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Transcribing old hard to read documents
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 2 Aug 2008 22:20 |
Good luck with those! |
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Alison | Report | 2 Aug 2008 22:13 |
I've found the Oxfordshire Family History Society have a load of transcribed wills on their website, oxfordshirefhs.org.uk. If I'm struggling with a word or phrase I have a look at a few random wills on there for around the same year and can often find what I'm looking for. |
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Janet 693215 | Report | 2 Aug 2008 18:17 |
I'm going to bookmark this. I have seven wills that I've had a crack at but there are certain passages that I just can't decipher. |
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Beejay | Report | 2 Aug 2008 17:31 |
Sue you're a star. I've got 3 wills I'm trying to decipher at the moment (between tearing my hair out) so shall try your tips. Thank you very much |
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Chris in Sussex | Report | 2 Aug 2008 13:01 |
Brilliant advice Sue. |
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Borobabs | Report | 2 Aug 2008 12:41 |
Very good advise there Sue many thanks ;; |
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Sue in Somerset | Report | 2 Aug 2008 11:49 |
Some time ago I had downloaded an old will from the National Archives and it was really hard to read. This is how I managed to work it out. |