80 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7928/86658637up0.jpg Northumberland... what? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indi Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Context? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Census info, it's a location. P.S. Whoops... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Numbering? Edit - I guess not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Ja, guess I should've realised people aren't mind-readers... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Is that all you can give us? With more text it would be easier to work out comparing certain letters from words easier to make out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Had a guess at Newbiggin, which might still be right. I could, though it's pretty large which is why I originally chopped it all out. Also, it says somewhat unpalatable things about my ancestry... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Luque Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 nen.vin.ng Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/734/11900306oc2.jpg http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/214/37559415uv4.jpg Some more stuff for comparison - these really aren't related to me Say what you will of the Victorian record-keeping, it wasn't that good... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indi Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Please tell me that you're not doing your family history!! If you are, I might have to start hating you. Seriously though, I could probably give you some advice/help if you want? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 First letter looks similar to the W in "Wife." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Winnipeg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Boy Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 It clearly says Northumberland hen swinging Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indi Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Yeah, I reckon it's a "W" and the word starts: "West..." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John P Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Northumberland Wifeswapping Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Winnipeg First thing I said, actually. I agree about the W, only thing is it suggests the third letter is also a W to me... Wiw? Please tell me that you're not doing your family history!! If you are, I might have to start hating you. Seriously though, I could probably give you some advice/help if you want? Afraid so, mate - blame the elders; I'm the first computer literate generation of the family... Erm, yeah, help and advice would be appreciated. We've done fairly well by and large - only real roadblock has been finding a guy called George Wilson from 'somewhere in Scotland, possibly the North or South'. Do you have any idea how many George Wilsons there are in Northern and Southern Scotland? Fucking ludicrous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Second, third and fourth letters join up very similarly to "erv" in servant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Yeah, I reckon it's a "W" and the word starts: "West..." Looks like an N when you look at the first N in the first word Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 For some reason I think the last letter is an S, I know the position suggests a G but the other G's are different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Second, third and fourth letters join up very similarly to "erv" in servant. If you compare here you can see what I mean btw: http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/8068/80wr6.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
80 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Yep, certainly can, you might be on to something. Fairly sure the last letter is a G, btw, if you compare the sixth Yorkshire down's name. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 For some reason I think the last letter is an S, I know the position suggests a G but the other G's are different. None of the other S's go below the line though. J, F, Y, P and G are the only letters that do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cajun Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Yep, certainly can, you might be on to something. Fairly sure the last letter is a G, btw, if you compare the sixth Yorkshire down's name. Still looks more like the S's to me but the position would suggest its a G. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stephen927 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Northumberland Westviewing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
indi Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Winnipeg First thing I said, actually. I agree about the W, only thing is it suggests the third letter is also a W to me... Wiw? Please tell me that you're not doing your family history!! If you are, I might have to start hating you. Seriously though, I could probably give you some advice/help if you want? Afraid so, mate - blame the elders; I'm the first computer literate generation of the family... Erm, yeah, help and advice would be appreciated. We've done fairly well by and large - only real roadblock has been finding a guy called George Wilson from 'somewhere in Scotland, possibly the North or South'. Do you have any idea how many George Wilsons there are in Northern and Southern Scotland? Fucking ludicrous. Are you looking for birth records? If so, keep well clear of the census records, they're shite apart from if you have no idea at all, if you know your year then you want to be looking at the St Catherine's index, ie the proper Births, Deaths and Marriages list. Are you on ancestry.co.uk? That's the best site for doing this kinda stuff, don't go near Genes Reunited or any of those other shit ones. Scotland is a lot harder than England and Wales and I basically know fuck all about it, so I'll be no use there, but if you can tell me what you know, about someone from England or Wales I can help, because I can use the work account from home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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