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Topic: Decipher requested please? (Read 559 times)
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ankerdine
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I hasten to add that this is REALLY a new topic. Still researching my MARSHALLS of Wigtownshire, I came across a 1901 census entry for an Alexander Marshall, age 32, in Penninghame whose occupation was General Dealer (rags Shens). What does this latter word mean. Is it a misprint? I will never forgive that Billy Marshall, King of the Tinkers, for having all those children and why are they all called William or Alexander or Robert. I shall just claim to be related to them all!
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Marshall, Williamson, Blair, Hoggart(h): Creetown, Stranraer, Dalrymple, Auchinleck, Coylton
Scott, Ayrshire and England
Saxton, Brown, Sketchley: Nottingham, Rutland, Leicestershire
Bradbury, Turner, Merricks: Walsall, Penkridge, Staffordshire
McColville, Halliday: Northern Ireland
Hawker, Davies: Aston, Birmingham, Shropshire, Malone: Black Country
Silvers: Dudley, Worcestershire
Blakemore: Black Country, Shropshire, Rhodes: Bilston
Rhodes: Dudley, Worcs
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Gadget
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Cor, ankerdine - are you really related to that Billy MARSHALL 
Can you give me the census ref and I'll see if I can work it out.
Gadget
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Gadget
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Just had a look on the original. It's Rags and Bones - badly written, I must admit 
Gadget
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ankerdine
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This just gets worse. From Whitesmith, Tinsmith, to Seller of Japanned Ware and now just a common or garden Rag and Boneman! Is there a record anywhere which lists the offspring of the notorious Billy Marshall, all one hundred and so?
By the way what does that FFFFFSFFFFFFS stand for please? Fellow of the Family Societies Furthering Friendship For Fifty-Six's? Intrigued!
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Marshall, Williamson, Blair, Hoggart(h): Creetown, Stranraer, Dalrymple, Auchinleck, Coylton
Scott, Ayrshire and England
Saxton, Brown, Sketchley: Nottingham, Rutland, Leicestershire
Bradbury, Turner, Merricks: Walsall, Penkridge, Staffordshire
McColville, Halliday: Northern Ireland
Hawker, Davies: Aston, Birmingham, Shropshire, Malone: Black Country
Silvers: Dudley, Worcestershire
Blakemore: Black Country, Shropshire, Rhodes: Bilston
Rhodes: Dudley, Worcs
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Gadget
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There's quite a bit on Billy. I bought a few second hand books in Wigtown when I was there a couple of years back. I'll check some of the sources and let you have them. I think there may be lots online as well, if you Google him.
The FFFAFFF is from the Photo Restoration Board - Polldoll has started an antifilter club 
Gadget
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ankerdine
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Hi Gadget
Thanks for your reply and the comments about King Billy.
I bought a book on e-bay last year, "Tales of Galloway" by Alan Temperley, which had a story in it about Billy Marshall. The other stories are fascinating too. I am gradually working my way through it at the moment, recognising some stories which I had been told at school, particularly "Aiken Drum". My Scottish great-uncle was a great story teller and school teacher in Staffordshire. He used to terrify his pupils with his hair-raising ghost stories so they had to be restriced to one a month (sorry, one a term I've just checked) so that his charges could recover their nerves!
Another book I have is "More Stewartry Sketches" by Alastair Penman which also includes an account of Billy Marshall and The Levellers.
I suppose this topic should be on a new post but I leave it to you to decide.
I'm awa to the "sunny" garden to do a bit of "pottering"......
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Marshall, Williamson, Blair, Hoggart(h): Creetown, Stranraer, Dalrymple, Auchinleck, Coylton
Scott, Ayrshire and England
Saxton, Brown, Sketchley: Nottingham, Rutland, Leicestershire
Bradbury, Turner, Merricks: Walsall, Penkridge, Staffordshire
McColville, Halliday: Northern Ireland
Hawker, Davies: Aston, Birmingham, Shropshire, Malone: Black Country
Silvers: Dudley, Worcestershire
Blakemore: Black Country, Shropshire, Rhodes: Bilston
Rhodes: Dudley, Worcs
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