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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: This signature!
« on: Tuesday 12 January 16 04:05 GMT (UK)  »
Oh so simple!!  I can see it now - many thanks majm  :)

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / This signature!
« on: Tuesday 12 January 16 03:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hello

I've tried to decipher this signature but it has beaten me.

Can anyone see what it is?

Many thanks

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The Lighter Side / Re: baby given to wrong parents
« on: Friday 09 August 13 01:02 BST (UK)  »
Very sad, and very fascinating too.  It would be good to keep up with this story as it unfolds....  ???

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The Common Room / Re: Reuse name of dead child?
« on: Wednesday 17 July 13 23:08 BST (UK)  »
Hello golfer71

Yes, I've come across this quite a few times now in my research  :)

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The Lighter Side / Re: 'Secrets from the Workhouse' tv programme
« on: Thursday 27 June 13 00:19 BST (UK)  »
I hope it makes it to Australia - I'd love to see it so will have to keep my eyes peeled! :)

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Occupation Interests / Re: Housekeepers? Excuse my ignorance!
« on: Saturday 22 June 13 11:50 BST (UK)  »
Aha - that makes it clearer Mike - thanks! Very interesting.  Now I understand why there were so many in a small area - and I note that the Royal Exchange was included in that particular enumeration district so maybe that's another reason.

Thanks again  :)

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Occupation Interests / Re: Housekeepers? Excuse my ignorance!
« on: Saturday 22 June 13 10:35 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks to rosie99, Stan and gaffy for your replies.  I usually do a Rootschat search when I get stuck but I forgot in this case  :-[

By reference Rose - do you mean the person I found?  Don't know how to give any other reference numbers that I see so often on here  ???

Anyway, it seems that it's answered and is 'caretaker' - I just found it strange that there were so many over those 8 pages.......

Many thanks again.  :)


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Occupation Interests / Housekeepers? Excuse my ignorance!
« on: Saturday 22 June 13 03:15 BST (UK)  »
I came across a few pages on the 1901 which have me stumped.  There are 8 pages and a great number of the occupations are described as 'houskeeper' with what looks like 'caret' added in some cases (I think) afterwards  ???

The majority are men   ???

It's in the City of London - St Michael Cornhill, St Mary Woolnoth and St Mary Woolchurch Haw.

I've had a look around online but can't seem to find anything. 

Would love to know what this means.

Many thanks  :)

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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: Jennis/Gennis family
« on: Friday 14 June 13 00:17 BST (UK)  »
Hello DKA - yes, William (Elizabeth's brother) is my gr gr grandfather!  According to most records he was born in London, which means that William senior, Jane and daughter Elizabeth were all born in Ireland, and they would have come to London around 1833 ish  ???

I have looked into the Irish side of things but with so little information, and not knowing much apart from 'Queenstown' it seems a hard task! 

I too have researched life in London during the 19th century and I agree that it is amazing that we are here - we have it so easy nowadays  :o

Look forward to hearing from you again!
Julie :)


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