Help reading another OPR

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:17 am

Hi all,

I just uploaded an OPR for the marriage of John Claryhue and Janet Gibson in 1741.

It says: John Claryhue Servant to James Freedman vintner in ?? & Janet Gibson D to the deceased Thomas Gibson
???

The first ?? are an abbreviation I think. The last ??? are for the whole last line of the entry.

Any help would be appreciated!
http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1804

Carol

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:28 am

Hi Carol
John Claryhue Servant to James Steedman vintner in ?? <appears to be an abbreviation going from others on the page> & Janet Gibson D to the deceased Thomas Gibson ?tsler? in Inverness, now in Sky.

Lister / Litster - dyer...pehaps?
http://rmhh.co.uk/occup/l.html

Best wishes
Lesley

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:36 am

Lesley,

You are good at this!

Not sure on the abbreviation though. If you look at the entry just below, it looks like the same abbreviation right after the name Patrick Young, Mer.

On her father's occupation ?--Ostler? Hostler? ???

Carol

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:38 am

Have you looked at the entry on Scotsfind?

http://www.scotsfind.org/databases_free ... 1-1750.pdf

The abbreviations look like the parish?

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:38 am

Just saw your edit!

If he's now in Sky, does that mean he's "dying" there?

Carol

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:42 am

Hi Wilma,

I looked at the marriages on Scotsfind this morning. If it's there, I missed it, but that wouldn't be a surprise. I looked at just about everything else there too!

Carol

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:45 am

It is there Carol, but it doesn't cut and paste & I'm too tired to try and type it out so 'fraid you'll have to look yourself

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:47 am

Thanks Wilma,

I noticed that they won't let you cut and paste on that site!

John also turns up on the IGI as a submission. I hadn't looked under Claryhue--variation number twenty-something!

Carol

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:15 am

OK, this is from the Scotsfind site:

Claryhue, John ser. to James Steedman, vintner, in N. K. p. (North Kirk parish); Janet Gibson, d. of late Thomas G. litster in Inverness now in S.K.p. (South Kirk parish) 6s. 6d. 1 Mar 1741

Thanks again Lesley and Wilma!

Carol

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:50 am

Whoops - well SKP is some distance from Sky!! Goes to illustrate yet again not to trust anyone's transcription!!