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Photograph Resources, Tips, Tutorials / Re: Cleaning up photos of documents
« on: Sunday 26 March 23 00:25 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you very much indeed, Peter. That's made far more of an improvement than I imagined possible! No luck with the precise date of birth on the second page, but much of the rest of it is easier to interpret. Thanks again!

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Photograph Resources, Tips, Tutorials / Re: Cleaning up photos of documents
« on: Saturday 25 March 23 21:44 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Peter. This is the card I'm interested in. As you can see it's a really poor image. I assume the microfilm images are as bad themselves, but perhaps returning to them might give me something better to work with.

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Photograph Resources, Tips, Tutorials / Cleaning up photos of documents
« on: Saturday 25 March 23 18:41 GMT (UK)  »
Are there any specific tips for removing noise from a document scanned from a NARA microfilm where the black writing is partially obscured by shadows? Apparently the original records have been destroyed, but someone has indexed information from this record which I can't read for myself so I wonder if it can be made clearer. I've tried importing into a photo program and sharpening, but it's still far from readable.  Thank you.

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Nottinghamshire / Re: NFHS Journal request
« on: Thursday 01 September 22 18:43 BST (UK)  »
Hi nottsgirl1.  Thank you so much for the offer but no need now. Another kind member of this wonderful forum has kindly sent me through a copy today. Now to work out which line of descent ends with me! And yes, that James does look like one of the children, especially with that occupation - although there are some music masters and a parish clerk as well as the horse dealers.

And thank you again larkspur. I've seen a photo of a whole line of quite short gravestones of the family on Ancestry, but it's not really possible to read them. If you are passing that way, a close up of James Blagg's (d.1819) stone in particular would be very welcome - but please don't go out of your way :)

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Nottinghamshire / Re: NFHS Journal request
« on: Monday 29 August 22 13:51 BST (UK)  »
Thanks larkspur.  I have those and I've just pieced together the 14 children of his eldest son too - a prolific bunch!

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Nottinghamshire / Re: NFHS Journal request
« on: Sunday 28 August 22 18:00 BST (UK)  »
Hi BumbleB - I had thought about that, but they don't sell old copies of the journal in their online shop and don't particularly encourage enquiries on their website, so I thought I try helpful Rootschatters first.

And thanks jonw65. That's where I saw the information about the Blagg article and I had the burial information, thanks. I hadn't seen the death notice though. I was planning to try to track all descendants as he's a common DNA ancestor via a mystery ancestor of mine - so the 65 children and grandchildren info is a bit of a blow!!


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Nottinghamshire / NFHS Journal request
« on: Sunday 28 August 22 15:51 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone have the Nottinghamshire Family History Society journal Vol.7 No.7 (Apr 1993)? I'd love to get a copy of an article on pages 34-35 about the death of James Blagg of East Markham and I can't locate a copy of the journal.

Many thanks if you're able to help.


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Lancashire / Colourcoat Brusher
« on: Friday 22 April 22 22:02 BST (UK)  »
Does anyone have any ideas about what this occupation in the 1939 Register might involve:
"Colourcoat Brusher Process Worker H W" ?

It's the occupation of a man living in Clock Face Road, St Helens. Other occupations on that page involve coal mining and an asbestos works.  I presume the HW relates to Heavy Work which is often specified in the Register.

Thanks

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Australia / Re: Edward Power - NSW Coroner's Inquest
« on: Sunday 25 July 21 11:38 BST (UK)  »
Thank you JM, Sue and Matthew for providing so much information and giving the context of this sad story. I've always assumed people emigrated from England to Australia in search of a better life so it's very useful to know the real social history of those times. Checking FreeBMD, Edward's younger sister, Emma Power, did die in 1931. He had also lost his father when he was 4. His poor mother!

Thanks all. 

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