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From: Howard Slatter <>
Subject: Re: [NFK] ARMIGER
Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:43:06 +0100
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At 12:53 02/09/2007, Lesley wrote:

>There are actually 2 entries in the GRO index - Frank Ernest ARMIGER & Frank
>Ernest ARMINGER - both listed as being Thetford 4b 1019. If you know the
>name Armiger or Arminger, I don't think you are likely to think it says
>ARMIHER or ARMINHER. The first entry has been transcribed as ARMIGER and
>page 1010, and the second entry as ARMINHER and page 1019! I have reported
>it to get both entries corrected.

I think this is a matter of the indexing clerk at the GRO not being
sure what the entry on the register actually said, and sensibly
backing both horses. Seems to have happened quite often.

Howard


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Howard Slatter
Cambridge, England

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