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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 25 Jul 2012 20:20

and a bonny bride

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 25 Jul 2012 20:22

and then the pronunciations of place names ................

Owd'am

Glod'ick

Watter'ead



If I was pouting because I wasn't ebing allowed to do whatever I wanted to do, granddad used to say .............

"Better change that face or a pidgeon will land on your upper lip and then it will stay like that."

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

martynsue

martynsue Report 25 Jul 2012 20:29

i was alway's told when pulling my face that it looked like a slapped ****

Researching:
rudrum-norfok/mangan-ireland/sutton-norfolk/jones-oldham

martynsue

martynsue Report 25 Jul 2012 20:32

kekkle,-kettle.
bokkle,bottle.
buz, -bus.
hospikal-hospital

Researching:
rudrum-norfok/mangan-ireland/sutton-norfolk/jones-oldham

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 25 Jul 2012 20:33

OH still gives me a hard time for saying "buz" :-D :-D

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

martynsue

martynsue Report 26 Jul 2012 19:18

scragg end--looking untidy,
scally wag--i think this was a mischievious child,

Researching:
rudrum-norfok/mangan-ireland/sutton-norfolk/jones-oldham

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Jul 2012 19:47

My grandson (28 months old) has been visiting for a few days ........

............ I've been calling him the "scallywag" :-D :-D :-D



and, yes, it means a mischievous child



although it could also be used for the kind of man who might lead the girls on, and then clear off




s

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

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