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Trying to read a Birth Certificate
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Greg | Report | 30 Dec 2004 20:07 |
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Hello, I am trying to read an occupation from a birth certitificate. It is here: http://www.antiquark.org/images/family/FrancisEvanFISHWICKBC.JPG The occupation looks like some kind of fitter, but the first word looks like G?on fitter. The closest I can find is "gun fitter" but I am sure that there is an "o" not a "u". Anyone want to take a stab at decyphering? Cheers |
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Wendy | Report | 30 Dec 2004 20:16 |
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Looks like Iron Fitter to me too!!! Wendy x |
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Greg | Report | 30 Dec 2004 20:20 |
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Fantastic! Thank you very much for your replies. I thought the first letter might be a "c" or "g" but never thought of an "i". Even looked from Gron fitter and Cron fitter ;) |
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Greg | Report | 30 Dec 2004 20:26 |
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Can I be really, really greedy and ask if anyone can decode the mothers details here: http://www.antiquark.org/images/family/FrancisWilliamFISHWICKBC.jpg It looks like the name is Martha, and the maiden name looks like "Nogels"? Doesn't seem very common or likely. It also looks like "deceased" is scralled underneath.. Can anyone clarify this any futher? Cheers |
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Unknown | Report | 30 Dec 2004 20:32 |
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Greg Def says deceased underneath which would indicate she died between giving birth and the birth being registered Lou |
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Unknown | Report | 30 Dec 2004 20:34 |
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Greg This looks like her Name: Fishwick, Martha Record Type: Deaths Age at death: 33 Quarter: December Year: 1890 District: Fylde County: Lancashire Volume: 8e Page: 532 Lou |
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Peterkinz | Report | 30 Dec 2004 20:35 |
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Hi Greg 1) Looks like she died, he is a widower on the 1891 census. 2) Martha ROGERS (on the same page of marriages) Regards Peter, in New Zealand |
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Researching: |
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Big Shaz | Report | 30 Dec 2004 20:36 |
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Def says Deceased underneath but I thought the maiden name was Rogels or maybe even just Rogel as this person seems to do a little tail at the end of a lot of words.. Also the first letter looks more like the R at the start of Registrar and not much like the N that is at the start of November... If you get what I mean... ha ha Shaz x |
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Unknown | Report | 30 Dec 2004 20:37 |
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Greg ROGERS Marriage: FISHWICK, Francis 1889 June Fylde Lancashire 8e 1055 ROGERS, Martha 1889 June Fylde Lancashire 8e 1055 Lou |
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Greg | Report | 30 Dec 2004 20:39 |
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Incredible. I can't believe you all managed to find that information out so quickly. I am almost speechless!! Thank you all very much. Cheers |
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Big Shaz | Report | 30 Dec 2004 20:41 |
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Wow... so I was right and it was an R after all .. :-) I'm getting good at this.. ha ha Mind you I have had a few to decipher of my own! Shaz x |
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Christine in Herts | Report | 30 Dec 2004 22:55 |
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If you want the cert and don't want the long wait from GRO, you could follow up the Lancs BMD (http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk) info: Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1889 Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference FISHWICK Francis ROGERS Martha Old Fylde Blackpool OFY/16/12 The fees are the same as GRO; the local ref "OFY/16/12" on the site acts as a link to a part-completed application form. My experience (echoed by a number of others on this site) is that if local offices offer such a service it's usually at least as good as GRO. They also have the source data from which the GRO makes quarterly transcriptions. Christine |
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