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Offline Bonny jean

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Can't read French birth lines.
« on: Tuesday 22 March 11 01:35 GMT (UK) »
Can someone out there please tell me what this says, I have waited years to get this and now I don't know what it says.  ??? :'(

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Re: Can't read French birth lines.
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 22 March 11 02:29 GMT (UK) »
It's a birth declaration for Joseph Etienne, son of Joseph Leroy (age 33) and Marie Rose Masselet (age 32), his wife, born on 16 December (1860) at 11 o'clock at night at home.
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Re: Can't read French birth lines.
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 22 March 11 07:02 GMT (UK) »
A fairly literal translation:

12 am, 17 December 1860.

In the presence of Pierre Paulin BINABEN, registrar.

Joseph LEROY, sailor, aged 33, residing on this island, presented a male child born at his home yesterday 16 December at 11 pm to himself and his wife Rose MASSET, aged 32, declaring that he gave him the forenames Joseph Etienne.

The aforementioned presentation and declaration were made in the presence of Messrs Victor MESSANOT, carpenter, aged 33, and Jean HEGUY, office assistant, aged 40, both residants of this island.

The informant and the witnesses signed this certificate together with the registrar, after it had been read to them.

Signatures follow - certified copy - Chief Registrar


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ANT: Nesbit, Potts; CHS: Gosling (Hazel Grove/Lymm), Hinton (Lymm), Johnson (Hazel Grove), Marsland (Hazel Grove), Massey (Daresbury), Sorton (Warmingham); LAN: Jackson, James, Potts (Manchester/Salford); MAY: Caulfield, Griffin (Leveelick); SAL: Goodwin, Johnson (Bridgnorth), Gregory (Wellington); STS: Goodwin, Gregory, Johnson (Wolverhampton); Hallett (Trysull); SOM: Dowding, James, Jones (Bath)

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Re: Can't read French birth lines.
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 22 March 11 09:16 GMT (UK) »
12 midi is 12 midday not 12 at night

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Re: Can't read French birth lines.
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 22 March 11 11:44 GMT (UK) »
I mean 12.00, not 00.00 or 24.00 -  ;)
ANT: Nesbit, Potts; CHS: Gosling (Hazel Grove/Lymm), Hinton (Lymm), Johnson (Hazel Grove), Marsland (Hazel Grove), Massey (Daresbury), Sorton (Warmingham); LAN: Jackson, James, Potts (Manchester/Salford); MAY: Caulfield, Griffin (Leveelick); SAL: Goodwin, Johnson (Bridgnorth), Gregory (Wellington); STS: Goodwin, Gregory, Johnson (Wolverhampton); Hallett (Trysull); SOM: Dowding, James, Jones (Bath)

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Re: Can't read French birth lines.
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 22 March 11 17:50 GMT (UK) »
When not working I refer to 12.00 as 12 Noon.
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Re: Can't read French birth lines.
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 22 March 11 18:39 GMT (UK) »
I'm mildly surprised to find a "fonctionnaire" still working at midday instead of heading off for a leisurely lunch - midnight really would be a shock!  ;D
ANT: Nesbit, Potts; CHS: Gosling (Hazel Grove/Lymm), Hinton (Lymm), Johnson (Hazel Grove), Marsland (Hazel Grove), Massey (Daresbury), Sorton (Warmingham); LAN: Jackson, James, Potts (Manchester/Salford); MAY: Caulfield, Griffin (Leveelick); SAL: Goodwin, Johnson (Bridgnorth), Gregory (Wellington); STS: Goodwin, Gregory, Johnson (Wolverhampton); Hallett (Trysull); SOM: Dowding, James, Jones (Bath)

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Re: Can't read French birth lines.
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 22 March 11 23:57 GMT (UK) »
Is this a Channel Islands birth certificate? 
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Re: Can't read French birth lines.
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 23 March 11 13:38 GMT (UK) »
I believe from the words "Etat civile" that it has to be mainland France rather than the Channel Islands. I would expect a certificate from the C.I to include the Royal coat of Arms etc.
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