cause of death???

Makes no sense to me.

Thank you all for trying to help.
Title: Re: Help deciphering please
Post by: Kay99 on Thursday 20 November 25 03:46 GMT (UK)
Ah!   If 77 was his age then maybe the words were Elect person - Corps  :-\
Title: Re: Help deciphering please
Post by: horselydown86 on Thursday 20 November 25 04:27 GMT (UK)
In my opinion the letter after the apparent p-a is pretty clearly s.

His small s typically has a backwards projection under the level of the line.  This projection often (but not always) is heaviest at the end, giving the appearance of a "dot".

Good examples are in bearers, Robertson, west, Corps, pringles, wrights and houses.
Title: Re: Help deciphering please
Post by: 4HORSEMEN on Thursday 20 November 25 06:06 GMT (UK)
Hope it worked
Title: Re: Help deciphering please
Post by: 4HORSEMEN on Thursday 20 November 25 06:13 GMT (UK)
I don't profess to be computer whizz even after all these years but I have managed to post
more of the page ;D

Not sure why it stopped me previously but who cares.
I hope this will offer more clarity.

Thank you all again for your help and interest.

Title: Re: Help deciphering please
Post by: 4HORSEMEN on Thursday 20 November 25 07:13 GMT (UK)
Could it be something Poison????? ???

Gee I hope not.

I noted the writer or writers have misspellings mistakes in a few places. ::)