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Offline jeffrolland

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Deciphering wording on old gravestone
« on: Thursday 07 March 24 20:45 GMT (UK) »
Hello,

This is an old gravestone on some of my wife's family's land. We believe it is for Catherine Adina Miller, d. 18 February 1951 in Carr, New Market, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. She married Albert Pryce in 1909 and had five (known) children. Based on her death certificate, she was born c. 1888, and based on her marriage certificate she was born c. 1885. I haven't yet been able to locate her birth certificate, although she was likely born in the New Market area.

https://i.imgur.com/YqfouWb.png

This is my best interpretation to date:

Mons [?]liny
Brom[?] ... 1887
9 ... February
1951 ...
... Cl[?] [?]ing in
Jesus Name ...
[?] Husband
and five children

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Re: Deciphering wording on old gravestone
« Reply #1 on: Friday 08 March 24 22:13 GMT (UK) »
Can you double check your link please?  It's just giving the 404 message "page not found".

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Re: Deciphering wording on old gravestone
« Reply #2 on: Friday 08 March 24 22:17 GMT (UK) »
Certainly, an alternative is here: https://imgur.com/YqfouWb

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Re: Deciphering wording on old gravestone
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 09 March 24 00:49 GMT (UK) »
Welcome to RootsChat.

The link works for me. But it's certainly very difficult to make out what's on the gravestone.

Just to help others if looking for records:

death certificate:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-894D-59F1

marriage certificate (Catherine's father's name is Thomas MILLER):
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89C9-TF8X



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Re: Deciphering wording on old gravestone
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 09 March 24 01:26 GMT (UK) »
Children that I can see (all on familysearch):
25 Sept 1909  Aaron Asariah Adolphus (of Clifton, St Elizabeth)
28 Nov 1911 Roslin (of Clifton, St Elizabeth - note informant was a Samuel MILLER)
26 Nov 1913  Francella Amanda (New Market) - possibly known as Ida Amanda - from US Social Security file
8 Nov 1916  Alfred Akinton (New Market)
6 Aug 1922  Edwin Ebenezer (New Market)

There is also daughter Gertel who signs the death certificate of Catherine Adina PRYCE. Likely this Gertel Louise AGUIAR, birth date 11 Dec 1911 (which does not quite fit with the birth of Rosina above)  :-\
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K9C-FDWL

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Re: Deciphering wording on old gravestone
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 09 March 24 12:56 GMT (UK) »
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Yes, we reached the same conclusions as you. We have yet to make enquiries with the Registrar General's Department here to see if Roslin/Gertel and Francella/Ida formally changed their names via deed poll, or whether it was just an informal change. Curiously, both of them migrated to the U.S., so one would imagine some level of birth name-related documentation was required at that time, or at least in order to secure a passport.