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Death cert, make readable
« on: Thursday 23 December 10 19:07 GMT (UK) »
Hi there,
sorry it is not a lovely photo, but can any one make this death cert, readable.

many thanks

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Re: Death cert, make readable
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 23 December 10 20:43 GMT (UK) »
I tried PhotoZoom Pro on it, and got this, but it's not much better.

Best wishes, Jon

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Hall, Hunter, Stogdale, Stanbridge, Austin, Reay, Carr, Thom, Scott: Durham
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Re: Death cert, make readable
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 23 December 10 20:48 GMT (UK) »
Hi Rados,

It's not really possible to make a blurry document readable  :-\  You will most probably have to try to get a better copy of the original - was this scanned or photographed?

Cheers
Prue

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Re: Death cert, make readable
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 23 December 10 20:58 GMT (UK) »
Here's a small piece to see if it's any better. As PrueM says, it's not really possible to make it legible.

Best, Jon
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Re: Death cert, make readable
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 23 December 10 21:05 GMT (UK) »
Hi Jon :)

I've tried to transcribe it but I can't read half of it  :-\
Here's my attempt, anyway:

Twenty fifth of ?October ?1881, Stratford

Martha …

Female

?26 years (could be 36 or even 86!)

Wife of ….

….

….., Husband of the deceased, … ?White Lane, Stratford

Twenty-seventh of October, ?1881


Cheers
Prue

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Re: Death cert, make readable
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 23 December 10 21:14 GMT (UK) »
Hi Prue,

I've tried to add to your excellent transcription, but I can't read half of it either (might be a different half, though :)

Here're my additions, anyway, from a quoted version of your:

Twenty fifth of ?October ?1881, Stratford

Martha ?Brooks

Female

?26 years (could be 36 or even 86!)

Wife of ?Edward ?Brooks ?Esquire

?Howard ?Brooks ?Esquire, Husband of the deceased, … ?White Lane, Stratford

Twenty-seventh of October, ?1881

Best wishes, Jon
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Re: Death cert, make readable
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 23 December 10 21:23 GMT (UK) »
Hi Pru,
cheers for having alook, and to all that have.
the original is very poor and I had to use the zoom to read parts of it myself.
It is Original


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Re: Death cert, make readable
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 23 December 10 21:28 GMT (UK) »
If the DC is from the GRO you could try ordering another copy from the Local register office which should be more legible.

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Re: Death cert, make readable
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 23 December 10 21:30 GMT (UK) »
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