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World War One / Re: What's the name of the Ship ?
« on: Saturday 20 April 24 11:23 BST (UK)  »
The ship name that appears in brackets is the actual vessel that a man served on. The first name is the depot ship that it was attached to. So it looks to me as if he remained with Sterlochy, which itself moved from Cyclops to Gibraltar.

Martin

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Photo repair - Kate Dugay
« on: Saturday 20 April 24 10:59 BST (UK)  »
I'm blown away by your skill and generosity, all of you.

Thanks again

Martin

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Photo repair - Kate Dugay
« on: Friday 19 April 24 09:04 BST (UK)  »
Excellent - thank you all!!

This is the only picture of her that we know of.

Martin

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Photo repair - Kate Dugay
« on: Thursday 18 April 24 11:56 BST (UK)  »
Hello

This is my great grandmother Kate Dugay - died 1935.

Can it be sharpened and the top right corner set to be the same as the rest of the background?

Thanks

Martin

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Two signatures for comparison
« on: Tuesday 16 April 24 14:27 BST (UK)  »
ShaunJ

It's definitely not a transcription - there are two other signatures in different handwriting.

Can a person's handwriting change that much from aged early 20s to early 60s?

My problem is that I can't find any other marriage between a Thomas Hancock and a Martha. And the date of the marriage fits conveniently with the birth of the first child just over a year later.

Thanks

Martin

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Two signatures for comparison
« on: Tuesday 16 April 24 12:04 BST (UK)  »
Hello

Two signatures this time for comparison, forty years apart. Martha Perrin married a Thomas Hancock on 4 Jun 1787 in North Nibley, Gloucestershire. Her signature in the register in the top one.

A Thomas Hancock died in 1827 - his wife applied for a Letter of Administration. Her signature is the lower one.

We can only compare on the word Martha - even though the two examples of writing are 40 years apart they seem to be quite different to me. Which suggests that the marriage of Martha Perrin is to a different Thomas Hancock.

Any thoughts?

Martin


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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / 3 George Hancock signatures - same person?
« on: Monday 15 April 24 14:29 BST (UK)  »
Hello

These 3 signatures are all by George Hancock in Gloucestershire - but are they all the same person?

The top one is a witness at Sarah Hancock's wedding 19 Aug 1817. She has a brother George age 24.

The middle one is his own wedding 2 Feb 1818.

The third is his father's Letter of Administration 27 Dec 1827 - age 34.

Thanks

Martin Hooper

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The Common Room / Re: Signature Comparison
« on: Friday 12 April 24 15:13 BST (UK)  »
I would say there's enough doubt for it to be unsafe to conclude it's the same person.

Martin

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: What's the name highlighted in yellow?
« on: Friday 12 April 24 09:20 BST (UK)  »
Emea

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