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Richard Powning
« on: Friday 11 October 19 20:05 BST (UK) »
Hi

Can anyone possibly help me. I have located a death of a distant uncle .

He died in January 1861 Genoa Italy on his gravestone it has S R N after his name does any one know what this would abbreviated from?

Any help appreciated

Fions

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Re: Richard Powning
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 12 October 19 10:00 BST (UK) »
Don't know I'm afraid but I am not sure this is a military abbreviation in this case.  He is listed as a civil overseas death.  Any idea who he worked for?

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Re: Richard Powning
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 12 October 19 10:20 BST (UK) »
He was an engineer according to the 1841 census, and a mechanical engineer according to the 1851 census.
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Re: Richard Powning
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 12 October 19 10:47 BST (UK) »
The address on the 1841 census is "Cottage, Laxey Mine" - and there were some 400 Cornishmen employed in the Laxey Mines by 1848.

My guess would be that he was a Mines Engineer?
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Re: Richard Powning
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 13 October 19 11:03 BST (UK) »
Why was he buried in Chester? Was he from there originally. The only SRN I can think of is State Registered Nurse. Not likely if he was an engineer. What do his initials T. C. stand for?
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