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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Bolton upon Dearne baptism 1651
« on: Saturday 14 September 19 16:13 BST (UK)  »
I've been struggling with a very indistinct baptism entry, and I was wondering if anyone might be able to work some advanced wizardry and make anything out of it, please.

The entry is from Bolton upon Dearne, WRY, dated 26 Oct 1651, and is for a child of Godfrey Bingley. There are two sets of register images at FindMyPast: image (a) below is from the first, where it's part of image 28 of 43 (b) is from the second (27 of 42), and (c) gives a bit of context.

Unfortunately there's no BT to check against. A transcript was made in the 1940s (copy at Society of Genealogists) but the compiler couldn't read the name. Doncaster Archives have looked at the original under UV light and come up with a possible name, but it's not what I was hoping it might be.

So can anyone here manipulate it enough to make a suggestion, please?

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The Common Room / Yorkshire Parish Registers at FindMyPast
« on: Tuesday 29 January 19 16:15 GMT (UK)  »
Not all the parish registers and bishops transcripts at FindMyPast have been indexed, so I often find I need to browse through the images. The Yorkshire ones can be found via the list in "A-Z of record sets" as "Yorkshire Parish Registers and Bishop's Transcripts Browse".

I was somewhat perturbed yesterday when this item was missing from the list. However, it's back today, and I suspect its temporary disappearance was because they've been working on the database. Ever since the Yorkshire registers went online there I've been wanting to look at one of the early ones from South Kilvington, which for some reason hadn't been uploaded. But today, at long last, it's there!

So if anyone else is waiting for a Yorkshire register to appear, now might be a good time to check.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Medical condition please
« on: Monday 30 April 18 17:21 BST (UK)  »
Please could anyone try to decipher the last bit of the medical condition given here?

The top line appears to read "Cirrhosis of the liver & poor physique", and the longer history "Is a chronic alcoholic; has enlarged abdominal veins, cirrhosis of the liver..." but it's the last bit that I can't get - something fever???

The whole clip should give a bit of an idea of the writing style, but it's just the last bit that I can't make out - see also the enlarged clip.

Thanks.

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Durham / Wills at FamilySearch - can't browse to image
« on: Sunday 18 March 18 15:38 GMT (UK)  »
I'm trying to browse the images of original Durham wills at FamilySearch - https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2358715?collectionNameFilter=false

The will I'd like to look at was proved in 1808 (Eleanor Stowell, ref. DPR/I/1/1808/S29/1-2 - taken from North East Inheritance database), but the browsing page at FamilySearch doesn't take me beyond 1664. Does anyone know how I can access this one, please?

I'm happy to try asking FamilySearch direct, but as it's a Sunday I thought it might be quicker to ask here first.

Many thanks.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / 17th century Latin apprenticeship document
« on: Saturday 17 February 18 15:52 GMT (UK)  »
Please can anyone help with deciphering the gist of the document below? It's written on the reverse of an apprenticeship indenture dated June 1686, from the City of London freedom papers.

The apprentice was a William Lawrence, and the master was Aron Lambe, citizen and tobacco pipemaker. The memorandum on the reverse is missing the date and month, but the year appears to be 5 William and Mary (ie between 13 Feb 1692/93 and 12 Feb 1693/94).

I think possibly the apprentice is being turned over to a new master, but if so, who?

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Lost Country Houses
« on: Thursday 15 September 16 20:33 BST (UK)  »
This isn't a request for help, but I recently came across a site which may be of interest to everyone who loves trying to identify old photos. (Apologies if it's already well known - either it was new to me, or my memory's not what it was.)

The site is called England's Lost Country Houses, and is at http://www.lostheritage.org.uk/index.html  I've removed England from the subject line here because the home page has links to similar sites for Scotland and Wales.

Not all the houses listed have pictures, unfortunately, but I did wonder whether a browse through the ones there are might help with any of our ongoing mysteries...

Arthur

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How to Use RootsChat (Please don't post requests here) / Should the time to edit posts be reduced?
« on: Friday 22 July 16 14:21 BST (UK)  »
Currently messages can be edited for 24 hours after posting, but this sometimes causes problems. More than once recently I have replied to a post and on checking the thread later found that the original post has been edited. This can have a number of effects, such as:
(a) the addition to the post changes it so much that the answers following appear pointless or wrong;
(b) when you are subscribed to a thread you are not notifed of edits, so you may be sitting waiting for a response or acknowledgement from someone, totally unaware that they have put it in the original post.

Can I therefore suggest some changes to the method for editing messages, any or all of which might improve the situation:
1. Reduce the window for editing from 24 hours to something like 15 minutes, or else leave it open only until a reply is posted
2. All edits to be differentiated from the original message, with time of editing shown
3. Notifications to include edits as well as replies

I appreciate that some of these might not be possible, but I think they might prove beneficial.

Arthur

EDIT (1):
On reflection, maybe 15 minutes would be a bit draconian. To make my suggestion more widely acceptable I'll amend it to one hour.

EDIT (2):
The first edit here was done as a kind of experiment. See reply #42 and onwards for a bit of explanation.

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Technical Help / Viewing pdf files on Rootschat - browser plug-in
« on: Thursday 03 September 15 20:37 BST (UK)  »
I'm using Windows 7 and my browser is Firefox 40.0.3. Until yesterday I was using PDF-XChange Viewer (some variant of v.2) as my main PDF reader, including as a plug-in to view PDFs within the browser. As the Viewer is no longer being updated, I followed the publisher's advice to upgrade to PDF-XChange Editor (some variant of v.5), which likewise includes a browser plug-in.

Today, while visiting Rootschat (this thread, though the specifics may not be significant - http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=729867.new#new), I noticed that the pdf files attached to the thread weren't opening in the browser, but just downloading. This seemed new to me, but as I've removed the Viewer program I can't check. I have, however, verified that pdf files on other sites open in the plug-in as expected.

Please can anyone tell me if they experience the same at Rootschat, or if there's some way to force pdf files to open in the plug-in? Or is it just the way it is and a minor incompatibility to be lived with?

It's not a major issue, and it's quite easy to work round it - it's just that I was using the links on this Rootschat thread while trying to configure the new plug-in in Firefox, and got quite frustrated when it didn't seem to be working.

(NB - I'm posting this while it's fresh in my mind, but it may be a day or two before I have time to check settings and/or reply.)

Arthur

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Scottish Regalia
« on: Saturday 25 January 14 14:43 GMT (UK)  »
Can anyone identify the regalia in this photo, please? It came from a collection of photos from a Paisley family, and was taken by John Fergus of Largs - who I see from the 1871 census was born in Paisley. I've included a close-up of the badge on the chain.

It's an unusual size, the mount being approx 8.25" x 4", but I don't know a date for it. I don't know who the man is either, but if I can identify the regalia I might be able to identify him. If it's any help, some members of the family were lawyers.

Thanks,

Arthur

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