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108 year old postcard. Can you decipher the writing please?

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ChocChipOwl · 20/01/2023 14:54

I can make out some.

Dearest Mother

Many thanks for flowers. You will have had my letter. It is bitter here but very ?

Something about cathedral and bishop but I'm struggling. Can you help please?

108 year old postcard. Can you decipher the writing please?
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ChocChipOwl · 20/01/2023 16:31

Weird because it's September and it's usually warm ish in September

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ItsRainingCatsAndDogsAgain · 20/01/2023 16:55

LIZS · 20/01/2023 16:26

You could always look up the 1911 census and parish registers then go from there

For the address of the sender too.

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ChocChipOwl · 20/01/2023 17:06

Not currently joined up to Ancestry or anything - is there a way to search for free?

Maybe it's the top result?! It all pans out and the parish is correct

108 year old postcard. Can you decipher the writing please?
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LIZS · 20/01/2023 17:32

There may be a county history centre with archived records available to view or libraries offering free access to the websites.

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