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Handwriting decipher thread *must post link to full page*

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  • #1952
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,299 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    Jos (short for Joseph) Meehan?

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  • #1953
    BowWow
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    Hermy wrote: »
    Jos (short for Joseph) Meehan?

    Agreed.


  • #1954
    VicWynne
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    Thanks Hermy & BowWow. That disproves what I was hoping - But I could see both Jos for Jospeh, and Tos for Tomas/Thomas... I was hoping for the latter. :rolleyes:


  • #1955
    pinkypinky
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    Any thoughts on the address for Mary Reilly, second from bottom?

    https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1886/06234/4784346.pdf

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  • #1956
    VirginiaB
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    It looks like 1 Uxbridge to me, as in a street address, 1 Uxbridge Street. There was an Uxbridge Street in Dublin--maybe still is?--according to Google.

    What a way to die--'dentition convulsions' for a baby.


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  • #1957
    wicklow_hills
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    Remarks field in Royal Navy records. From approx 1915. It’s from the service record of one of my ancestors. His ship was sunk on the last day of WWI. Keen to see what it says... as far as possible


  • #1958
    wicklow_hills
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭wicklow_hills


    Remarks field in Royal Navy records. From approx 1915. It’s from the service record of one of my ancestors. His ship was sunk on the last day of WWI. Keen to see what it says... as far as possible


  • #1959
    spurious
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    VirginiaB wrote: »
    It looks like 1 Uxbridge to me, as in a street address, 1 Uxbridge Street. There was an Uxbridge Street in Dublin--maybe still is?--according to Google.

    What a way to die--'dentition convulsions' for a baby.

    Uxbridge was the space now occupied by The Kiln apartments. You can see it on the old map layers on the OSI site, near Beaver Street.


  • #1960
    pedroeibar1
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    wicklow_hills wrote: »
    Remarks field in Royal Navy records. From approx 1915. It’s from the service record of one of my ancestors. His ship was sunk on the last day of WWI. Keen to see what it says... as far as possible


    NP10/373OCS Cannot count
    Merchant Service for
    ----Badger
    10/…..Gra for rais’g Emerald
    NP3926/15 Wounded in
    Action Dardanelles Aden B—
    Missing – 13/7/16
    RMS

    I’d infer that he served on a ship named Badger but this was disallowed. Also RMS in the last line would suggest Royal Mail Ship


  • #1961
    pinkypinky
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    WicklowHills - please link to the full page if possible.

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  • #1962
    Vetch
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    pedroeibar1 wrote: »
    NP10/373OCS Cannot count
    Merchant Service for
    ----Badger
    10/…..Gra for rais’g Emerald
    NP3926/15 Wounded in
    Action Dardanelles Aden B—
    Missing – 13/7/16
    RMS

    I’d infer that he served on a ship named Badger but this was disallowed. Also RMS in the last line would suggest Royal Mail Ship

    I think what it might be is 'Cannot count Merchant Service for GC Badge', meaning Good Conduct Badge.


  • #1963
    Deja Boo
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    Not sure if removing some dust helps or hinders the effort... I hesitate removing much more for fear of taking out some of the letters.


  • #1964
    spurious
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    https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1864/03612/2332827.pdf

    Would appreciate suggestions as to the maiden name of Mary Leddy's mother Cath. (entry 23).


  • #1965
    BowWow
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    spurious wrote: »
    https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1864/03612/2332827.pdf

    Would appreciate suggestions as to the maiden name of Mary Leddy's mother Cath. (entry 23).

    Dreadful writing..

    Meade, Macken...


  • #1966
    spurious
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    It's terrible isn't it? Some districts have people with beautiful writing and then there is this sort of stuff.


  • #1967
    pinkypinky
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    Meath?

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  • #1968
    Deja Boo
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    Mack - MacN - could it possibly be an abbreviation for McNamara?


  • #1969
    spurious
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    I think about all I can say for sure at the moment is it might be Ma* or Me*.
    It does look like a double L at one stage, but sure it could be anything really.

    And the father - Daniel or possibly David I think.


  • #1970
    BowWow
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    Baptism on 8th. April 1864 in Newmarket-on-Fergus in Catholic Church records for Mary, daughter of Daniel Leddy and Catherine Mack. Sponsor - Joan Mack.


  • #1971
    spurious
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    Great stuff BowWow. Thanks.


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  • #1972
    BowWow
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    spurious wrote: »
    Great stuff BowWow. Thanks.

    No problem spurious - you've helped me out on a number of occasions..


  • #1973
    KildareFan
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭KildareFan


    BowWow wrote: »
    No problem spurious - you've helped me out on a number of occasions..


    Take a Bow, Wow


  • #1974
    Griffinx
    Registered Users Posts: 496 ✭✭Griffinx


    Could anyone help here please with the marriage of James Nolan and Mary Cantwell third from the bottom. I can't make out any of the addresses.. thanks


  • #1975
    New Home
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    For John I think it's Johnston Court. I'll check the rest again.


  • #1976
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,103 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Maria - 1(?)4(?)7 Gt. Britain Street (now Parnell St)

    Witnesses South Circular Road and Bray.

    **edit it looks to me like Newtown, Queen's Co. for her parents' address.


  • #1977
    BowWow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭BowWow


    I think the Groom's parents are dead. "Mortui? Latin for dead?
    Johnston's court - off Grafton Street.
    Newtown, Queens Co.
    147 Great Brittan Street.
    South Circular Road.
    Bray.


  • #1978
    Griffinx
    Registered Users Posts: 496 ✭✭Griffinx


    spurious wrote: »
    Maria - 1(?)4(?)7 Gt. Britain Street (now Parnell St)

    Witnesses South Circular Road and Bray.

    **edit it looks to me like Newtown, Queen's Co. for her parents' address.

    Bingo...I had known there was a connection to Crettyard, Co. Carlow but couldn't pin it down for over a year. Newtown now proves this as its the same parish...thank you very much to you and bowwow for taking me out of my misery :)

    Cheers :)


  • #1979
    cameramonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭cameramonkey


    111mnt5.png

    where it says domestic servant a word has been added between. Cant make it out.

    http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002553873/


  • #1980
    spurious
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    Cook?


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  • #1981
    cameramonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,220 ✭✭✭cameramonkey


    spurious wrote: »
    Cook?


    Thanks, i think you are right.


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