Good morning. I was wondering whether I could ask y'all to have a quick look at the following excerpts from an ancestor's death cert of 1866 and give me your opinion as to some dodgy handwriting. 1. Location of death. At the following URL, you will find an excerpt which shows the location of death. The town name is 'Smethwick', and the DOD 11th April, 1866. However, the text between '1866' and 'Smethwick' is a cause for debate, hence my seeking your counsel. Thoughts as to what it might be? http://www.ancientfaces.com/family/photos/details/index.cfm?29734 2. Husband's Info. The following URL has another excerpt from the same death cert. It states the name of the husband to be John FANTHOM, a Carpenter. However, what is the word that lies directly beneath, 'Carpenter'? Any takers? http://www.ancientfaces.com/family/photos/details/index.cfm?29735 3. Cause of death. The same URL as that in number 2 above, only this time, the column which details the cause of death. What is the first word in the phrase, "<Something> of Stomach. Certified"? Again, the URL is, http://www.ancientfaces.com/family/photos/details/index.cfm?29735 As always, many thanks for your help and take care. Cheers, Parkesy ===== David S. Parkes Senior Business Technology Manager/Consultant Office: 972.731.9243 Mobile: 469.337.6986 Fax: 928.244.2565 E-mail: david_parkes@comcast.net

Surely the text reads 'White Horse Inn'. Whether the lady herself died in the aforesaid establishment, or whether the coroner was in session there (visiting coroners often operated from inns) is not clear. IB

... as to your second query, I would guess (though it must remain just a guess) that it reads 'journeyman'. Hope this helps IB

David, 1. White Horse Inn 2. Journeyman 3. Carcinoma Hope this is of use - I suspect others may have replied already! Best regards, Martyn Loveys David Parkes <d_parkes@yahoo.com> wrote: Good morning. I was wondering whether I could ask y'all to have a quick look at the following excerpts from an ancestor's death cert of 1866 and give me your opinion as to some dodgy handwriting. 1. Location of death. At the following URL, you will find an excerpt which shows the location of death. The town name is 'Smethwick', and the DOD 11th April, 1866. However, the text between '1866' and 'Smethwick' is a cause for debate, hence my seeking your counsel. Thoughts as to what it might be? http://www.ancientfaces.com/family/photos/details/index.cfm?29734 2. Husband's Info. The following URL has another excerpt from the same death cert. It states the name of the husband to be John FANTHOM, a Carpenter. However, what is the word that lies directly beneath, 'Carpenter'? Any takers? http://www.ancientfaces.com/family/photos/details/index.cfm?29735 3. Cause of death. The same URL as that in number 2 above, only this time, the column which details the cause of death. What is the first word in the phrase, " of Stomach. Certified"? Again, the URL is, http://www.ancientfaces.com/family/photos/details/index.cfm?29735 As always, many thanks for your help and take care. Cheers, Parkesy ===== David S. Parkes Senior Business Technology Manager/Consultant Office: 972.731.9243 Mobile: 469.337.6986 Fax: 928.244.2565 E-mail: david_parkes@comcast.net ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== OLD-ENGLISH Web Page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/

White Horse Inn and carcinoma, not sure at all about the middle one but is it a place name, suggest G-ss-ton. Lyn B