Many thanks for the valuable advice Ray, I will be going to the LDS on Friday and will let you know how I get on sometime after that. Cheers Lesley Please visit my website:- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~buriton/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Christmas" <ray.christmas@inspire.net.nz> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 8:01 AM Subject: Re: [Ham] Some Unreadable Petersfield Baptisms > Hello again, > I should have mentioned that you will probably have to get the LDS to give > you an ordinary sized photocopy (as my LDS did) and take it to a > photocopying outfit for enlargement. I remember on my last visit to UK, > Tescos provided the machine but it was self service (that was in > Salisbury) > Kind regards, > Ray Christmas, New Zealand. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lesley C. Potter" <lesleychristine@iprimus.com.au> > To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 6:45 PM > Subject: Re: [Ham] Some Unreadable Petersfield Baptisms > > >> Hi Ray >> No, bleeding from the other side is not the problem, it is just very very >> faint, it is just visible I thought it might be a bit >> clearer on the original if it is possible to view them. After I sent the >> email, I realized I should have explained all that, but it was too late >> to >> do so. Probably the fact I put unreadable has frightened most people >> off, >> however your idea is a very good one >> and I think I will collect the relevant fiche and take them to my local > LDS >> where they have a fiche copying machine, I am just not real sure just how >> much they can blow it up, but it's worth a try. Thanks for that. >> >> Cheers >> Lesley >> >> Please visit my website:- >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~buriton/index.html >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ray Christmas" <ray.christmas@inspire.net.nz> >> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 11:59 AM >> Subject: Re: [Ham] Some Unreadable Petersfield Baptisms >> >> >> > Hi Lesley, >> > I don't know if your problem is the same as mine was, which was the >> > bleeding >> > of ink through the paper used in the original Parish record. I had >> > to >> > get >> > enlarged photocopies off the fische and thank goodness that the > ministers >> > handwriting sloped at 45 degrees (as mine does) because I snowpacked >> > out >> > all >> > the backward sloping writing (ie that which had seeped (bled) through > from >> > the other side) leaving only (most of) the writing on the side that I >> > wanted >> > to retain. >> > You may not have had the bleeding (no, not the bloody problem as I'm > sure >> > that you wanted to call it at times) through the paper, but I would >> > recommend enlarging the doc as much as possible from the fische. >> > >> > Kind regards, >> > Ray Christmas, New Zealand. >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Lesley C. Potter" <lesleychristine@iprimus.com.au> >> > To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> >> > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 6:00 PM >> > Subject: [Ham] Some Unreadable Petersfield Baptisms >> > >> > >> >> Hi >> >> I have a very big ask of anyone who is in a position to be able to go > to >> >> a >> >> relevant repository (probably the HRO) >> >> >> >> to decipher 36 surnames and some parents that I have been unable to > read >> >> from the fiche I have of the Parish Records of Petersfield >> >> as I have transcribed over 10.000 baptisms for this Parish I guess 36 >> >> unreadables are not too bad, but I would really love to complete them >> > before >> >> adding to the website if possible, so am begging please. I have been > able >> > to >> >> read all the dates and all but 5 are in the nineteeth century. I >> >> asked >> > the >> >> HRO but they wanted to charge £22 per hour, which is not possible. >> >> >> >> Regards >> >> Lesley >> >> >> >> Please visit my website:- >> >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~buriton/index.html >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> >> Treat others as you wish to be treated yourselves, with respect >> >> Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> > Treat others as you wish to be treated yourselves, with respect >> > Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== >> Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk >> >> > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Visit the knightroots website at www.knightroots.co.uk > >