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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help request - deciphering place names Scotland
« on: Today at 09:25 »
Thank you Softly Softly.
John Provan who was married to Elisabeth Clarkson, died in the Briggend Colliery in Elderslie in 1863 aged just 32. It was an Ironstone mine, a rock fell on him, knocking him off the scaffolding and he fell down the pit shaft.

She re-married in 1864 to Edward McArthur, my 2nd Great Grandfather.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help request - deciphering place names Scotland
« on: Yesterday at 16:18 »
Is it common practice to notify Ancestry if you think the transcription is incorrect?

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help request - deciphering place names Scotland
« on: Yesterday at 16:07 »
Bit of a breakthrough!
I requested a clearer copy of 1871 Census for Edward McArthur, and noticed that the three step children's surname, which I though was Brown, and has been transcribed as Brown, could actually be Provan.

Since then I found Elizabeth Provan in Airdrie, and her mother Elisabeth McArthur (Maiden name Clarkson) was married to a John Provan before her marriage to Edward McArthur.

My thanks to David Nicoll for the suggestion.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help request - deciphering place names Scotland
« on: Saturday 01 November 25 12:54 GMT (UK)  »
Would this thread now be better being moved to either Renfewshire or Lanarkshire forum?
How do I do that?

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help request - deciphering place names Scotland
« on: Saturday 01 November 25 10:13 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you David, every day a learning day!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help request - deciphering place names Scotland
« on: Friday 31 October 25 21:01 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Neale1961

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help request - deciphering place names Scotland
« on: Friday 31 October 25 18:44 GMT (UK)  »
No only Duncan McArthur and Isabella McColl in July 1863, which is too early.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help request - deciphering place names Scotland
« on: Friday 31 October 25 18:22 GMT (UK)  »
Jeanie Fleming Brown has her mother as Isabella Brown, Domestic Servant. Is Isabella a recognised version of Elisabeth??

24 Feb 1863 and Illegitimate.

Mothers address 106 Gallowgate Glasgow.

There is also an amendment, interesting, Duncan McArthur was married to Isabella afterwards

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help request - deciphering place names Scotland
« on: Friday 31 October 25 18:12 GMT (UK)  »
Yes thats him, I wondered if "Roberts" was significant.

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