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Title: Death Certificate
Post by: littlefacey on Thursday 15 October 20 22:07 BST (UK)
Hello!

I've found this image online but when I enlarge it goes blurry... does anyone have good eyesight and able to read the bottom one for Sandilands Paxton? or know of free online software where i can enlarge without blurring?


Thanks :)
Title: Re: Death Certificate
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 15 October 20 22:30 BST (UK)
You could try the free photo editing software called "Gimp" or post a clip here of the bit that you can't read.
Carol
Title: Re: Death Certificate
Post by: Jamjar on Thursday 15 October 20 22:30 BST (UK)
You haven’t attached it.

Jamjar
Title: Re: Death Certificate
Post by: Greensleeves on Thursday 15 October 20 23:32 BST (UK)
Paint.net is also a good freebie and that will allow you to reduce the size of the image.  However, there are dodgy copies online so best only to download from a trusted source.  Cnet downloads are safer than just googling and downloading elsewhere.
Title: Re: Death Certificate
Post by: Gadget on Friday 16 October 20 00:31 BST (UK)
Is this the 1860 death entry in Haddington?
Title: Re: Death Certificate
Post by: Gadget on Friday 16 October 20 00:42 BST (UK)
It is on Scotlands People.

Sandilands Paxton, labourer (married), aged 84
died 15th May 1860 at 8.30 am at Shore, Dunbar
Parents - Peter Paxton labourer and Mary Paxton , MN ? Fender - both deceased
Cause - Palsy for about six months as certified by Dr Turnbull MD who last saw the deceased on 8th May
Buried - Church Yard ?Inverwick
Informant - George Paxton, son. Present


Gadget
Title: Re: Death Certificate
Post by: littlefacey on Friday 16 October 20 16:09 BST (UK)
So sorry i didnt attach it!  :o what an idiot! but thank you all for your replies and thank you Gadget for looking it up and deciphering for me!

copyright image removed
Title: Re: Death Certificate
Post by: Gadget on Friday 16 October 20 16:34 BST (UK)
Just realised there's a marginal note. It refers to a correction in Col. 7. The wrong burial ground was written and crossed out and Inverwick was inserted.

Gadget
Title: Re: Death Certificate
Post by: Romilly on Friday 16 October 20 18:34 BST (UK)

 Very envious of the amount of information on the Cert!

Nothing like that on Certs for England and Wales.

Romilly.
Title: Re: Death Certificate
Post by: Ian Nelson on Friday 16 October 20 20:09 BST (UK)
Quote from: Greensleeves on Thursday 15 October 20 23:32 BST (UK)
Paint.net is also a good freebie and that will allow you to reduce the size of the image.  However, there are dodgy copies online so best only to download from a trusted source.  Cnet downloads are safer than just googling and downloading elsewhere.

Get it straight from here ... the official site
https://www.getpaint.net/

DON'T go to paint.com or .co.uk   as these sites have been hijacked and the thief is trying to sell the domain.
you don't need cnet in this case, cheers, Ian
Title: Re: Death Certificate
Post by: Gadget on Friday 16 October 20 20:14 BST (UK)
It really is easiest to get the certificate from Scotlands People. It only costs 6 credits  (£1.50). Compare that with the cost of Eng & Wales certs AND you get so much more info.

Trying to read a muzzy cert from someone's media file on Ancestry just hurts the eyes.

Gadget