Following on from the post about my surprise present of a handheld portable scanner from my brother Alan that he gave me yesterday, I figured out how it all works this morning so wanted to get on with some scanning, just to see how it worked and if it was all ok.
This is my first scan with it:
Copy of original document (obtained from Buckinghamshire Record Office) in my private collection - copyright 2011
This was a letter that was included with the Marriage Licence for John Lee who was marrying Rebecca Read. They married 23rd October 1806 at Quainton, Buckinghamshire, UK.
The letter was written by Rebecca’s father Edward Read (1747 – 1808) who is one of the sons of my 6 x great grandfather Cozens Read.
This is the transcript of it. (I should really include this in the Amanuensis Monday theme, but doing it here instead as it is the first scan with my surprise new present).
“I the undersigned Edward Read of the parish of Quainton in the County of Bucks yeoman the natural and lawful Father of Rebecca Read a Minor of the age of Nineteen years and upwards and under the age of twenty one years Do hereby give my full and free consent that my said Daughter Rebecca Read may lawfully intermarry with John Lee of the said parish Quainton As Witness my hand this 10th day of October 1806/ –
Edwd. Read
Witness
John Kightley
I think it is wonderful having these added items which are included with some of the Marriage Licences I have now received copies of. In some cases they give exact ages, which is good to compare with the dates of baptisms found in the parish registers. In some cases there is other useful information, so I am going to have some fun with all this information as well as having a lot of fun with my new handheld scanner!! 🙂
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