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From: "John Henley" <>
Subject: Re: [SoG] Checking 1901 census
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 20:56:54 +0100
References: <001501c251df$c217ed20$67eed4d4@preinstalledco> <010101c25274$1b748420$9c16bd50@abc> <000701c25279$59b74a60$67eed4d4@preinstalledco>


Hi Jackie,
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Tatam" <>
> I have not checked them all but I think a lot of my TATAM are transcribed
as
> SATAM -presumably because of copperplate script!
> Regards> Jackie Tatam (nee Aldridge)

You may find some under L or F or even P.
Remember if the t went uncrossed it became 'l'
An unclosed 'a' can beciome 'u'
and a loose 'm' w, nn, or uu.
Remember, the handwriting test is to write rapidly 'a minimum of aluminium'
and see how legible it is :-)
Cheers

John Henley
(still catching up on masses of emails )
using Archive CDs - see
http://www.archivecdbooks.org
and researching (and not finding much time for - but always very glad to
hear of any)
HENLEY, PARKER, PRENTICE, SECKER, RAPER, DURDEN
[IN London/Middx./Essex/Suffolk]
ROLFE, (O)RAFFERTY, EVANS, PARSONS, SYMONDS [IN Berks/Hants/Wilts]
HILL [IN Staffs/Cambs/Berks]


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