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Can anyone decipher this handwriting- workhouse records

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BabbleBee · 16/11/2019 19:44

The writing that looks like ‘Ch Ch’ to me is the entry I’m interested in. This the parish from which the person was admitted, the next part is who ordered the admission

Any ideas?

Can anyone decipher this handwriting- workhouse records
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BabbleBee · 16/11/2019 20:06

This column is ‘By Whose Order Admitted’ - a place name doesn’t make sense does it?

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BabbleBee · 16/11/2019 20:07

Yes, Ch Ch is the parish which could well have been Christchurch

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peanutfoldover · 16/11/2019 20:07

Falmouth

MiniMum97 · 16/11/2019 20:07

The second letter looks like an r when comparing to the other writing. I am pretty convinced it is Tremoutth. Looked it up apparently a valid surname.

CuteOrangeElephant · 16/11/2019 20:09

I think the one under Carlisle looks like Iwanowitz.

egontoste · 16/11/2019 20:09

unlikely to be her
Why?
Was she an adult and married/widowed? If so, it won't be her home parish, it will be that of her husband's.

BabbleBee · 16/11/2019 20:10

On the next page she’s discharged - I think it says ‘To South Hosp’

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Marmite27 · 16/11/2019 20:10

I think the entry above is
from Southwark
Carlisle
Master
Wilhim
Carlisle

IWorkAtTheCheescakeFactory · 16/11/2019 20:10

No it’s not place names. Webb, Carlisle etc are surnames.

I think it’s a T something something mouth. Tremouth?

Shitparent19 · 16/11/2019 20:11

Master John Sayers

Shitparent19 · 16/11/2019 20:11

Howourth?

slowdownplease · 16/11/2019 20:11

Trenrith?

Marmite27 · 16/11/2019 20:12

Then

Frenmouth
Carlisle
Cherry
Transfer from ?

Will

Janleverton · 16/11/2019 20:12

I think it’s TreNouth.

IWorkAtTheCheescakeFactory · 16/11/2019 20:13

I think it says ‘To South Hosp

Makes sense because it says “from south hosp” at the top of the column you’re asking about.

BabbleBee · 16/11/2019 20:14

It’s a long story!

I’m trying to put together the story of my great great grandmother. She’s on records, has a daughter (but don’t know the father) and then disappears. I was hoping I’d found her but this is probably too far north. The rest of the records are Tendring and Lewisham which is why I was trying to decipher the parish and reason for admission.

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Janleverton · 16/11/2019 20:16

Though can’t find anywhere that would fit. There’s a Christ church in tynemouth.

YeahNahWhal · 16/11/2019 20:20

I thought Trenowith.

Aleciahartismyhero · 16/11/2019 20:23

Frenouth? Then cherry, Carlisle, Martin something

JenniferM1989 · 16/11/2019 21:09

It looks like occuptations are in the second column of the first page as you can see labourer, child, housewife, nil etc. So it's their name, occupation, parish or area then who admitted them? Must be the surname of a doctor as Carlisle appears a few times so it would be a doctors surname? Can also see Webb so it must be surnames and as one appears more than once, I would guess it's a doctors surname and it starts with T and ends in outh

bluebeck · 16/11/2019 21:21

It really looks like a T to me too. Tremouth?

What do you mean, too far north? Christ Church was part of Lewisham, London.

tmh88 · 16/11/2019 21:46

I’m seeing Trevor/Trevour?

egontoste · 16/11/2019 23:06

Don't forget that a large number of London churches were bombed in WWII and many others are redundant or have been converted for different use so might not show up under the correct name when you search.

BabbleBee · 17/11/2019 04:32

I don’t know the area, I’d looked at Christchurch and got it as central London rather than Christ Church. If that’s part of Lewisham then this could well be her.

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ItsAHardKn0ckLife1 · 17/11/2019 07:42

Trenouth? Google tells me that’s Cornwall though...

Definitely looks to be a word beginning with T and ending in ‘outh’

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