Reading the log entry on Dreadnought is difficult

[Mrs Ling]

Hello, this is my first time posting so hopefully I don't break any rules. Thank you in advance for any help. I have found out from this forum that the DD means discharged dead, I also think that the cause of death was dropsy.

I'm researching Joseph Ling, place of birth Prittlewell and I can make out the date of entry June 28th 1873. I have attached a copy of the scan.

Edit   I tried to attach a photo of the entry in the Dreadnought but apparently it was too big.

[horselydown86]

I tried to attach a photo of the entry in the Dreadnought but apparently it was too big.

To work around this, open the photo on your screen and zoom it so that the section in question is of a readable size.  Then (assuming you have a Windows PC) use the Windows Snipping Tool to make an image of the section in question.  The resulting file should be much smaller than the original photo but equally readable.

See my Reply #5 here for instructions:

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=823393.msg6866209#msg6866209

[Mrs Ling]

Thank you for your reply. I was a bit scared....not so literate with things like this...but I think it's done.
I'm uploading two cropped images to read across the entry.
It's Joseph Ling from Prittlewell and across the page it reads Lincoln?   through to DD (discharged dead).
Thanks again for having a look.

[tonepad]

Welcome to RootsChat


After Lincoln is what looks like Allness which might mean Alness in Scotland:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alness


Tony

[horselydown86]

I read it the same as Tony.

It looks to be double-s comprising a long-s and short-s combination.  The last survivors of the long-s are typically found in this combination.  I have seen a few others as late as this one.

Also, the only date visible in the entry - in the columns after Dropsy - is July 11^th.

[Mrs Ling]

Thanks very much for your help Tonepad and Horselydown.