Handwriting decipher thread must post link to full page

New Home · 04-10-2018 11:26pm

Can't the sponsors be the same for both?

Caxton · 04-10-2018 11:35pm

As I understand, there is no requirement for two pairs of sponsors, under Canon Law. It probably comes down to local 'Custom & Practise'.

Meursault · 08-10-2018 4:45pm

Silly question here, but how you paste something in to your message? I am trying to work out a signature, but I am not sure how to paste the screen shot in to a comment!

Thanks

pinkypinky · 08-10-2018 5:21pm

If you go to "advanced" you get a page where you can attach a jpg.

But the link and details of which part of the page is just as good. And please put the link either way.

oceanclub · 09-10-2018 12:38am

Hi all,

Looking for help with this:

(from https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/3d021b2067666)

I think it's:

28 August, St Kevin's Hospital
John Finn, late of 8 Magennis Place
Married, 55 years
labourer
??? ??? cardiac ??? ???
??? Occupier St Kevin's Hospital
28 August

New Home · 09-10-2018 12:42am

Urethral stricture
Cardiac failure
Certified

pinkypinky · 09-10-2018 9:36am

Shocking handwriting!

Meursault · 09-10-2018 11:47am

Thanks for the help. Here is the name i am having trouble with. I cannot make out the first name. Is it Abina?

Name.JPG

pinkypinky · 09-10-2018 11:50am

Please post the link to the whole page as requested above multiple times!

Meursault · 09-10-2018 1:23pm

pinkypinky wrote: »

Please post the link to the whole page as requested above multiple times!

Is this what you mean?

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1869/03389/2242703.pdf

Name.JPG

09-10-2018 1:25pm

Alma?

Meursault · 09-10-2018 1:35pm

Ensley Mysterious Rant wrote: »

Alma?

I can see where you would get that Shifty, but there would appear to be an additional letter in between the l and m? I was thinking the last three letters are ina? First letter looks like a capital A?

Hermy · 09-10-2018 1:36pm

Meursault wrote: »

Is this what you mean?

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1869/03389/2242703.pdf

Name.JPG

That's it. Giving a link to the source, or a description of the document if it's not available online, allows other users to see the full document in its proper context which makes the job of figuring out hard to read items much easier.

Hermy · 09-10-2018 1:40pm

Looks like Abina to me.

Hermy · 09-10-2018 1:48pm

This look like another daughter born to the same couple but while the mother is Abina on the baptismal record she is Abigail on the civil record.

EDIT: Baptism is Oct 14th - about half way down the right hand page.

Meursault · 09-10-2018 1:57pm

Hermy wrote: »

This look like another daughter born to the same couple but while the mother is Abina on the baptismal record she is Abigail on the civil record.

EDIT: Baptism is Oct 14th - about half way down the right hand page.

Excellent work, same address, parents, etc. It must be Abigail, with "Abina" a colloquial version of the name.

Thanks for looking in to this guys.

Hermy · 09-10-2018 7:33pm

I hadn't come across Abina myself before but there are over 700 examples of the name in the 1911 census.

VirginiaB · 09-10-2018 8:23pm

I've never neard this name before so did some poking around on the internet. There is a Rootschat thread that says it is an Anglicized version of Gobnait, a medieval Irish saint, and that the name is mostly found in Co Cork where the record under discussion here is from. For what it's worth.

Just searched the 1911 census myself--774 named Abina. Rough estimate--700 in Co Cork. Interesting.

spurious · 09-10-2018 9:19pm

I was at college with an Abina from Cork. She told me the Irish for it was Gobnait. I always thought Gobnait was a made up 'comedy' name. Likewise Ballydehob. College taught me a few things.

Hermy · 09-10-2018 10:46pm

spurious wrote: »

I always thought Gobnait was a made up 'comedy' name.

Frank Kelly's Gobnait O'Lunacy?

Meursault · 10-10-2018 8:44am

Very interesting guys, thanks again. I've heard of the name Gobnait alright, although its pretty uncommon these days. I must say the Genealogy Message Board is amazing for these kinds of queries.

Queen_Kumara · 13-10-2018 3:05pm

Hello,

Looking to decipher the occupation of this death record for Catherine Fogarty 4th July 1893 (2nd from bottom).

https:/civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1893/05999/4707075.pdf

I think it might say either;

‘Wife of deliverer’ OR ‘wife of delicatesser’ (or something of that ilk)

But am really not sure!

Any help would be most appreciated

New Home · 13-10-2018 3:10pm

Wife of pensioner, perhaps?

spurious · 13-10-2018 4:07pm

New Home wrote: »

Wife of pensioner, perhaps?

I would agree with 'pensioner'.

Queen_Kumara · 13-10-2018 4:30pm

spurious wrote: »

New Home wrote: »

Wife of pensioner, perhaps?

I would agree with 'pensioner'.

Wow, thank you both for your quick responses.

I would never have worked that out!?

I have another one that is even trickier that I’ll post in a separate comment shortly, hopefully you can work your magic on that

campo · 14-10-2018 3:15am

Need a little help to decipher the mothers name & maiden name from my great grandfathers birth cert, I am thinking it might be Johanna Connell but can't be sure

2ix0SFI

https://imgur.com/a/2ix0SFI

spurious · 14-10-2018 7:27am

Looks like Johanna Connell to me too.

Hermy · 14-10-2018 9:11am

spurious wrote: »

Looks like Johanna Connell to me too.

I'm seeing that too.

pinkypinky · 14-10-2018 10:00am

Agreed

New Home · 14-10-2018 11:31am

Johanna (Maedb) Connell for me, too.

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