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Scotland / Re: NRH on Scotland`s People
« on: Wednesday 12 July 23 19:36 BST (UK)  »
Hello

NRH stands for New Register House, which is the building in which the records are kept. It is used for certain records and the previous post I've linked to below suggests that for a birth record, it may relate to an adoption:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=869150.0

Best wishes

Rockford

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help reading job on death cert
« on: Friday 12 May 23 16:06 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Treetotal on Friday 12 May 23 15:58 BST (UK)
Nice one Rockford, I couldn't make that out.
Carol

It looks like a Scottish certificate and I have read *thousands* of them, which definitely helps!

Well, that and the fact that my own great-grandfather worked for the cleansing department....  ;D

Best wishes

Rockford

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help reading job on death cert
« on: Friday 12 May 23 15:56 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

It's Labourer (Cleansing Department) [deceased]

Will have presumably worked for the local council keeping the place sanitary - street sweeping, bins etc.

Best wishes

Rockford

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Locations in Old Kilpatrick & Bowling, West Dunbartonshire
« on: Thursday 04 May 23 15:51 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: James Griffin on Thursday 04 May 23 13:25 BST (UK)
... I can make out that she died in the Forth & Clyde Canal at what may be Rainbow Forrest?, Old Kilpatrick.
I then see her usual residence as being possibly 18 ? Place, Bowling in West Dunbartonshire....
James

Hello,

Could it be Gavinburn Terrace? There is a Moses Barlas listed as the proprietor of shops and houses from numbers 7 to 11 at Gavinburn Terrace in the 1920 valuation rolls on Scotland's people, and it seems to have been part of Dumbarton Road.  It may have been the stretch of Dumbarton Road between the present day Gavinburn Place and Gavinburn Street, the ends of which are only yards from the canal.

I agree with jcmac that the second address is 12 Woodside Place, Bowling.

Best wishes

Rockford

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Struggling with death details in Falkirk
« on: Monday 10 April 23 18:51 BST (UK)  »
I agree that the cause of death is "Natural decay, as cert by Alex. W. McFarlane MB, Polmont"

However, the location is eluding me! It looks like "XXX, Park of XXXX."

As Euphan died in 1873, have you found her on the 1871 census in case she is in the same place?

Best wishes

Rockford


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World War Two / Re: What uniform is this Corporal wearing.
« on: Sunday 09 April 23 15:07 BST (UK)  »
I agree that the uniform is RAF, and would suggest that the photo is late 1940s due to the medal ribbon bar on the man's uniform.

Best wishes

Rockford

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help with a word please
« on: Sunday 05 March 23 12:29 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Bookbox on Sunday 05 March 23 12:21 GMT (UK)
Could be ... Mutinous expressions to Sentry.

I think this is it!


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Armed Forces / Re: Anybody recognise this officer?
« on: Wednesday 04 January 23 17:36 GMT (UK)  »
I don't think it's General Lysons either.

If the portrait that started our quest is true to life, Gen Lysons appears to be at least one battle clasp short on his Crimea Medal.

Best wishes

Brian

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Armed Forces / Re: Anybody recognise this officer?
« on: Wednesday 04 January 23 15:10 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: SiGr on Wednesday 04 January 23 14:50 GMT (UK)
I’m afraid it is unlikely to be Sir Francis Seymour who died in 1890.

.........

Also, just to reiterate, Sir Francis Seymour died as a KCB, not a GCB. The photo has the sash and badge of a GCB.

At least that's one general ruled out.

It's interesting that the Wikipedia article has a source for him being advanced to a GCB, when the London Gazette consistently refers to him being KCB showing that, as you say, he died a KCB.

Best wishes

Brian

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