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Why is it??
« on: Friday 19 November 04 15:13 GMT (UK) »
Why is it every time I get a new vital record in the mail that I have been waiting for, they seem to have a smudge in the writing on the one piece of info that I REALLY wanted?  Murphy's Law.  Then when I figure out what I received, it begs for more research as more questions have been raised.   ;D  Are we ever satisfied????
George William Burke.. my missing link!! son of Wm Burke & Mary Jane Stone/Morris
Shields & Milner- Patrington  & Bilton, Yorkshire<br />Nixon & Bowers - Appleby, Broughton & Messingham, Lincolnshire<br />Hancock &Tyson- Tetford, Skendleby & Spilsby, Lincolnshire<br />Cochrane- Darvel, Loudon, Ayrshire<br />Yuill, Hardie- Paisley, Renfrewshire<br />Kennedy, Gardener & Clelland- Glasgow, Lanarkshire & Paisley, Renfrewshire<br /><br />Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchive

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Re: Why is it??
« Reply #1 on: Friday 19 November 04 15:18 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: nutkin on Friday 19 November 04 15:13 GMT (UK)
Are we ever satisfied????


The easy answer is "No" - that's why we love it so much - including all the disappointments and frustrations!

Jill
Jowett & Broadbent in Leeds.
Perry, Hartshorn/e & Wilkes in Birmingham & Dudley. Walker and Dabill in Sheffield & Notts.
Farrar in Darlington & Leeds.
Kidd & Taylor in Hartlepool & Teesside
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Re: Why is it??
« Reply #2 on: Friday 19 November 04 15:52 GMT (UK) »
Dear Nutkin - we have a special smudge decoding team at Rootschat. All you need is a scanner. It is a lot of fun as you get some weird guesses and somewhere the TRUTH.
Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa and Riley from St. Helena.
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Re: Why is it??
« Reply #3 on: Friday 19 November 04 15:55 GMT (UK) »
If genealogy research was too easy, then none of us would bother doing it ;)

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Re: Why is it??
« Reply #4 on: Friday 19 November 04 15:58 GMT (UK) »
Nutkin,   

I,m the Smuge Ossifer for Rootchat.....i,m really good at the squiggly writing....just ask anyone  ;)
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« Reply #5 on: Friday 19 November 04 16:32 GMT (UK) »
Well,  I will be scanning in a record for you all today (when I get home from work).  Get the smudge decoder warmed up!! ;D
George William Burke.. my missing link!! son of Wm Burke & Mary Jane Stone/Morris
Shields & Milner- Patrington  & Bilton, Yorkshire<br />Nixon & Bowers - Appleby, Broughton & Messingham, Lincolnshire<br />Hancock &Tyson- Tetford, Skendleby & Spilsby, Lincolnshire<br />Cochrane- Darvel, Loudon, Ayrshire<br />Yuill, Hardie- Paisley, Renfrewshire<br />Kennedy, Gardener & Clelland- Glasgow, Lanarkshire & Paisley, Renfrewshire<br /><br />Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchive

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Re: Why is it??
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 20 November 04 01:46 GMT (UK) »
Get out the decoder.  My ancestor is Jessie Kennedy Yuill. Her father's name is William Kennedy. Mother is Annie ??? and that is the name I am trying to uncover.  I am wondering if the person who wrote teh name used a phonetic spelling of a person from Glasgow saying the name.

Your guesses are welcome.  No pressure Fitty!
George William Burke.. my missing link!! son of Wm Burke & Mary Jane Stone/Morris
Shields & Milner- Patrington  & Bilton, Yorkshire<br />Nixon & Bowers - Appleby, Broughton & Messingham, Lincolnshire<br />Hancock &Tyson- Tetford, Skendleby & Spilsby, Lincolnshire<br />Cochrane- Darvel, Loudon, Ayrshire<br />Yuill, Hardie- Paisley, Renfrewshire<br />Kennedy, Gardener & Clelland- Glasgow, Lanarkshire & Paisley, Renfrewshire<br /><br />Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchive

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Re: Why is it??
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 20 November 04 06:39 GMT (UK) »
I think it is Jamerson.

If anyone has an old 1970's typewriter should be able to compare the capital letter J and small m to see if they are similar.

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Re: Why is it??
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 20 November 04 09:07 GMT (UK) »
I believe it is Jemerson - an unusual surname but one that really does exist.
Scrap that - I took another look at the magnified image and it is definitely Jamerson. Jean is right.
Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa and Riley from St. Helena.
Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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