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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Mystery man found in Charity Shop Bishop Auckland for Dating
« on: Tuesday 09 August 11 21:04 BST (UK)  »
Can anyone help with the date of this photo?

I found this chap in a charity shop in Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham and would dearly love to find out as much as I can about him. The photo size is 17” x 13.5”, mounted on rather thick card and framed within thin dark wood.  There is nothing at all written on the card, so no clue as to the photographer, although it is very professional and still in the original frame, which is backed with brown paper. It looks like the photo has been touched up or shaded somehow, leaving a sheen in places.  Any help would be most appreciated. Maybe this post could be linked to the Durham Board.  Thank you.

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Durham Completed Look up Requests / Redworth RD COMPLETED WITH THANKS
« on: Monday 31 January 11 09:05 GMT (UK)  »
I have a death certificate for Redworth RD; please could you tell me where to look for the burial? The death took place in 1926. Thank you. Caz.


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Flintshire Lookup Requests / Pierce marriage to Jones
« on: Tuesday 24 March 09 20:20 GMT (UK)  »
Flintshire Look up - Hollywell - could anyone help?
I have found marriage entry for William Pierce and Margaret Jones, Hollywell, 3rd quarter, 1868. Would the parish records tell me the parent's names, or will I have to send for the certificate? Any help would be appreciated.


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Flintshire / Welsh Translation from Family Bible - Pierce
« on: Monday 23 March 09 12:44 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, can anyone help with translation of a few lines of Welsh written in May 1875? Thank you very much

 (BLACK COVER, WELSH PRINT THROUGHOUT)
BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY – THREE SHILLINGS – (ON THE FRONT OF THE BIBLE)

Handwriting inside front of bible – this piece in English
“William Pierce his book bought in May 5 1875.”

(Pencil line drawn underneath)

 then the Welsh portion
“Fey nyled ydyw bad o ddefnydd tra b’wyf byw a threulio mywyd is y rhad er clad i’r iesu gwiw”

(Another Pencil line drawn underneath) – then further Welsh ...

Cawn ddwyn ein palmwydd yn ein llaw a blaeddio’r gongcwest ddydd a ddaw
Yn nheyinas nef
???? nef
Pladwich ac ofni mai
Docon o fauced ynddo   (or it could be)    docon o  fawed ynddo
Ef  (or it could be a ‘y’)

Inside cover at the back is written in English ...
Mr William Pierce
 His Bibel bought in the Eyer 1875 of Our Lord Jesus Christ and also gave his Heart to God in the month of May the same Eyer 1875 and it on his happy day to heven wher Plashass neva Dies
(I think he was struggling with writing English, as Dies was written Days, and changed to Dies)


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Cheshire Lookup Requests / Fletcher, Jones, tree, Chester/Mold, Flintshire
« on: Monday 09 March 09 15:57 GMT (UK)  »
Has anyone done the Fletcher/Jones/Davies/Evans Tree? I am stuck around 1840's.  Joseph Fletcher (born 1864 Chester Castle) from Gt Boughton, Chester married Elizabeth Jones from Mold, Flintshire. Joseph's father was John, from Chester.  I am trying to find Elizabeth's family on the census, however, as there are "millions" of Jones' in Wales, I am struggling big time! Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

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