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Messages - Neil Hotson

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The Common Room / Re: Suicide of my 3x Great Grandfather Joseph Lumsden
« on: Wednesday 27 August 14 13:53 BST (UK)  »
Sometimes suicides weren't reported in deference to the local family. The death cert probably mentions the inquest ? An inquest report may also not appear in the local newspaper.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: birth certificate
« on: Wednesday 27 August 14 12:37 BST (UK)  »
Not all births made it to the national index, having to transcribed, sent to London, and then transcribed again. Your 1922 birth may be in a local register but not the national one, or for some reason un-registered. In that case a baptism might exist but not a registration.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Two sisters born late 19th century who left South Shields for Wigan. A problem!
« on: Wednesday 27 August 14 11:53 BST (UK)  »
Bigamy was quite easy until 1984; only then did the database start. It's a big country and probably only bad luck would catch you out. A lot of working class people didn't bother with the legal side.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Anymore children???/
« on: Wednesday 27 August 14 08:38 BST (UK)  »
Still births: stillbirth registers not always in use. Deaths before registration: may result in a death cert without a birth cert. Sometimes no birth or death cert; midwife and undertaker just put the infant in with an old lady of the parish, who would "keep them company".

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Can you date this photo?
« on: Wednesday 27 August 14 07:03 BST (UK)  »
I do think this is a servants' uniform so would have to guess that her room key was at the end of the chain. She wouldn't need her own timekeeper with so many clocks in the "big house" and an unchanging domestic routine. All conjecture of course.

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Can you date this photo?
« on: Tuesday 26 August 14 19:24 BST (UK)  »
Any ideas for the jewellery on her chest ?

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help decipher ship manifest
« on: Tuesday 26 August 14 16:30 BST (UK)  »
Anton Fromel ?

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Can yo date this photo?
« on: Tuesday 26 August 14 16:19 BST (UK)  »
I would say 1910 to 1925. I would also guess she wears an employer's uniform and she holds her new contract of employment; at the big house ?

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