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Offline Fretwells

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Reading an old birth certificate
« on: Friday 01 November 24 17:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

I am stuck on a few lines on the birth certificate of my wife's great grandmother (record 558 in red on the attached birth certificate). I can't read the last two lines of text in columns 1 (Name and Surname) and column 2 (When and Where born). Can anybody help me? Many thanks, Nigel

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Re: Reading an old birth certificate
« Reply #1 on: Friday 01 November 24 17:41 GMT (UK) »
I have just realised that the answer to column 1 is 'Rogers' and Illegitimate' which makes sense. I can see that part of the answer to column 2 is Airdrie but I can't read the rest of the bottom two lines. Thanks again.

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Re: Reading an old birth certificate
« Reply #2 on: Friday 01 November 24 20:34 GMT (UK) »
Welcome!

I read it as Drumbow By Airdrie

(This board where you've posted is really for help with using RootsChat. Items that are hard to read can be posted on the Handwriting board.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/handwriting-deciphering-recognition/ )

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Re: Reading an old birth certificate
« Reply #3 on: Friday 01 November 24 21:07 GMT (UK) »
Bookbox is correct with Drumbow.

This is a link to the Ordnance Survey name book which describes it in the late 1850s (there is a transcription lower down the page).

https://scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/ordnance-survey-name-books/lanarkshire-os-name-books-1858-1861/lanarkshire-volume-48/53

Drumbow on the 1859 6 inch OS map.

https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.0&lat=55.90491&lon=-3.86391&layers=257&b=ESRIWorld&o=100

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Re: Reading an old birth certificate
« Reply #4 on: Friday 01 November 24 21:49 GMT (UK) »
Thank you Bookbox and GR2. That’s great. I will also post in the right place next time.
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