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Re: Shorthand transcription
« Reply #9 on: Monday 09 April 18 16:47 BST (UK) »
12 Friday

Went up with Stanley.  Peter also got on my bus.  He  ....   ......
So all met again at Charing Cross.  His smile is  (?marvellous).
Suffolk: Pearl(e),  Garnham, Southgate, Blo(o)mfield,Grimwood/Grimwade,Josselyn/Gosling
Durham/Yorkshire: Sedgwick/Sidgwick, Shadforth
Ireland: Davis
Norway: Torreson/Torsen/Torrison
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« Reply #10 on: Monday 09 April 18 17:46 BST (UK) »
7th Sunday (with acknowledgement to Tony's wife who did the first sweep!)

Went to communion in morning Stanley (was?) there.  Went to Denise's (?) house.  She was out.  Cards in the afternoon.  Took dog for a walk in the evening  saw Mrs Sinclair  she said I must go swimming with Betty(?)  one Sunday morning if not seeing Stanley.
Suffolk: Pearl(e),  Garnham, Southgate, Blo(o)mfield,Grimwood/Grimwade,Josselyn/Gosling
Durham/Yorkshire: Sedgwick/Sidgwick, Shadforth
Ireland: Davis
Norway: Torreson/Torsen/Torrison
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Re: Shorthand transcription
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 10 April 18 08:21 BST (UK) »
11 Thursday

Went up to ?  in the evening  did not stop long  always bored there    took dog for a walk but did not see Stanley.
Suffolk: Pearl(e),  Garnham, Southgate, Blo(o)mfield,Grimwood/Grimwade,Josselyn/Gosling
Durham/Yorkshire: Sedgwick/Sidgwick, Shadforth
Ireland: Davis
Norway: Torreson/Torsen/Torrison
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 10 April 18 08:30 BST (UK) »
8th Monday

(I can't read most of it - perhaps someone else might like to have a look.)

Went up in the train with Billy Watson.  Morris supposed to go for  papers(?) but he did not .........................................
Rang Bertie(?) house to see if Florrie was there/free.
Suffolk: Pearl(e),  Garnham, Southgate, Blo(o)mfield,Grimwood/Grimwade,Josselyn/Gosling
Durham/Yorkshire: Sedgwick/Sidgwick, Shadforth
Ireland: Davis
Norway: Torreson/Torsen/Torrison
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Re: Shorthand transcription
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 10 April 18 09:05 BST (UK) »
I believe Monday 8th might be starting with:

'Went up in train with Billy Watson. Morris supposed to go for puppies...'
Conroy, Fitzpatrick, Watson, Miller, Davis/Davies, Brown, Senior, Dodds, Grieveson, Gamesby, Simpson, Rose, Gilboy, Malloy, Dalton, Young, Saint, Anderson, Allen, McKetterick, McCabe, Drummond, Parkinson, Armstrong, McCarroll, Innes, Marshall, Atkinson, Glendinning, Fenwick, Bonner

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Re: Shorthand transcription
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 10 April 18 10:06 BST (UK) »
from middle of line three on 8th:

.....  I went out because I did not  ..... want to see him as it would hurt him/me(?)
Suffolk: Pearl(e),  Garnham, Southgate, Blo(o)mfield,Grimwood/Grimwade,Josselyn/Gosling
Durham/Yorkshire: Sedgwick/Sidgwick, Shadforth
Ireland: Davis
Norway: Torreson/Torsen/Torrison
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Re: Shorthand transcription
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 10 April 18 10:11 BST (UK) »
8th

.....Went out because I did not want to see him as it would hurt him. Went up in bus with Stanley.Went round to ..... and ......... both out.

(posted at same time as Greensleeves)

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Re: Shorthand transcription
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 10 April 18 10:15 BST (UK) »
This is amazing. Would it help if I posted a few more pages (in sequence) to help with context and to give you more examples of the writing.


Clark, Clarke, Batchelor, Diamond, Ruddick,
Yorkshire: Oaks, Denton, Sykes

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Re: Shorthand transcription
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 10 April 18 10:19 BST (UK) »
Would be helpful.  Do you know who Morris and Stanley are, or just friends?