John Henry Toohey Record 1876

[Catherine86]

Hi,

Please could you tell me the place which is written in the 'Dated at' section.

Also, in the 'Complexion" section  does it say Fair? just a spelling mistake there?

Thanks!

[Maiden Stone]

Complexion Fair, spelt correctly. The line above capital F is a dash in the space for chest measurement.
Which army did he join and in what country?

[Catherine86]

Thanks for the reply.
Yeah I noticed that, but just thought it seemed like it was written as "fari" if anything.

He was in the 39th Regiment and he joined in Bermuda I believe.

[Bookbox]

The place name is Dugshai (India/Pakistan).

[Catherine86]

Thank you Bookbox! That really helps.

Can I ask.. would 'Tan' be an option for skin complexion? I have a photo of John Henry's daughter and she has dark skin. It just leaves me with questions if he is classed as fair also with the spelling mistake makes me wonder?

[lizdb]

I agree with Maiden Stone  - it says "Fair" with no spelling mistake!

[JenB]

I agree with Maiden Stone  - it says "Fair" with no spelling mistake!

Another in agreement - it definitely says 'Fair'. There is no spelling mistake. The first letter is an F not a T, as you can tell by the horizontal stroke going through it.
Perhaps you are being a bit misled by the fact that the dot of the 'i' isn't actually over the 'i' but over the 'r', which makes the word look a little like 'fari' as you observed earlier.

[WhiskyMac]

I agree that the word is Fair.

I write my capital 'F' in the same way and the dot over the 'i' tends to be similarly placed closer to the 'r'.   

[Treetotal]

I did wonder if it could be "Tan"....brown hair and eyes with fair complexion would be unusual, I have seen fresh complexion usually with fair haired people.I realise that there is a which makes it look like an F but T in Toohey looks the same.
Just thinking aloud.
Carol