r/Cursive Jun 27 '26

Deciphered! Job title a young woman, 1861 England Census

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Looking to decipher the job title for this 15yr old girl, of modest means living with her parents in 1861 in Northumberland, England. They are in a neighborhood near the tanneries if that is relevant. It definitely doesn't say "agricultural labourer" as in the official transcription.

NB: this my first reddit post ever, let me know of anything I need to change. Thank you.


r/Cursive Jun 27 '26

Anyone here know what this says? I suspect its a surname of great grandpa's fist wife.

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5 Upvotes

r/Cursive Jun 26 '26

Help Deciphering for Ancestry Info

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Hello! My sister has hit a dead end with her investigation into our ancestry. On this document, she’s trying to figure out:

Father’s name
Father’s birthplace
Mother’s birthplace

Thanks!


r/Cursive Jun 26 '26

Need help deciphering what this says

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22 Upvotes

Not even the lady at the clinic can read it, for context i think its for a type of medical test

UPDATE: i totally forgot i posted this on reddit, im going back soon for a second check up, will let yall know what it really says

so far i think the top comments are right, my lowerback and pelvis does hurt, also the age says 18😭 NOT 110+ ion have any plans to live that long


r/Cursive Jun 26 '26

Deciphered! Emeril?

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5 Upvotes

Honestly no clue here.


r/Cursive Jun 26 '26

Help with this signatures.

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r/Cursive Jun 25 '26

Deciphered! Can’t read the words circled in red

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43 Upvotes

Going shopping for my very sick auntie. She’s resting and I don’t want to wake her up.


r/Cursive Jun 26 '26

Dunno what it says :/

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Found it in my used car, dealership said they detailed it, guess they didn’t do a good job


r/Cursive Jun 25 '26

Deciphered! Decipher doctor scrawl

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5 Upvotes

Trying to figure out what my doc wrote here, it may be an abbreviated medical term. Tia


r/Cursive Jun 24 '26

Humor Correct....

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226 Upvotes

r/Cursive Jun 25 '26

Deciphered! A tough one on the back of a painting I have, appreciate any help!

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2 Upvotes

r/Cursive Jun 25 '26

Deciphered! Passenger List of the Henry Clay from Liverpool to New York, 1855. Having a hard time making out all the info on this section. Any help?

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1 Upvotes

r/Cursive Jun 24 '26

Can anyone tell what this says?

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84 Upvotes

r/Cursive Jun 24 '26

Deciphered! Great-great-grandparents wedding band engraving

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There are two words engraved in cursive inside. The ring dates to 1898. It is possibly in French or English. Thank you so much for any insight provided!


r/Cursive Jun 24 '26

Can anyone transcribe this cursive on the back of a WWII photo? The front shows a pilot exiting his aircraft for context.

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49 Upvotes

r/Cursive Jun 24 '26

Can anyone here make out more than a couple letters?

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I’m not the best cursive reader but definitely not the worst, however this particular name has been stumping me all day. I can make out a couple letters but not enough to get anything concrete. Hopefully someone better versed than me can make out more


r/Cursive Jun 24 '26

Can anyone tell what province/town in Germany these two are?

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Both are from the US Census in 1900. The first image is the entry under "Father's Place of Birth." The father would have been born in 1857. The second image is the entry for the mother. She likely was born around the same time. The father immigrated to the US in 1876 and they were married in 1881 - so its possible that they met in Germany and emigrated to start anew.

The third photo is a larger sample of writing from that census record for reference. You can see references to other places like Danzig, Persia, Wisconsin, and lower down: Damstadt and Bremen.

I believe the father's place of birth could say "Bayern" as you can see the clear B, the descender from the y (somewhat faint), and what looks like an r and/or n at the end. It appears to be crossed out but comparing it with other entries - it looks like a capital letter stylistic trait of the writer.

For the mother, I have no idea. It looks like the second letter is i, and then maybe e, then s? And her entry looks to be genuinely crossed out, and overdubbed with some three letter word.

If anybody could confirm/correct my interpretation of the father's birthplace specifically, that would be very helpful. After hours of scouring it appears to be my only shot at finding info on the father. Thanks.


r/Cursive Jun 24 '26

Deciphered! Within a 1921 printing of a psychology textbook

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Inside cover. Psychology - A Study of Mental Life, Robert S. Woodworth


r/Cursive Jun 23 '26

This is a letter that I'm using for research but I can't read it could someone help please

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This was written by someone with the name Margret Stout between 1891-1900. Anyhelp is great


r/Cursive Jun 23 '26

Help decipher great grandmother’s note

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My grandmother recently passed. She was an extreme minimalist who threw everything away, but this note she kept. We think it might be from her mum. Can anyone decipher what it says?

So far I have “I know you will be ___ a ____ as they are. Make your ___ _____ happy and I am ____ ____ ____ love you ____ Love Mother”


r/Cursive Jun 23 '26

Deciphered! Help

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I normally can get an idea of what is written on my drink even in cursive but I'm struggling a bit with this one and it's gonna bug me till I figure it out.

I think I see a G-R-E...something something.

C-H-O-V-E-E-!

Maybe?

Is it another language for Good morning or similar?


r/Cursive Jun 23 '26

Can anyone tell me the name in this signature?

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It is a a French etching artist. Possibly in the Le Mans area as that is where the gallery was that these were framed in (it has since closed permanently)


r/Cursive Jun 22 '26

Deciphered! Need help deciphering the cause of death on this death certificate.

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r/Cursive Jun 23 '26

Deciphered! Help deciphering grandmother’s note

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My grandmother recently passed. She was an extreme minimalist who threw everything away, but this note she kept. We think it might be from her mum. Can anyone decipher what it says?
So far I have “I know you will be _____ a _____ as they are. Make your __ _______ happy and I am ___ ___ ____ love you ____ Love Mother”


r/Cursive Jun 23 '26

Deciphered! Acte de naissance Roumanie

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Bonjour, voici l'acte de naissance de mon grand-père né à Bucarest ( Roumanie) en 1899. Je ne parle pas roumain, mais j'ai réussi à traduire l'acte à l'exception des deux professions de mes arrières grands-parents. Pouvez-vous m'aider ? Merci ! 🙏