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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: 69 or 49
« on: Tuesday 15 February 22 15:04 GMT (UK)  »
I'm inclined to go with 49.  The scribe had a distinctive way of writing 4's, all in one movement without the pen lifting off the paper, something like in the image below.

There was a William Kirby who was christened 31 March 1745 at St Andrews Holborn, which is not too far from Clerkenwell. The date is perfect for a 49 year old on 28 Dec 1794. Could be coincidence though.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Robert's occupation
« on: Friday 11 February 22 12:50 GMT (UK)  »
The slightly-sloping upright mark at the extreme left is an annotation which appears on virtually all entries, including next to "Coachman" on the line below. Without this mark, I'd say it's hard to discern an "M".

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Robert's occupation
« on: Friday 11 February 22 12:02 GMT (UK)  »
To me it looks like the enumerator started to write "Living on own means" (a common entry in this census), but then crossed out "Living", and in the reduced space available wrote Comal or Comcl Clerk. Subsequently, someone has overwritten/annotated it with "CC", presumably standing for commercial clerk.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Comment shown in the baptism register margin - 1886
« on: Sunday 06 February 22 13:14 GMT (UK)  »
Maybe "During one of the severest snow storms to have occurred for many years" ?


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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help needed with handwritten letter/will from WW1
« on: Saturday 06 February 21 15:57 GMT (UK)  »
Page 2 - I seem to see a misspelt "Khaki" instead of "White".

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