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Offline Ubi_Goode

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Re: Deciphering informant signature
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 22 February 24 00:07 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for all your help, all the information you've found lines up with the details I have so far and some new information too. They did indeed live at Montague Terrace from about 1925 to 1930 and Georges death cert lists his place of residence in 1932 as Great junction street. The Louise you found seems very promising, it doesn't seem unlikely that Selina may of had a child out of wedlock before her and George got married. I'll check the cert whenever I'm next at a Scotland's people center

I do have his obituary from the newspapers but sadly no mention on any children

All your help is much appreciated

E

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« Reply #19 on: Thursday 22 February 24 01:17 GMT (UK) »
If the Louise J.S. Allan with Selina on the electoral records IS the one who died in 1988, age 73, there is an entry in the Edinburgh Gazette that matches:

Louisa Jane Shanbrook Allan, late of 41 Scott Street, Stirling, who died there on 9.6.88

She would have been born 1915ish, so looking more and more like an adopted daughter?
Her death reg at SP won't come up with her full name, just as Louise Jane Sha Allan.

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« Reply #20 on: Thursday 22 February 24 01:34 GMT (UK) »
Her death also comes up under SMITH

ALLAN  LOUISE JANE SHA  73  1988  473 / 386  Stirling

SMITH  LOUISE JANE SHA  73  1988  473 / 386  Stirling
   
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« Reply #21 on: Thursday 22 February 24 11:27 GMT (UK) »
I think you might be spot on, it does look very likely that this might be the person I've been looking for! I'm going to a Scotland's people center next week and will check the death cert then. All your help has been much appreciated

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Re: Deciphering informant signature
« Reply #22 on: Wednesday 28 February 24 17:41 GMT (UK) »
Hi all

Just wanted to say thank you all for your help. I checked out the death certificate bbart found and you were right, it was the person I had been looking for. Selena did infact have a child (Louisa, born 1914 and no father listed) before she met my great uncle. So I'm considering it mystery solved

Thanks again for all your help

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