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The Common Room / Pigeon Shooting Sweepstakes 1870
« on: Tuesday 23 June 20 21:11 BST (UK)  »
A newspaper report of a pigeon (real live ones, I presume) shooting event contains the following statement: "the second [sweep] was divided between Messrs. Harding, Wednesbury and Stamford (also shot by Harding); and the final trial of skill again favoured the Wednesbury representative after a long and well-contested run with Mr. Luckett (shot by Mr. Newton).  A considerable amount changed hands on each individual shot..."

Can someone clarify what is actually happening here? I know Mr. Luckett was a well-known Birmingham bookmaker of that time, and since he didn't die until 1885, I assume Mr. Newton didn't actually shoot him. Was Luckett actually shooting, or was he represented by Mr. Newton? The same question regarding Harding. Who is actually firing the guns?

Didy  ???

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The Common Room / Re: Issuing GRO PDF certificates
« on: Tuesday 23 June 20 09:41 BST (UK)  »
I live in hope  :)

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The Common Room / Re: Issuing GRO PDF certificates
« on: Tuesday 23 June 20 08:20 BST (UK)  »
Must add, the reason I queried the method in the first place is that one of our Aussie states returns IMMEDIATE PDF certificates.

If only everyone could adopt the same efficient method.

Didy

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The Common Room / Re: Issuing GRO PDF certificates
« on: Tuesday 23 June 20 08:10 BST (UK)  »
Thank you both. I guess what that means is that I must sit back and wait in the queue, with no indication of when my death certificates might hatch.

Mustn't grumble too much - it's generally a great service for us antipodeans.

Didy

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The Common Room / Issuing GRO PDF certificates
« on: Tuesday 23 June 20 01:22 BST (UK)  »
Are PDF certificates issued automatically, or do they require some manual input? I can understand delays in producing paper copies during this current period of COVID-19 restrictions, but wondered whether the system could simply use the references supplied in the application to generate the PDF.

My techy grandchildren will be shaking their heads at me, but I do my best to try to understand how these mysteries work.

Didy
 

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The Common Room / Re: Registration of Shipboard Death
« on: Tuesday 31 March 20 06:58 BST (UK)  »
Finally located the State Records site with digitised surviving passenger lists to South Australia. Unfortunately the list for the "Moffatt" was not among them, so it seems the contemporary newspaper reports are all we have left to rely on.  :(

Thank you again for your help, especially in pointing out the UK published ones.

Didy

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The Common Room / Re: Registration of Shipboard Death
« on: Monday 24 February 20 16:31 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you for that additional info Debra.

Didy  :)

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The Common Room / Re: Registration of Shipboard Death
« on: Sunday 23 February 20 22:03 GMT (UK)  »
One of the newspaper articles referred to the "Moffatt" lying in the London Dock, which is shown in the map as being on the northern side of the river. I don't know if that excludes the possibility of the registration completely, but I think the late burial date is more conclusive.

I will let you know if/when I find the original passenger list.

Didy

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The Common Room / Re: Registration of Shipboard Death
« on: Saturday 22 February 20 13:05 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you Ruskie for those additional details. Given the abode and the late burial date, I will not order that certificate.

Jon_ni, your references are also very helpful, and I am grateful for them. I have seen the Bound for South Australia website, which lists all the details, but wasn't sure where they were obtained. This is why I would still like to search for the original passenger list, which is probably here somewhere. The Archives Index to Passengers....1836-1845 was created from original passenger lists, but lists only one William Arnold on the "Moffatt", probably omitting their eldest son who was listed separately because of his age.

The newspaper article referring to the Arnold children's death and birth is particularly interesting, and possibly comes from the original passenger list.

Thank you once again for your help.

Didy


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