Where in Yorkshire

zei op zondag 26 januari 2020 - 09:58

This birthplace in Yorkshire looks like Hardwick but what is the previous word? It looks like 'sijn' - is this part of the placename?

Reacties (4)

Andreas zei op zo, 01/26/2020 - 11:31

Is it possible to upload a bigger part of this document? I have my doubts about what can be read here and more text will hopefully solve this.

ChrisvD zei op zo, 01/26/2020 - 13:09

toebaxpijpmaecker van sijn handwerck

heihorst zei op zo, 01/26/2020 - 19:20

Ik denk dat er mogelijk niet Christoffel Lache staat zoals erfgoed Leiden leest, maar Christoffel Lacx ( zie ook de X van toebax)

Andreas zei op zo, 01/26/2020 - 20:21

Thanks for the whole page. As I suspected is also confirmed by ChrisvD. What you read as Hardwick should be handwerck, the Dutch word for handicraft.

The whole sentence is as following (also thanks to heihorst):

Cristoffel Lacx toebaxpijpmaecker van sijn

handwerck gebooren in Jorkshire in Engeland.

Translation:

Cristoffel Lacx, handcrafter of tobacco pipes, born in Yorkshire, England.

So unfortunately no place of birth mentioned.