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Portsmouth-born folk in 1891 in Portsea

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Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 21 Jan 2011 10:15

If you are searching for any of the above without success try searching birthplace as Pruth.
I have just come across pages of people with birthplace logged as P'mth or Pmth, when I investigated a placename Pruth, which I hadn't heard of.

Gwyn

TootyFruity

TootyFruity Report 21 Jan 2011 11:43

I would guess that P'mth or P'mth are abbreviations for Portsmouth or Plymouth

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 21 Jan 2011 21:44

that's correct TootyF


and the transcriber didn't know that!



just like a transcriber didn't know that Som't (upper script t) was shorthand for Somerset .............. and transcribed it as Somalia


I think that's in 1851



sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 22 Jan 2011 01:47

I have Birling in Kent transcribed as Berlin.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 22 Jan 2011 04:27

there's some wild and woolly ones around!


They can be changed on ancestry ..... just click on Add Alternate Information, and choose Birth Place




sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.