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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Is This Gudsleigh Street?
« on: Saturday 13 January 24 18:19 GMT (UK)  »
I think it is Endsleigh Street, which does still exist.

This was the address of the informant of the birth and by the look of it, it was some sort of institution, perhaps a lying in hospital?  Going to check some books....

Nell

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: St Pancras Registry Office
« on: Saturday 13 January 24 17:56 GMT (UK)  »
Welcome from me too.

I can't find a Gudsleigh Street anywhere in the London area from census addresses.   And I admit to being puzzled about the address of the register office being on a birth certificate.  I've just checked those that I have from that era and while it states the address where the birth took place, the district where it was registered, it doesn't give an address of the office.  Can you post a snip of the certificate where Gusdleigh Street is mentioned?  Although I suspect that won't be possible since this is a 'look-up' board.  Perhaps on the 'Handwriting' board here:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/handwriting-deciphering-recognition/

Nell

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The Common Room / Re: Where do I go next?
« on: Sunday 31 December 23 11:47 GMT (UK)  »
Biggles, thank you for the support with regard to the apprenticeship record.

If I may say, there is a difference between a patten (as in my post above) and a pattern.  You are correct about patterns, but pattens are quite specifically made for the feet!  Check out the website of the Worshipful Company of pattenmakers:

https://www.pattenmakers.co.uk/

There are a couple of illustrations of pattens there.

Nell

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The Common Room / Re: Where to Go Next Wiliam Knight, born I believe in Hampshire
« on: Friday 29 December 23 12:03 GMT (UK)  »
There is an apprenticeship for a William Knight in 1790 to Thomas King, a patten maker of Portsea.  Unfortunately no indication of William's parentage or place of origin. 

This might fit with your William's age and it is possible that William went on to last making as well.

To assist others, the reference for the 1841 census is HO107/417  Book 6/35 p 22.  William was recorded as born in county.

Nell

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight / Re: What happened to the body
« on: Thursday 21 December 23 20:14 GMT (UK)  »
Please look at the heading of Column 7, which reads:
Signature, description and residence of the informant.

So that does mean that A E Thompson lives at the same address. It does not mean that is where the deceased will be buried.

Nell

Added: Just realised that you won't see that heading if you have downloaded a digital image rather than having a full certificate.  Sorry, didn't think  :-[

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Hampshire & Isle of Wight / Re: What happened to the body
« on: Thursday 21 December 23 17:36 GMT (UK)  »
I am puzzled that the certificate states the place of burial.  This is not something that I have come across before on English death certificates.

I don't know a Hatfield Street in Portsmouth/Southsea.  It isn't listed on any of the census.  The hospital was built in 1879 and still stands. 

There is a Hatfield Road in Southsea south west of the hospital, not far from Highland Road cemetery

Nell

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The Common Room / Re: Order of Children in 1695 Will
« on: Thursday 21 December 23 17:05 GMT (UK)  »
I am lucky enough to have found a large number of family wills, from many southern counties through to Lancashire and points in between.  Generally speaking, the children were named in the order of birth, males first, then females. 

Sometimes if they were not named in birth order, it might describe them as 'eldest,'  'youngest,' 'second,' or even 'third.'  There have been occasions when the eldest son is not named because he received his inheritance in the lifetime of his father.

Nell

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Trying to trace Scottish ancestors, completely stuck!
« on: Thursday 21 December 23 16:45 GMT (UK)  »
This may be the information you need for a death certificate:

Mary Lyons, born 1925 death registered Mar qtr 2010 County Durham RD Reg 1L005  Entry Number 502801533

You can order it from the GRO (register for a free account):
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

There was a Robert & Mary Lyons listed on the electoral roll in Peterlee until 2004. 

Nell

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Sussex / Re: Catherine Oxenbridge 14th C
« on: Friday 15 December 23 16:28 GMT (UK)  »
May I ask what information you already have? 

This is a very early date and it may be difficult to prove things.  There are a number of articles about the Oxenbridges of Brede in a number of SAC volumes.  Have you checked those out at all to see if there is anything relevant which might help?  I know that some of the articles concentrate on the 15th century onwards, but there may be snippets of interest.

There is a pedigree (treat with caution and check whatever you can) in SAC Vol 8 on page 230 (see here)
https://archive.org/details/sussexarchaeolo34socigoog/page/n8/mode/2up?view=theater

but I don't see a Catherine. 

Nell

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