Baptism document.....

Davedix · Post by **Davedix** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:49 pm

Years ago I acquired a photocopy of what appears to be a baptism record in which the right side is unreadable. Could anyone tell me where it originated? The heading, sub-headings and all insertions are hand - written. I see no identifying reference. Across the top reads, "Record of the Dunfirmline Branch of the Church of - - - " (unreadable). The sub-headings request information on location and date of birth, and the location and date of baptism. Down the left side are the names of about 20 persons. The two that interest me are Thomas SNOWDON born in Ireland and Marjory THOMSON born in Scotland. The document indicates both were baptized in Dunfirmline, Fife. Thank you. Dave.

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-848

url added by marilyn

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:52 pm

Davedix wrote:Years ago I acquired a photocopy of what appears to be a baptism record in which the right side is unreadable. Could anyone tell me where it originated? The heading, sub-headings and all insertions are hand - written. I see no identifying reference. Across the top reads, "Record of the Dunfirmline Branch of the Church of - - - " (unreadable). The sub-headings request information on location and date of birth, and the location and date of baptism. Down the left side are the names of about 20 persons. The two that interest me are Thomas SNOWDON born in Ireland and Marjory THOMSON born in Scotland. The document indicates both were baptized in Dunfirmline, Fife. Thank you. Dave.

Hi Dave

Any chance that you can upload a copy of the image to the TalkingScot Gallery ?,- plus giving us a wee bit more info on the names and dates involved ??...........

DavidWW

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:18 pm

Hi Davedix
Dunfirmline is actually Dunfermline Its in Fife.
Best wishes
Lesley

Davedix · Post by **Davedix** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:15 am

Thank you David: I tried sending the document in question but it is about 200KB too large to be accepted, even though only one page. My minimal computer skills won't let me make it smaller!! I guess the only way would be as an attachment direct to you.

And thank you also Leslie: the correct spelling is duly noted - - - my spelling skills not too good either!!!

Dave.

Post by **marilyn morning** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 2:38 am

Dave,

If I have this correct??? A document should be saved as a "tif" file and a picture as a "jpeg" and then try uploading it to the gallery.

http://talkingscot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6496

Regards
Marilyn

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:49 am

Hi Marilyn

If I have this correct??? A document should be saved as a "tif" file and a picture as a "jpeg" and then try uploading it to the gallery.

Tiff & jpeg are both image formats. generally speaking Tiff tends to be a larger file as it retains more info - jpeg is what is know as a "lossy" file format, that is, it throws a lot of the information away and only keeps the essentials, thus reducing file size, but then again, it depends how big the the jpeg was in the first place and how it was saved.....you can still get pretty big file sizes with jpegs e.g. from some digital cameras.
see something like;
http://www.wfu.edu/~matthews/misc/graph ... rmats.html
or
http://www.compukiss.com/basics/photo-f ... ained.html
...But you are probably yawning by now....

Best wishes
Lesley

Davedix · Post by **Davedix** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 12:48 am

Hi All,
I was successful in making my Baptism Document small enough to be accepted into the 'Gallery' and you can see it there under 'Certificates - Help with Deciphering'. I would be interested to know the origin of the listing, the name of the church or religeon and what might be down the right hand side of the page. Perhaps I could obtain a replacement that shows more information.

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-848

Thank you.
Dave.

Gallery URL added - AndrewP

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:17 am

Hi Dave

Well done getting the image down to the right size even if the right hand side is still impossible to read which Church. I would reckon it was Church of Scotland because there isn't enough room to squeeze some of the other denominations in.

Thomas Snowdon info is
born Bantry
Armaugh Ireland
12th January 1862
Town parish Dunfermline, Fife
Baptized 18th April 1888
By S.J.Whitaker.

Margery Thompson

born ??? looks like Tillamitty
Clackmanan
11th July 1866
Dunfermline, Fife.
Baptized 1st October 1888
By James Flake The first part is clear but the last few letters of his name are almost lost.

Interesting that the next entry is also a Thomson (without a 'p' this time)

I haven't seen a handwritten sheet like that before. Very careful and more detailed than most.

Russell

Post by **paddyscar** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:34 am

Russell wrote: Thomas Snowdon info is
born Bantry
Armaugh Ireland
12th January 1862
Town parish Dunfermline, Fife
Baptized 18th April 1888
By S.J.Whitaker.

Margery Thompson

born ??? looks like Tillamitty
Clackmanan
11th July 1866
Dunfermline, Fife.
Baptized 1st October 1888
By James Flake The first part is clear but the last few letters of his name are almost lost.

Dave:

I didn't do as well as Russell with this one. I got the same for Thomas, except I couldn't say what the town name was in Armaugh, nor the year of birth and can only get the S.J. of the name in the right hand column.

I see the next as Margery Thompson. Without a clue about place names involved, the writing looks like (Town or Parish) Tillacoutay (County) IseKinwray -

A possible confirmation of Margery's town or parish may lie in the following line which indicates the same county for Alex Thomson from Allen.

Frances

Jockbird · Post by **Jockbird** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:51 am

Hello!

Well I might have to be in a neckbrace after that, I couldn't find rotate so have been looking at a 90 degree angle

For Thomas, I think the place looks more like it starts with a P. I had a quick look on Genuki Parishes for Armagh but nothing that resembled anything.

Better news is Margery Thompson...I think.

My initial thought was Tillicoultry but taking it apart it looks more like Tillacrutty, then I broke it right down and I'm pretty sure it is Tillacoultry, with a very squashed up 'o' and the cross of the 't' going through the preceeding 'l'.

I think went to have a quick look on the IGI & lo & behold there is an entry, albeit a member one, for a Margery Thompson born 11th July 1866 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannan, father's name Alexander.

If you go into SP and put Thom*on, Mar for christian name, 1866 for year and just Clackmannan in the City/County/Minor section then two matches come up. If you narrow it down further to Tillicoultry those two still come up.

Hope she's yours.

Good luck

Donna

x

p.s.

Just done an IGI on your Thomas Snowdon, looks like someone has been researching him, there is an Ancestral File giving his parents names, Margery as his wife (spelt Marjory Thomson on this occasion), his place of birth, place of death & burial. Just pop in Thomas Snowdon, Birth/Christening 1862 and Ireland and up he comes. Oh, in fact all entries are about him, all with the date of birth displayed on the Baptism list you have but with many varying places of birth....as you'll see!

Can't see a marriage on SP though.

Just wondered that, if he did die in Alberta, Canada, as suggested on most of the IGI entries, did they marry there?

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