Hi Karen & Mike I agree with what Karen has written....plus at top 1833 Lamrock Curtis, Dudwell Field Farm, Chewton Mendip, Near Bath [not quite sure what the next word is as part is missing] 15. M: The only Lamrock CURTIS on FreeBMD is a death registered in Dec 1864, Wells RD. In the 1841 census he is an Ag Lab aged 15 living in Chewton Mendip - in 1851 he has "gone for a solider" and is aged 28 and born Chuton SOM, and is in the Portman Barracks in St Marylebone. By 1861 he is back home with his parents in Chewton Mendip, again an Ag Lab.and aged 39. Not sure if that helps or not! Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Francis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [B&S] Document interpretation As far as I can make out, roughly translated as: Made over property to some in family of us to revert to Thomas Curtis' family at end of their life but no trace of document at the year 1939. Suppose to have gone in bureau to F Curtis carpenter for repair about 1890 Karen Sent from my iPhone On 1 Oct 2012, at 15:49, "Mike Matthews" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all > > I wonder if someone could have a crack at deciphering this note, which I > believe was written by my 2x great-grandfather Frank Curtis. > > www.boddyparts.co.uk/lamrock_note.jpg > > I've worked out most of it, but there are a couple of words I can't figure > out. > > Mike > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear all Thanks for your responses. I wasn't too sure about "document", and I was completely stumped by "bureau", so this is very helpful. Polly - the Lamrock you found was the grandson of the man mentioned in the note. I don't know exactly what "property" the note refers to, but there has always been talk that my Curtis ancestors once owned some land, and that somehow it had been lost. The F. Curtis mentioned in the note was a distant cousin. best wishes Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Polly Rubery Sent: 01 October 2012 19:04 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [B&S] Document interpretation Hi Karen & Mike I agree with what Karen has written....plus at top 1833 Lamrock Curtis, Dudwell Field Farm, Chewton Mendip, Near Bath [not quite sure what the next word is as part is missing] 15. M: The only Lamrock CURTIS on FreeBMD is a death registered in Dec 1864, Wells RD. In the 1841 census he is an Ag Lab aged 15 living in Chewton Mendip - in 1851 he has "gone for a solider" and is aged 28 and born Chuton SOM, and is in the Portman Barracks in St Marylebone. By 1861 he is back home with his parents in Chewton Mendip, again an Ag Lab.and aged 39. Not sure if that helps or not! Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Francis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [B&S] Document interpretation As far as I can make out, roughly translated as: Made over property to some in family of us to revert to Thomas Curtis' family at end of their life but no trace of document at the year 1939. Suppose to have gone in bureau to F Curtis carpenter for repair about 1890 Karen Sent from my iPhone On 1 Oct 2012, at 15:49, "Mike Matthews" <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all > > I wonder if someone could have a crack at deciphering this note, which I > believe was written by my 2x great-grandfather Frank Curtis. > > www.boddyparts.co.uk/lamrock_note.jpg > > I've worked out most of it, but there are a couple of words I can't figure > out. > > Mike > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message