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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Your opinion matters
« on: Tuesday 20 May 25 12:52 BST (UK) »Frank Lessing?
Or Frank Plessing? does seem to end in ssing but the first part is all mixed up with the k from Frank.
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Or Frank Plessing? does seem to end in ssing but the first part is all mixed up with the k from Frank.
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Cause of child's death, please?
« on: Friday 25 April 25 16:50 BST (UK) »
Actually looks like Iinfalmtion to me, but I would agree it is likely to be inflammation.
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Bedfordshire / Re: The mysterious William Walker/Dawson
« on: Wednesday 12 March 25 17:22 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Pinetree - Sarah Ann Sharpe looks a likely bet.
The post I deleted above was a newspaper cutting re Mary Clark and William Dawson's eventual marriage in 1900 (I decided I probably shouldn't post it due to copyright etc) - it basically said that Ampthill union was going to stop outdoor relief for Mary unless they married. The baptist minister who married them did so without charging a fee.
The post I deleted above was a newspaper cutting re Mary Clark and William Dawson's eventual marriage in 1900 (I decided I probably shouldn't post it due to copyright etc) - it basically said that Ampthill union was going to stop outdoor relief for Mary unless they married. The baptist minister who married them did so without charging a fee.
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Bedfordshire / Re: The mysterious William Walker/Dawson
« on: Wednesday 12 March 25 13:13 GMT (UK) »
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Cause of death?
« on: Sunday 26 January 25 15:58 GMT (UK) »I think its
Pneumonia
6 days
I read the same
And I agree
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Name in probate of Thomas Norwood of Sutton Valence
« on: Sunday 26 January 25 10:36 GMT (UK) ». . .
When was this will? it may be possible to check a list of Notaries for the time/ find on census
9 June 1741 (2nd line).
A little early for a census me thinks
Not sure how I missed that date!
As you say a little early for a census. However, there are plenty of Cuckows in Kent including, most notably, Daniel Cuckow N P in a 1739 document on the Kent, Tyler Index to Wills
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Name in probate of Thomas Norwood of Sutton Valence
« on: Saturday 25 January 25 13:15 GMT (UK) »Sorry, I have to disagree.
Compare the spacing of the Do in Doctor with that of the Du in the purported Duckow and consider that he would have written the C first then the D, but spaced it before the C. Sorry, not on.
I'll stick with D Cuckow!
Yes I see what you mean - there is a gap between D and uckow and the letter mixed up with the D could be a C. So D Cuckow is very feasible.
When was this will? it may be possible to check a list of Notaries for the time/ find on census
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Name in probate of Thomas Norwood of Sutton Valence
« on: Saturday 25 January 25 09:51 GMT (UK) »
I would also say the surname is Duckow - compare the D with that in Doctor - and that there is an initial mixed up with the D but not sure if it is a P as not the same as that in Paul.
Jan
Jan
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Sussex village name
« on: Tuesday 17 December 24 13:42 GMT (UK) »
Yes I'd agree with Maudlin.
They certainly moved around albeit in a relatively small area - living in tents and caravans explains it, hadn't noticed that.
They certainly moved around albeit in a relatively small area - living in tents and caravans explains it, hadn't noticed that.