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    It is 'Brockwaie'. I regularly transcribe this...

    It is 'Brockwaie'. I regularly transcribe this period.
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    Well, J Bibby and Sons certainly had a business...

    Well, J Bibby and Sons certainly had a business in Bootle and at one time had a boat called
    the 'James Bibby' which they used to deliver cattle feed etc to other ports.
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    Should have added you would be quite correct, as...

    Should have added you would be quite correct, as it is another abbreviation, to
    transcribe it as 'Christen'.
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    Just why I was so dull as not to see that before...

    Just why I was so dull as not to see that before I don't know. Sometimes you cannot see the wood for the trees! They often wrote Christopher as Xpofer.
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    Oh, well done! That's what it is the xp for...

    Oh, well done! That's what it is the xp for Christ and 'en' for 'ian'
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    I have sent him a PM for his e-mail, Pam!

    I have sent him a PM for his e-mail, Pam!
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    There are really only two types of 'shorthand'...

    There are really only two types of 'shorthand' involved in this document, which is either the upright
    curled tail denoting missing letters or a squiggle over the word often involving the letter 'p'...
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    You have done extremely well, Charles! I will go...

    You have done extremely well, Charles!
    I will go through it carefully now, it may be tomorrow now, and get back to you with my results.
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    Thank you Pam. I wasn't suggesting everyone could...

    Thank you Pam. I wasn't suggesting everyone could read it easily! Rather that the document was clear
    apart from the creases!
    Charles, there are books on old handwriting, it is best to look online,...
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    Well you are OK with what yo have done to the...

    Well you are OK with what yo have done to the beginning of line 10, although technically it should be
    transcribed precisely as it is i.e. [p(ar)ishe of Northcadburye] etc.
    Line 10 - Tenement Lying...
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    parish of Northcadbury Tenement lying belong-

    parish of Northcadbury
    Tenement lying belong-
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    St James, Poole 1827 Nov 11 William Seymour...

    St James, Poole
    1827 Nov 11 William Seymour bach otp (of the parish)& Ann Langdown widow otp lic
    witnesses John Watson; Eliza Ann Shephard
    It looks like the William Rose Seymour died...
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    19th Feb 1712 Lydia d John & Sarah Etheridge ...

    19th Feb 1712 Lydia d John & Sarah Etheridge at Winnall
    Source - CD Baptisms 1660-1751 Hampshire Genealogical Society
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    Yes, the mother was entered as Anne and...

    Yes, the mother was entered as Anne and overwritten to Jane.
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    If you Google 'Dorset Archives Online Catalogue',...

    If you Google 'Dorset Archives Online Catalogue', then enter 'Richard Miller Poole' you will get lots of entries.
    The one that caught my eye was on about page 5 to 7, Catalogue No., PL/K/1/3/1/43,...
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    My Father was born 18th June 1912 and my Mother...

    My Father was born 18th June 1912 and my Mother 6th February 1916.
    The 1939 Register has my Dad as 26th June 1913 and my Mum as 23rd February 1916.
    I believe this was probably the date my Mum's...
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    The hearing was at the Central Criminal Court. It...

    The hearing was at the Central Criminal Court. It is on 'Old Bailey Online'. No further details except man assaulted was
    Alfred Keep. Both a George Ashton and an Alfred Keep appear in the 1841...
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    On Anc under Criminal Registers, a George Ashton,...

    On Anc under Criminal Registers, a George Ashton, aged 22 is fined one shilling [1/-] for assault. Heard
    3rd Jan 1842. If a report could be found in newspapers....
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    I think it is Kent. The habit with other some...

    I think it is Kent. The habit with other some other words is to give a tail!
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    It may possibly be Kenton, the first letter I...

    It may possibly be Kenton, the first letter I read for a 'K' not an 'H'.
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    The parents it seems were William Hitchcox [born...

    The parents it seems were William Hitchcox [born Isleworth Mx c 1807 and Mary England
    married 1826, so well before Richard was baptized at Atherton in 1831. Wife Mary Hannah
    was recorded as...
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    Well I had time to get the details before...

    Well I had time to get the details before deletion [and, yes they were difficult to read].
    I have checked the birth of Caroline in GRO Index 1855 Mar qtr Banbury Union mmn GOLBY.
    Youngest Alice M...
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    Well it seems this Richard England is to be found...

    Well it seems this Richard England is to be found in the 1861 Census, also the 1851 and the 1841 with
    his parents William and Elizabeth, father also a joiner. Father is deceased by 1851. Looks as if...
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    I think you are right on all counts. Well done...

    I think you are right on all counts. Well done Dundee10!
    Florence seems a popular first name among the male Sullivans.
    Probably they were Roman Catholic which is why no Baptisms
    are apparent....
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    It is James Smith & Eliner GOTYER

    It is James Smith & Eliner GOTYER
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