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    Is an X the mark of blindness?

    Census records confirm, ,so I figure, in this case, it was a mark of something to indicate they were unable to sign. Thanks peeps
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    Is an X the mark of blindness?

    As the title says really. I am aware of many people in my family going blind between the ages of around 3.....43! I'm trying trace it backwards now. If a certificate has an X by the signature, does that signify someone else had to sign for them etc?
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    Grave/Burial name confusion..please help!

    thanks Dave...thats the website I have been using! Maybe Im following the wrong pathway.... :-(
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    Grave/Burial name confusion..please help!

    As far as I am to believe, my GF was definitely buried....and grandfather was cremated elsewhere. (Lewisham). Ive just re read the email I received from the Cemetery, I think there is 3 people as registered as being buried in the same plot.......they are not relatives, albeit have the same...
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    Grave/Burial name confusion..please help!

    Do you think this would indicate that her name is not on a headstone (if there is one)? I agree with you on this, however I would've thought the cemetery admin etc, would have details that it is actually her that is actually buried there.
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    Grave/Burial name confusion..please help!

    Hi Dave, Appreciate the response. i have emailed them, and they confirm only the details that I have found online. I have just replied asking if it was possible for the grave to be recorded/listed under my grandfathers name....maybe as there was no headstone etc.....just waiting for a reply...
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    Grave/Burial name confusion..please help!

    Hi all, I am new to this website, so forgive me if Im in the wrong place or asking an obvious question! I'll make it simple... I attempting to find my grandmothers grave and headstone. I know the cemetery and plot etc all online, however it appears to be under her husbands name....not hers. I...
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