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Letters H.M in the margin of a baptism certificate
« on: Tuesday 11 July 23 08:47 BST (UK) »
What do the letters H.M mean in the margin of a baptism certificate ? late 19th century . the mother was not married.

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Re: Letters H.M in the margin of a baptism certificate
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 08:58 BST (UK) »
Can you tell us which country you are referring to, please!

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Re: Letters H.M in the margin of a baptism certificate
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 09:09 BST (UK) »
Sorry , it was in  Rio de Janeiro , Christ church .

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Re: Letters H.M in the margin of a baptism certificate
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 09:12 BST (UK) »
Thank you for that - sorry that I can't help in this instance.

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Re: Letters H.M in the margin of a baptism certificate
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 09:24 BST (UK) »
Quote from: joger on Tuesday 11 July 23 09:09 BST (UK)
Sorry , it was in  Rio de Janeiro , Christ church .

Can you attach a snip image of the part of the baptism certificate, please?


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Re: Letters H.M in the margin of a baptism certificate
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 09:27 BST (UK) »
here it is

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Re: Letters H.M in the margin of a baptism certificate
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 10:00 BST (UK) »
The x shows that it refers to the crossing out in the third box. One possibility is that it's the initials of the person who made that alteration. It's odd that no alternative was entered, unless there's something further over. Can we see the whole entry?

David

PS Ah, I see the mother was unmarried. I suppose that box is for the father's name and her name was entered by mistake.

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Re: Letters H.M in the margin of a baptism certificate
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 10:20 BST (UK) »
I was wondering does it refer to Habilitação Matrimonial which seems to translate to marital qualification
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Re: Letters H.M in the margin of a baptism certificate
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 11 July 23 12:51 BST (UK) »
The rest appears to be in English. Is it actually a certificate, or rather part of a baptism register? Usually if you make a mistake writing out a certificate you would just start another, not make a correction.

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