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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: can someone please tell me if they are the same people
« on: Wednesday 10 August 11 10:38 BST (UK)  »
Two different hands I agree, the t, h, s and final g are also different. Compare the word sister in both, almost totally different.
 
Beside a different nose, the ears are lower on the soldier, has dark eybrows and open around the eyes.  The second and third photos have no apparent eyebrows and the eyes are heavily lidded.  The second and third photos have striking resemblance to each other though.  The hair and hairline are identical, no eyebrows and identical noses. Both have eyes that are heavily lidded.

It might steer you in the right direction if you can identify the uniform. I am no help in that department though. 

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Identify this house, and possible date of build.
« on: Tuesday 09 August 11 21:28 BST (UK)  »
Looks Georgian up to 1830 to me.  The section at the back in the colorized picture looks different, possibly an original house or addition. I see no electrical wires and many chimneys indication maybe a coal firelplace in each room.  An upper class house probably within an estate.  The round section looks just enough out of character to be possibly an addition. 

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Can anyone help me with this word please?
« on: Tuesday 09 August 11 19:57 BST (UK)  »
My deciphering of the documents as presented with your notes

Thomas Petchie the Smythe was buryed the fifth daye of Aprill anno xxxxxxxxxx

Henry Xxxxxxxx Smythe was buryed the fourth daye of xxxx anno xxxxxxxxxx

assuming the word in question is Smythe, it is possible that Thomas Petchie was a "smythe"  and the other fellow's last name was Smythe as he is not referred to as "the" Smythe.

I would need the whole document to compare how script is written in this hand and compare the known characters. 

I confess the scans you presented do not display very well on my computer, they are not very high resolution and appear as little blocks.

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Oxfordshire / Re: St Giles, Oxford 1822 Baptism
« on: Monday 08 August 11 19:53 BST (UK)  »
You might have more luck looking for Armsworth tithing district in Old Alresford.  Sometimes the name comes up Harmsworth due to the habit of the English to add an "haitch" before an "a" where there is none and subtract one when there is an "haitch".  The two forms Harmsworth and Armsworth seem to be used interchangeably in some instances. You also see Alresford misspelled Arlesford as well.

see this book pages
http://books.google.ca/books?id=TCMOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&dq=armsworth+old+alresford&source=bl&ots=nSSAvuovDn&sig=EFGIjL3Xaqa0BHiRbh4NnM0Hcv0&hl=en&ei=DChATvzoOIT20gH37rHWAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CEsQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=armsworth%20old%20alresford&f=true

Harmsworth has become a surname in its own right. 

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