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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: deciphering cause of death
« on: Tuesday 20 February 24 12:30 GMT (UK) »
That seems to me what is says. "Locked jaw" would, I think, be tetanus.
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The Lighter Side / Re: Marrying your dead wife’s sister
« on: Monday 19 February 24 12:28 GMT (UK) »
The length of the campaign to change the law on this was highlighted by this line in the 1882 Gilbert and Sullivan opera 'Iolanthe':
"He shall prick that annual blister, marriage with deceased wife's sister."
For details of the legal situation etc, see this article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deceased_Wife%27s_Sister%27s_Marriage_Act_1907
In instances I have come across, although the second marriages took place at some distance, the couples returned home afterwards. Their families and communities must have been well aware that the two wives were sisters. I don't think everyone disapproved, or even felt strongly about it.
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"He shall prick that annual blister, marriage with deceased wife's sister."
For details of the legal situation etc, see this article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deceased_Wife%27s_Sister%27s_Marriage_Act_1907
In instances I have come across, although the second marriages took place at some distance, the couples returned home afterwards. Their families and communities must have been well aware that the two wives were sisters. I don't think everyone disapproved, or even felt strongly about it.
Drosybont
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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Where was Parrack, Huddersfield?
« on: Friday 09 February 24 20:31 GMT (UK) »
I think I've come across puddock meaning toad, Shakespeare maybe? Hence the term of abuse. But parrock meaning enclosure seems more likely for a placename.
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Yorkshire (West Riding) Lookup Requests / Re: Where was Parrack, Huddersfield?
« on: Friday 09 February 24 20:18 GMT (UK) »
In a Huddersfield Local History document 'Discovering Old Huddersfield' part 4, on page 72, available online, under the heading Paddock it says:
"In early records the name appears as 'Parrack' which is an old northern counties version of the word paddock meaning an enclosed field."
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"In early records the name appears as 'Parrack' which is an old northern counties version of the word paddock meaning an enclosed field."
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Translation Please what does notorious fr l.lanrhaiadr Muchnant Wales mean Pleas
« on: Thursday 25 January 24 23:18 GMT (UK) »
It reads "Thomas Richards, a notorious character from Llanrhaiader yn Mochnant, was indicted for stealing a watch, and pleaded not guilty."
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Glamorganshire / Re: Ffynnon Iago Fach Farm.
« on: Monday 11 December 23 18:14 GMT (UK) »
On this map it is marked, very near Ffynnon Iago Fawr, slightly to its south:
https://maps.nls.uk/view/102342571
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https://maps.nls.uk/view/102342571
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: confusing marriage details 1794
« on: Monday 30 October 23 22:05 GMT (UK) »
Just guessing, haven't checked. If they married by licence because one of them came from the parish of Trevethin and the other from the parish of Wolvesnewton, the marriage licence would have been issued by the diocese of Llandaff. The most likely place of marriage would have been the bride's parish.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: To Be or Not to Be [Actor or Not]
« on: Wednesday 04 October 23 17:22 BST (UK) »
In the 1880s and 1890s there are quite a lot of newspaper references to G E Pownall as an amateur actor. Haven't spotting anything for him in professional theatre.
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Anglesey / Re: Hugh Hughes of Anglesey
« on: Tuesday 26 September 23 13:50 BST (UK) »
Yes, I'm convinced by the details provided by Tall Al and Dragon T. Regarding his age, at first I thought it might be just a reporting error, but his age is also shown as 33 in the UK criminal records and a year of birth consistent with that is shown in some records in Australia. There is one exception, though, the Convict Indent for the Burrell, which shows his age as 26.
Perhaps his age was recorded incorrectly when he was arrested and this was copied from record to record. As well giving his description, the Convict Indent details his skills, so whoever recorded the information must presumably have spoken to him. And if he wasn't fluent in English when arrested, he was likely to have been more so by the time he arrived in New South Wales, and so more able to provide accurate information.
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Perhaps his age was recorded incorrectly when he was arrested and this was copied from record to record. As well giving his description, the Convict Indent details his skills, so whoever recorded the information must presumably have spoken to him. And if he wasn't fluent in English when arrested, he was likely to have been more so by the time he arrived in New South Wales, and so more able to provide accurate information.
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