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Help Deciphering Cert.
« on: Tuesday 23 May 17 23:44 BST (UK) »
I would be grateful if someone could decipher the handwriting on a birth certificate for me. The certificate is for John Megaw (actually McGaw) born in Castleblayney in 1878. I am having difficulty with the place names and informant was hoping someone with local knowledge could make an educated guess. Sorry not very technical so can not cut and paste, the cert is on the GRO site.

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Re: Help Deciphering Cert.
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 23 May 17 23:50 BST (UK) »

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Re: Help Deciphering Cert.
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 23 May 17 23:55 BST (UK) »
Thanks I was trying and failing on an iPad also.

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Re: Help Deciphering Cert.
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 24 May 17 00:00 BST (UK) »
Horrid handwriting.
Think the district (top of the page) is Newtownhamilton.

Possible one of the several Tullyvallan but someone fimilar with the area will hopefully know better.

This is a good site to have a look at Reg districts
http://www.swilson.info/regdistmap.php


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Re: Help Deciphering Cert.
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 24 May 17 00:28 BST (UK) »
I could be way off but there is Mcgaws living in the area in 1901 maybe some of the names will strike a cord with you.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01k56/

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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 24 May 17 00:50 BST (UK) »
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 24 May 17 00:56 BST (UK) »
Or Tullyvanus,
I'm just thinking there could be a us at the end and this place is in Co. Monaghan.

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Re: Help Deciphering Cert.
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 24 May 17 01:02 BST (UK) »
https://www.johngrenham.com/places/regdist_results.php?rdid=54&&order=placename&REGISTRARS_DISTRICT=Newtown%20Hamilton&PLU=Castleblayney

From list of placenames on link, looks like it could be    Tullyvallan

Looking at word "Male"  it also ends in a flourish.

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Re: Help Deciphering Cert.
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 24 May 17 01:05 BST (UK) »
"....certificate is for John Megaw (actually McGaw) born in Castleblayney in 1878....."


certificate is for John Megaw (actually McGaw) REGISTERED in Castleblayney in 1878.
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