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Why did it make you feel that way? Vast swathes of my tree is filled with people who couldn't sign their names! I was vaguely surprised when one popped up in the early 20thC, but not the ones before the education act came in (early 1870s?)
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circumstances etc. That, and wishing I'd made more of my opportunities. Oh, damn now I'm getting morose! |
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Some people made their mark even when they could write. If the vicar assumed they wouldn't be literate and said "make your mark here" that is what they did!
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In the interests of accuracy, I should add that Louisa on the 1851 census is the wife of Richard Jnr,& not the daughter of Richard Snr. Sorry! |
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