Deciphering help, please.....

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 11:56 pm

I have loaded a file to the gallery, the birth of Sarah Alcorn in Greenock on 19.02.1880, could some kind person please decipher the marriage place of her parents, John Alcorn & Nancy Carrol.

Much appreciated.

Kathy

Gallery URL added - AndrewP

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-716

Post by **emanday** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:05 am

Cannae see it

Post by **AndrewP** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:12 am

Hi Kathy,

I'll go for:

John Alcorn, Road Man
Nancy Alcorn m.s. Carrol

1859 January 12th
Milford Ss Joseph ______ (?)

I trust you noticed the other boinus on that certificate in the left margin, that Sarah was a twin. Have you seen her twin's birth certificate? The marriage details may be clearer there. Unlucky the twin is on a diiferent page.

http://www.talkingscot.com/gallery/disp ... =-72&pos=0

I am trying unsuccessfully to find this birth on the IGI - that may give more leads if I can find it. I am wondering if it is mis-indexed in there. Later - the birth was 1885, so afther the IGI cut-off date.

All the best,

AndrewP

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:12 am

URL is there now !

Best wishes
Lesley

Post by **AndrewP** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:18 am

Hi Kathy,

From the online IGI, three other births whose certificates which should hold that elusive marriage detail:

CATHERINE ALCORN - Birth: 17 DEC 1868 Middle Or New Parish, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland
JOHN ALCORN - Birth: 22 MAR 1871 Middle-East-West Parishes, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland
JOSEPH ALCORN - Birth: 15 DEC 1873 Middle-East-West Parishes, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland

All the best,

AndrewP

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:25 am

Hi
Is it Milford ___Donegal Ireland?

best wishes
Lesley

Post by **emanday** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:26 am

Looks very like Milford, Co Donegal, Ireland to me.

IGI Has Alcorns in Milford, Donegal; couldn't see the right ones, but might help to pin them down.

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:28 am

Hi Mary
Yup - I think you are right with the Co - just couldn't get that bit!!

Best wishes
Lesley

Post by **emanday** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:31 am

I think the registrar tried a wee bit too hard to squeeze it all in, Lesley

Post by **AndrewP** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 12:53 am

AndrewP wrote:Milford Ss Joseph ______ (?)

Given my attempt above, I'm glad Lesley and emanday made out Co. Donegal Ireland. Now they have given that, I can see it, but I was never close to getting that before.

All the best,

AndrewP