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Offline Charlie Bucket

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Re: Help With Deciphering Cryptic Handwriting
« Reply #18 on: Saturday 03 August 19 09:21 BST (UK) »
 Does the second word start with a small letter? Is it all one word? Is that a colon after the first word?

Lots of questions I'm afraid.

Charlie
BURGESS (West Somerset)
TAKLE (West Somerset and Bristol)
QUICK (West Somerset)
STEAR/STEER (West Somerset)
KEEFE (Tipperary; Victoria, Australia; New Zealand)

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Re: Help With Deciphering Cryptic Handwriting
« Reply #19 on: Sunday 04 August 19 01:44 BST (UK) »
Oh true - that does look like a : after the first word and the symbol on the next line looks like &

back to the drawing board, or maybe a very old atlas ...

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Re: Help With Deciphering Cryptic Handwriting
« Reply #20 on: Tuesday 06 August 19 07:33 BST (UK) »
Aha! I was in the Te Ahu (Kaitaia) archives today and saw a whole lot of entries in the registers for Mangatakauere - one word not 2  ;D

So with that, I googled it when I got home. Mangatakauere is by Pamapuria, which is just south of Kaitaia on SH1.

There are also quite a lot of "since dead" entries too throughout the baptism registers, and very few Occupations listed.

Thank you for everyone who has given suggestions - all your input is very much appreciated :D

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Re: Help With Deciphering Cryptic Handwriting
« Reply #21 on: Wednesday 07 August 19 06:53 BST (UK) »
Great find.
BURGESS (West Somerset)
TAKLE (West Somerset and Bristol)
QUICK (West Somerset)
STEAR/STEER (West Somerset)
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Re: Help With Deciphering Cryptic Handwriting
« Reply #22 on: Sunday 25 August 19 02:45 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Karl G on Sunday 25 August 19 02:07 BST (UK)
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Greetings again Karl G.

You would like to contribute to the forum? Please go right ahead.  :)


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Re: Help With Deciphering Cryptic Handwriting
« Reply #23 on: Sunday 25 August 19 06:28 BST (UK) »
Hello thread.

Karl has just sent me a PRIVATE message. There in he stated he had been reading my posts and activity on the forum, and expressed a wish to correspond with me due to research of mine that involves his roots.

I have replied by MP. Presume he posted on several threads so that he could approach me privately.

Alan.
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Re: Help With Deciphering Cryptic Handwriting
« Reply #24 on: Thursday 29 August 19 11:53 BST (UK) »
Kia ora Ahau

Think that the word is one as you found..neatly put onto two lines Mangatakauere

Anyway just wondered if you had come across this great resource

http://www.maorilandonline.govt.nz/gis/home.htm

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Re: Help With Deciphering Cryptic Handwriting
« Reply #25 on: Thursday 29 August 19 12:14 BST (UK) »
Hi Sranreagh,

That's a brilliant resource, and certainly new to me!

May  I add it to the Resources & Offers pages? I'll credit you.

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Re: Help With Deciphering Cryptic Handwriting
« Reply #26 on: Friday 30 August 19 04:20 BST (UK) »
Please add it to the Resources board, that will be great. No need to ack me.    :D

I used it often when working.  Will get my thinking cap on to see if I can remember some others. 

One more

http://www.whakapapaclub.nz/information/where-to-start/

The Maorilandonline site may be there already under whakapapa. 
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