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The Common Room / Re: Unexpected Find
« on: Tuesday 20 May 25 16:55 BST (UK) »
Not yet, give me a few days, lol
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The Common Room / Unexpected Find
« on: Monday 19 May 25 14:05 BST (UK) »
I was searching through newspapers on FindmyPast to see if I could find anything on my great grandmother's brothers, instead I found my great grandmother herself bringing a bastardry suit! Checking the dates the child looked likely to be the one I have in my tree as her parents youngest daughter, since she's described as such on the 1881 Census. So I just got the birth entry off the GRO and, yes, illegitimate daughter of my great grandmother. Sadly she died before my great grandparents married in 1884, I wonder if my great grandfather ever knew about her and whether he would have raised her had she lived.
(Bother, I meant to put this in Lighter side)
(Bother, I meant to put this in Lighter side)
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Alexander Gordon
« on: Wednesday 14 May 25 14:08 BST (UK) »
Injuries sustained by 10 or 12 steel plates accidentally falling upon him per verdict of Jury
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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find a Thomas Fisher who was an Officer of the Excise in 1764
« on: Wednesday 14 May 25 13:53 BST (UK) »
It's not the last mention, they carry on. I've noted down all the references and page numbers in a table, for every Fisher, not just Thomas. My late mother was a local studies librarian, she trained me well 
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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find a Thomas Fisher who was an Officer of the Excise in 1764
« on: Wednesday 14 May 25 12:05 BST (UK) »
Well, going through the name indexes didn't help, there must be two Thomas Fishers in them because the name keeps appearing through to at least 1810 and Nancy is definitely described as a widow in 1809. I'll have to leave it until I can ask somebody to go through the minute books.
Back to sorting out Quaker families in Settle Monthly Meeting area.
Back to sorting out Quaker families in Settle Monthly Meeting area.
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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find a Thomas Fisher who was an Officer of the Excise in 1764
« on: Tuesday 13 May 25 20:20 BST (UK) »
Thank you
I'll add these to the list of places to look.
I'll add these to the list of places to look.
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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find a Thomas Fisher who was an Officer of the Excise in 1764
« on: Tuesday 13 May 25 17:05 BST (UK) »
I have chronic pain, sometimes my brain isn't quite as good as on other days.
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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find a Thomas Fisher who was an Officer of the Excise in 1764
« on: Tuesday 13 May 25 16:51 BST (UK) »
I'm a twit, when you use the left and right arrow keys to look through previews it jumps from page 8 to page 13 so I thought the preview didn't cover all the pages, I didn't realise that it was doing a 'next group' jump.
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The Common Room / Re: Trying to find a Thomas Fisher who was an Officer of the Excise in 1764
« on: Tuesday 13 May 25 13:09 BST (UK) »
Thank you, I downloaded the name indexes for 1764 and did find a Thomas Fisher mentioned a couple of times, and also mentions of a John Fisher and a Jonathan Fisher, unfortunately I don't have a way to visit the National Archives at the moment. I guess if I keep going I'll find out when Thomas stops being mentioned which will possibly be around his death so might be of help but with several indexes per year and limit of 100 downloads over 30 days it could take a while, still there's no hurry, I doubt he's going anywhere, lol.
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