Re: Need help with French?

[sal]

hi amy
 
       please could you translate this document for me, i think it is a copy of my ggrandmothers birth certificate. Her name is Pelagie Francoise Rebindaine and she was born about 1872.  I hope that this works as i have never sent an image before. thankyou
                                        sal

[sal]

hi amy
          its me again, i am amazed that it worked, sorry that its a bit big, i didnt know how to reduce the size.  i will have to have some serious computer lessons, if only how to show me how to scan the picture the right way lol.
                                         
                                            thanks once again
                                                       
                                                        sal

[MarieC]

Hi Sal

Did you get this translated?  If not, let me know and I can probably do it for you (I think I can read most of it, and know French quite well).

MarieC

[sal]

Hi MarieC
 
Thanks for your offer to translate for me , would be very grateful if you can.

The only french i know is numbers and months, which i learnt at school a long time ago.

I also have my great grandfathers will, which is written in french i tried to translate it my self using a french to english dictionary but it didnt seem to make a lot of sense.

Thanks once again for your offer

Sal

[MarieC]

Hi Sal,

Here is my translation:

Commune of Ploeuc (commune is an old word, probably you could translate it as town)

Birth certificate or extract

18 July 1871 at three o'clock in the morning was born at Neuf Fontaines (Nine Fountains)

Pelagie Francoise Rebindaine (should have a cedilla under the c in Francoise but I can't do that on the computer)

daughter of Julien Rebindaine

and of Jeanne Marie Geobichon (? hard to read surname)

living at Ploeuc, Nine Fountains Street

The town hall, 20 August 1939

Seems as though their house was called Neuf Fontaines and the street may have been named after it.

If you like, I'll have a go at your g-grandfather's will.  If you pm me, we can go from there.  I should be able to read the French OK; difficult handwriting might cause me a problem or two.

Hope this helps, and all the best,

Marie

[sal]

Hi Marie

Thankyou very much for the translation, i am very grateful i will pm you later regarding the will.

Thanks once again    Sal