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f.s. ribney??

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David

David Report 17 Nov 2008 18:28

i have a birth certificate here (to be perfectly honest i'm not even sure its the right one) but it says the father is Geo. Smith F.S. Ribney.

What does F.S. Ribney mean?

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 17 Nov 2008 18:52

Where is that recorded......All in column 4?

David

David Report 17 Nov 2008 19:02

sorry its an OPR from 1824. it says:

Helen, lawful daughter to Geo. Smith F.S. Ribney was born 23rd January 1824.

David

David Report 17 Nov 2008 19:04

i think it might mean farm servant but no idea what ribney means

Diane

Diane Report 17 Nov 2008 19:10

If you google Ribney it comes up about immigrations. Perhaps FS means foreign subject!

Researching:
Wanklin, Mulloy, Hill, Sheward, Stubbs, georke, schreiner, flockemann, neuhoff

Diane

Diane Report 17 Nov 2008 19:12

Have you found them on the censors?

Researching:
Wanklin, Mulloy, Hill, Sheward, Stubbs, georke, schreiner, flockemann, neuhoff

David

David Report 17 Nov 2008 19:13

i was thinking that as well, but on all the other records on the page it has a job after the father and one says f. servt.

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 17 Nov 2008 19:28

Where was this? Could Ribney be a place misranscribed?

Rose

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I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

David

David Report 17 Nov 2008 19:34

in perthshire, kinfauns

Janet 693215

Janet 693215 Report 17 Nov 2008 22:12

Freed Slave?

mgnv

mgnv Report 18 Nov 2008 02:27

I would guess it's: George Smith, Farm Servant, of Ribney Farm (or Hamlet, etc.) I've noticed there's often a reluctance to waste ink on punctuation marks.