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Offline DTR

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Family Letters from JM Barrie
« on: Sunday 05 February 06 20:25 GMT (UK) »
Hi All,

Below is one page of a few letters that were written to my Wife's GGGrandmother Mary Jane Gosling who worked for the Author in the 1890's , can anyone decipher the words?If so I will post the others if the file size is not too big!

Please contact me if you can read the text!

Cheers

DTR

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Re: Family Letters from JM Barrie
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 05 February 06 22:58 GMT (UK) »
Hi DTR,

How very interesting! Here's my best shot.

Sunday

My dear Jane,

I was surprised.
Had no idea that Mum/Nan ??
has a baby. why didn't you let me know xxx xxx?
I feel very hurt. You must
come and ?? to me (us?)
be xx such a darling.
I like his fathers (??)

JM Barrie


Ros

PS I suggest that if you post this with a heading about deciphering handwriting you will get lots of responses - people enjoy doing this and some of them are very good at it!
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Re: Family Letters from JM Barrie
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 05 February 06 23:07 GMT (UK) »
You must come down and show him to us
All yours,Arranroots ;D

I'm tempted to say I like his father's shortburns (sideburns) ??? ???  very strange
Tricia
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Nottinghamshire,Bulwell: Bowskill, Everley, Gent, Haywood, Houghton, Wilkinson.
Nottinghamshire, Mansfield:- Baxter
Buckinghamshire: Charlesworth, Fowler
Derbyshire:Brimington:- Adams, Baxter
London: Bird, Charlesworth, Coleman, Desmoulins, Everard, Jarman, Quinton, Richards
Italy: Gioffredi

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Re: Family Letters from JM Barrie
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 05 February 06 23:08 GMT (UK) »
Well done Ros

With the benefit of what you have already written...

My dear Jane

I was so surprised, I had no idea that Min had a baby.
Why did no one let me know at once.
I feel very hurt.  You must come and show him to us.
Be xxx such a darling
I like Mr Fathxx  ??

J M Barrie

A  ;)
Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN - HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD - GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS - WIL: WEBB, SALTER - RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS - GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY - MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD - SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON - IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)

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Re: Family Letters from JM Barrie
« Reply #4 on: Monday 06 February 06 12:34 GMT (UK) »
Looks a bit like "thinks I'm father"  :o
Which might be even more interesting :)
gazza

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Re: Family Letters from JM Barrie
« Reply #5 on: Monday 06 February 06 12:46 GMT (UK) »
shes her fathers

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Re: Family Letters from JM Barrie
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 23 February 06 23:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi All,

Thanks to everyone who had a go! I thought it was gonna get a bit juicy there for a bit. I will post the rest of the letters shortly for decoding ???

Cheers

DTR
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