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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help reading 2 signatures
« on: Saturday 08 February 20 19:05 GMT (UK)  »
THanks

It was too much to hope they would have signed with their christian names  :(

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Help reading 2 signatures
« on: Saturday 08 February 20 18:49 GMT (UK)  »
I'm after a bit of help reading a marriage transcript.  Its the one on the bottom left - between William Smirthwaite and Mary Veevers.  What I'd like to know are the names of the signatures of the two people who signed as being in the presence of the marriage.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-65D1-PY

I'm hoping they might be family of the Smirthwaites (or Veevers).

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Other Countries / Re: Family in India
« on: Thursday 30 January 20 13:59 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Thursday 30 January 20 13:52 GMT (UK)
Dr John Shortt - surgeon general - died in 1889 aged 77. So possibly an uncle or cousin of JFS

JFS's uncle John died aged 16.  His only Shortt uncle was a Jonathon Shortt who died 20/6/1855.

So cousin seems more likely.

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Other Countries / Re: Family in India
« on: Thursday 30 January 20 13:46 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Thursday 30 January 20 12:50 GMT (UK)
Did he have a brother William Henry Shortt? Also an Indigo planter. Married Ruth Christian in Bhaugulpore in 1883.

Just found that John Farquharson SHORTT,  married Edith CHRISTIAN, (b. 28/3/1858, Monghyr, Bengal, INDIA d. 18/2/1937, Monghyr, Bengal, INDIA) on 31/5/1882  Monghyr, Bengal, INDIA

Looks like a case of 2 brothers marrying 2 sisters  ;)

Opps........jumped the gun there.  Ruth's father was Henry Christian whilst Edith's father was Alexander Christian

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Other Countries / Re: Family in India
« on: Thursday 30 January 20 13:02 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Thursday 30 January 20 12:55 GMT (UK)
A Dr John Shortt was writing about the culture and manufacture of indigo in India in the early 1860's. There must surely be a family connection.

The only John Shortt I have is John Farquharson SHORTT.  It is possible that Dr John Shortt could be the son of one of JFShortt's brothers.

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Other Countries / Re: Family in India
« on: Thursday 30 January 20 12:59 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: ShaunJ on Thursday 30 January 20 12:50 GMT (UK)
Did he have a brother William Henry Shortt? Also an Indigo planter. Married Ruth Christian in Bhaugulpore in 1883.

Yes, he had the following sibilings (in order)
1. Thomas Mountsteven SHORTT, b. 1/1/1851, Inverness, SCOTLAND  d. 19/7/1938, Norwood, South Australia, (Age 87 years)
2. Charles Henry SHORTT, b. 12/2/1852, Inverness, SCOTLAND d. 5/1/1915, Putney, Surrey, ENGLAND (Age 62 years)
3. John Farquharson SHORTT, b. 30/6/1854, Inverness, SCOTLAND d. 3/8/1915, Darjeeling, Bengal, INDIA (Age 61 years)
4. Emily SHORTT, b. 7 /2/1856, Inverness, SCOTLAND d. 13/11/1910, Inverness, SCOTLAND (Age 54 years)
5. William Henry SHORTT, b. 7/2/1858, Inverness, SCOTLAND d. Abt 1896, Port Saeed, Ash Sharqiyah, EGYPT (Age 37 years)
6. Jonathan  SHORTT, b. 1/12/859, Inverness, SCOTLAND d 21/11/1861.(age 2)
7. Margaret Jane SHORTT, b. 8/8/1861, Inverness, SCOTLAND d. 14/9/1864, Inverness, SCOTLAND (Age 3 years)

and a half sister from his father's first marriage (to Jane MacAndrew) - Catherine MacAndrew Shortt

JFShortt's parents were William Henry SHORTT, b. 8/3/1807, IRELAND d. 19/1/1861, Inverness, SCOTLAND (Age 53 years) and Emily FARQUHARSON,  b. Abt 1828, Newburgh, Fifeshire, SCOTLAND d. 14/1/1915 (Age ~ 87 years).

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Other Countries / Re: Family in India
« on: Thursday 30 January 20 12:32 GMT (UK)  »
I did have a look at Families in British INdia, but only found the marriage

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Other Countries / Family in India
« on: Thursday 30 January 20 12:18 GMT (UK)  »
What I have so far

John Farquharson SHORTT, b. 30/1/1854, Inverness, SCOTLAND d. 3/8/1915, Darjeeling, Bengal, INDIA (Age 61 years) (also listed as John Fox Shortt in his daughter's marriage record).

-m- 31/5/1882  Monghyr, Bengal, INDIA

Edith CHRISTIAN, b. 28/3/1858, Monghyr, Bengal, INDIA d. 18/2/1937, Monghyr, Bengal, INDIA (Age 78 years)

3 Children
1. Frances Beatrice SHORTT, b. 1/3/1883, Muzaffarpur, Bengal, INDIA
2. Mabel Grace SHORTT,  b. 20/11/1884, Monghyr, Bengal, INDIA
3. Elsie Lilian SHORTT, b. 25/10/1894, Bengal, INDIA

Mabel went on to marry Lt. Col. Mark Gordon ANDERSON in Bombay 4/1/1915.

What I'm interested in is finding out what John Farquharson SHORTT was doing in India, and when did he move to India from Scotland.

Any thoughts as to where I might find this out?

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Heraldry Crests and Coats of Arms / Re: What does this coat of arms look like?
« on: Friday 18 October 19 16:52 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Liz, Martin & KG for all your help.  At the risk of pushing my luck and your patience further, I have another coat of arms I can't picture.  It does follow on from the Goodhands.  The description is handwritten and although I have tried to type it up, some words might not be clear.

1st & 6th Parker sa: a bricks
head ad neck ernsed carbossed
between two flannches or
2nd Goodhand . Cheqnyargis gules
on a fesse azure 3 sinister
gauntlets of the first
3rd Thorsbye . sa.a.chevron
bewtenn three mullets arg:
4th Harveye . Rg : a chevron az :
between 3 lioneels rampanet gu :
5 Waterton Barry of berm : agu :
over all 3 crescents sa : an ammulet
or for difference
1st Crest for Parker a brick's head
& neck erased affrontel or .
2nd Crest for Goodhand an arm
in armour embowed pp holdinng
a sword org. hilt & pornel or:

Motto for Parker “Non nobis naseimur”

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