Questions tagged [palaeography]
The study of historical handwriting and inscriptions, including analysing and reading manuscripts.
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Translating postcard written in German and sent either to/from Trebisov in Slovakia
Postcard sent to from Trebisov, Slovakia, possibly to Berlin , and from/to my great-uncle Marcusz Goldfischer
I'm not sure, I uploaded correctly, but there is an image of a woman on the front.
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Transcription of Kurrenschrift letter snippet
I have this 4-page letter:
Letter from Konrad Gradl to his Dearest Parents
Letter from Konrad Gradl to his Dearest Parents
from Konrad Gradl who was the brother of my grandfather's grandmother, Anna ...
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"Thl" money abbreviation
Does anybody know what this abbreviation for money represents? I think it's "800 Thl" but not sure what type of Geld that is.
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Help on date written in Suetterlin
I am looking for some help reading these two dates, one at the opening of the letter saying that parents' letter was received, and the other at the closing of the letter from Konrad Gradl. (Peculiar &...
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Decipher handwriting in Spanish Birth Certificate
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I need to decipher the marked words to continue with my family tree. In the first image the first name could be Fabricio, Sabino or Patricio but I don't know for sure. The second ...
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Deciphering some text on a Spanish Birth Certificate
Yesterday I received the Birth Certificate for my Great x2 Grandmother. She was born on 6th May, 1857in Corella:
I know that her name was Juana Sanz Cueva because we have already discussed her Death ...
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Transcribing the funeral record of Peter Pinnart from Hundshausen
I'm having difficulty reading the handwriting for this entry, and could use some assistance transcribing the record.
I read it as "aus der pfalz von Handschuhsheim, bei Walburg burtig", or &...
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Identifying language of 1840s document in West Indies
I have an old document that was submitted to a governmental office in the West Indies. The file that the document originated from had other documents in French, English and Danish. I can't identify ...
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Decipher cause of death 1924
This is a death record from 1924. I cannot understand the cause of death, it says he had an operation. And that secondary anemia was a contributing factor... It looks like the last word is forearm but ...
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Transcribing Weidelbach entry from 1735
I have another entry that's quite difficult to read, and for which I could use some help with transcription.
So far, I have:
Catharina Elisabetha. Joh. [?] Schwei-
tzers und Anna Elisabetha [?]in ...
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Decipher Handwritten cause of death 25yr old male 1918
I cannot make out first word in cause of death right before “intestinal obstruction” also the contributor line. Can anyone read it?
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Transcribing marriage record from Gilfershausen in 1761
I could use some assistance with obtaining a transcription for this image. This marriage entry is from the Iba/Gilfershausen Kirchenbuch 1742-1773. The handwriting is pretty poor overall, and this ...
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What is this abbreviation from Virginia tax records?
I'm unable to decode this abbreviation:
For a male (due to 1 tithe being charged) Brizendine surname in Essex County, Virginia 1782 personal tax list.
Here is the whole page for context. See almost ...
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Definition of profession: coasterman
In the 1930 census appears the profession coasterman (see image below). The person worked in a restaurant but I have not been able to find a definition. (other workers in restaurants could be waiters, ...
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Deciphering handwritten cause of death on death certificate
I'm having trouble deciphering a cause of death. So far here's what I think:
line (a) cause: ? , onset: 1 week
line (b) perforated Ca -- sigmoid, onset: 7 mos. (months)
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Transcribing particular phrase in 1813 English will
I have transcribed one of my ancestor's wills - it is from 1813 in Hereford, England. There is only one particular section that I can't figure out. It is 5 lines up from the bottom of the page I will ...
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Reading the baptismal entry for Wolff Schweitzer's child (Sontra 1636)
I'm having a bit of trouble reading and translating the "Mar" section at the bottom here:
At the moment, I have:
Wolff Schweitzers kind hain Schwager gewaffen
Hans Schmüch Mayer kind ...
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Reading the name of the father of Johann Henrich Illart (Mihla, 1731)
I cannot read the name of Johann Henrich Illart's father from either his baptism nor his burial record. It looks like "S__ndal" to my eye, and if I'm reading it right, it shows him as being ...
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Reading death record of Margret Hasert (1624)
This is one of the earliest Hasert/Schüchel records I've found, from Mihla, Germany in 1624. I'm having some difficulties reading it, however.
The transcription as far as I can figure it out:
Den 4 ...
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Where would Büchenan have been in Thuringia in 1730?
This is a marriage record from Mihla, Germany, in 1730.
My best reading of the 2nd and 3rd lines is:
Hanß Georg Monton, Bürgers Zu Creuzburg, [mia?] [und?] An=
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Transcription assistance for a baptism record from 1620 in Mihla, Germany
The surnames here look quite interesting for two of my lines, but I'm having difficulty reading the writing.
Can you fix the errors in my transcription?
Sommabeu aliheniradias domini getauff Ni
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Reading Philipp Burkhardt's profession
I can't read the profession of Anna Maria's father. My Kurrent is still not great, and I can't read the letters well enough to figure out a word that fits. It sort of looks like it's "Bürger u. ...
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Who did Hanß Burckhardt marry in Madelungen in 1659?
Unfortunately, I cannot read the name of the woman Hanß Burckhardt married here, in Madelungen in 1659.
Can anyone make out either of her names here?
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Reading Johann Wilhelm's surname and father's profession
I'm trying to parse this text:
As near as I can read it, Johann Wilhelm's last name was Graun? And his father, Johann Georg Graun[?] was a "Bürger und Schwein[dnenifter?]" - citizen and ...
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Reading Johann Georg Burkhardt's profession
I cannot parse the last word of this line about Johann Georg Burkhardt.
