Help deciphering father's occupation

Post by **SarahND** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 3:36 pm

Hi all,
I'd appreciate from help from you eagle-eyed people on the death certificate of Euphemia Hair, maiden surname Brown. Her father seems to be John Brown, but what in the world is his occupation?

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1625

Thanks,
Sarah

URL added - Frances

Post by **AndrewP** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:25 pm

Hi Sarah,

I think he was described as:

Furnisher House
_________ Dead

I can't make up my mind about the word between House and Dead.

All the best,

Andrew

Post by **SarahND** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:33 pm

Thanks, Andrew!
I had got the "house" and the "dead" but that was it! Now that you mention it, I can see the "furnisher".
Cheers,
Sarah

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:37 pm

Hi Sarah
I think it says
Furniture House M________ Dealer? I know it looks like "Dead" , and if it is Dealer is seems to be abbreviated, but why would Dead be stated on this one and "Deceased" on the next entry? (same hand)

Best wishes
Lesley

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:28 pm

I too think it can't be DEAD but it isn't even Deceased abbreviated?

What would the cause of death be? does the 'dead' word run into that section? but would her father at 90 odd still be alive

What has interested me is, not Euphemia Hair's entry, but the one above.
a 10 month child with no parents mentioned? can some eagle-eye decifer that one?

Post by **Tracey** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:34 pm

Furniture House Merchant ?

What a great name it could have been Euphemia Brown Hair

Post by **SarahND** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:52 pm

WilmaM wrote:I too think it can't be DEAD but it isn't even Deceased abbreviated?

Yes, it is very odd

WilmaM wrote:What would the cause of death be? does the 'dead' word run into that section? but would her father at 90 odd still be alive

I don't think it runs over... the cause of death is quite clear (I think!) as: Paralysis of 3 months as certified by _____ Surgeon.

Tracey wrote: What a great name it could have been Euphemia Brown Hair

Spoken like a hairdresser, Tracey! Surely you can find a way to use that?!

WilmaM wrote:What has interested me is, not Euphemia Hair's entry, but the one above, a 10 month child with no parents mentioned? can some eagle-eye decifer that one?

Here's what I can get:

Believed 8 ... of the ... half past 3... 3d February 1864, Irvine Moor(?) in the Parish of Irvine and Shire of Ayr

Exposure to Severe cold for a length of time Certified by Dr Shields, Irvine, who made a Post Mortem Examination

Regards,
Sarah

Post by **paddyscar** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:47 pm

What about 'furniture house warehouse dealr'?

Further to Wilma's query:

Between 8 PM of the 2nd and half past 3 AM of the 3rd February
1864 Irvine Wood in Parish of Irvine Shire of Ayr.

Cause of death: Exposure to severe cold for a length of time.

Signature & Qualification of informant: Registrar on the confirmation of J. F. Murdoch P.F. (or S.F.?)

And even more of a mystery - How is it that the name of the baby of 10 months was known, but not the name of the parents?

Seems Sarah Munro may have been an abandoned baby, and J.F. Murdoch a policeman?

Frances

Post by **SarahND** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 8:55 pm

paddyscar wrote:What about 'furniture house warehouse dealr'?

That might be it and he neglected to put "deceased"-- as he certainly was. In fact, I think he was long deceased, since I can't even find him in 1841.

paddyscar wrote:And even more of a mystery - How is it that the name of the baby of 10 months was known, but not the name of the parents?

That is the real puzzle... I've been looking up births of Sarah Munro, but haven't found anything obvious. Poor wee thing

The 10 months old part fits this birth in the IGI:

SARAH BURKE MUNRO
20 MAR 1863
Dumbarton, Dunbarton, Scotland
Father: HUGH MUNRO
Mother: SARAH MC EWAN

But I can't find a birth in Ayr.

Regards,
Sarah

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:10 pm

Perhaps she was just given that name after death, like wee Craig Miller found dead in Edinburgh's Craigmiller district a few years ago.

Poor wee mite