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Offline merlinnz

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Does the abbreviation "unq" mean unqualified?
« on: Thursday 21 June 07 04:27 BST (UK) »
I have located a strong possibility for an ancestor ont eh edinburgh apprentices register... it states he is son to unq Thomas B, tailor etc etc

Does the unq mean unqualified?

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Re: Does the abbreviation "unq" mean unqualified?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 21 June 07 09:12 BST (UK) »
It is probably an abbreviation for unquhile/umquhile (alternative spellings) which means deceased.

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Re: Does the abbreviation "unq" mean unqualified?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 21 June 07 18:35 BST (UK) »
ahhhh, many thanks
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