Can anyone help with his profession?
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Reading name of father on German baptism record for Maria Magdalena Burkhardt Langenheld
The excerpt here is from the baptism record of Maria Magdalena Burkhardt Langenheld, an illegitimate birth in 1779. It transcribes as "(...)inn Langenheldin, durch [?] er zeugtes Töchterlein, ...
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Transcribing and translating Civil Guard document from Spain
I am trying to work my way through a Civil Guard document I received from Spain for my Great Grandfather. It documents records for his service in the Civil Guard.
I tried to transcript this section:
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Identifying the cause of death
This is a photo of my ancestors cause of death. For the life of me I cannot decipher what it says. If anyone has a good idea or even a hint of what it is please let me know!
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Deciphering cause of death and surname of informant
Can someone help me with deciphering the informant's surname (first line in the second box)and cause of death (first line in the first box)?
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Understanding name on German headstone
I can use an online translator to understand the first half: Bertha M, wife of John Shrader, died May 17, 1885. Age 34 years, 6 months, 28 days. This matches my other records for this person, maiden ...
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Does anyone know where Gilford, Yorkshire is / was?
I found the census entry below and I read the place of birth for William Thacker as Gilford, Yorkshire. I have been unable to find a location for this or anything similar.
Does anyone have any ...
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Transcribing Spanish text (and translating into English) on Death Certificate
My Great Grandfathers death certificate has this entry:
I can make out some of the words but not all of them and would appreciate assistance in determining an accurate translation into English for my ...
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Reading occupation in 1860 US census record
Below is an excerpt from an 1860 US Census record for Wheeling, (West) Virginia.
What is the occupation listed at the bottom?
The first letter looks like an M, and the last three look like 'der'. ...
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Translating French documents [closed]
I need some help translating a couple of documents from 1800's France. The first one is this birth record for Philippe Kindelberger.
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Locating Reihngnahting/Reihmahting in Germany
I'm hoping someone can help me read a place name. I found the attached on Ancestry in Baltimore, Passenger Lists, 1820-1964:
Name Georg Muggenthaler
Birthdate 1826
Age 32
Arrival Date Jul 1858
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Who did Emerich Braunschweig marry?
This is the church book entry for my 11ggf Emerich Braunschweig's marriage, in 1593. It is in German. Unfortunately, I can't make out anything legible here other than his name. I'm hoping that ...
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Deciphering names from Spanish marriage certificate
I am trying to decipher two names on this Spanish Marriage certificate:
This is what I do know:
Manuel Muñoz Guilloume
Aurosa Pérez Arellano
The two items in bold I am not sure about.
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Transcribing and making sense of baptism record written in Kurrent
This baptism record is from Creuzburg, in 1758. The bits in brackets are the bits I'm having trouble with.
20.† Anna Maria, [Vyl] Nicolaus Beckens, Ackermanns
zu [Elmau] töchterlein ist den 11. ...
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What is the house number on this 1891 Census record?
Here is a census entry for Mary Ann Brown in 1891.
I notice in the transcription that it says 61 East Street. On the image though it looks like this:
I no longer have access to view the images on ...
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Decipher name of Reverend on Burial entry
This is a snippet from a burial entry. I am not permitted to show the full image:
I am trying to decipher the name of the Reverend. I think it is: Rev. A. E. Markly.
This was in 1933 in Salisbury at ...
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Identifying two addresses
I am trying to identify the following two addresses. I have looked at past street names in Philadelphia and old maps of Vineland N.J. without success.
The first one is 1317 Salithos (?) St., ...
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Reading 1870s cause of death in Canada
I'm having trouble deciphering the cause of death below, which is from an 1870s Canadian death record. The terms used are a good part of the problem. There seem to be a fair number of lists of ...
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Why would the filing date of a birth certificate be prior to the date of birth?
My grandmother's birth certificate states her date of birth as December 21, 1914.
At the bottom there are two dates. One appears to be a filing date, and the other I am not sure I understand the ...
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Recognize a handwritten word from a Spanish town
I am working on the investigation with old documentation, to see if you can help me to recognize this town in Spain, it could be in Castilla La Mancha, although I do not know for sure.
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What is name of this Captain in War of 1812?
In this pension file record on Fold, I have a commander whose name I cannot make out:
I've transcribed the page as follows:
State of South Carolina, Pickens District } On this the Eighth Day of ...
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What is this abbreviation symbol in War of 1812 Pension File?
This image from Fold has a symbol that I cannot identify, shown circled here:
My transcription reads:
Allowed July 23' 1860 at the rate of $4.00 per month from Febry 1st 1859, Subject to all pay ...
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Information from passenger list/ship manifest from 1912 NY - Polish/Russian city and names
The full passenger list can be found below – I'm looking at the entry for "Jankel Samolicz" on line 30 (the final line). Can you help me to read some of the information? I'm trying to figure out:
the ...
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"Jos" name in itself or a short form of "Joseph" or "Johannes"?
I have here this German-Latin marriage record from Austria about the marriage between Angelus Constantin and Catharina Werckin on the 11th April, 1780 (last entry on page):
The father of Catharina ...
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Groom's birth place entry additions
I have a marriage entry here of someone (Edmund Hoffmeister von Hoffenegg) with birth place listed as Andrijevci in present day Croatia but then for some reason also mentions Klattau (Klatovy) in ...
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Looking to trace name of only witness via signature on Baptism Cert 1870 Dublin St Pauls
Child born = Elizabeth Gibson, 25th May 1870, parents Samuel Gibson, Rose McGauran, residence, 64 Arbour Hill (in Dublin not in script)
Witness = ??, could be Catherine ??? – Looking to trace name of ...
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