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The 1800s decade lasted from January 1, 1800, to December 31, 1809. The term "eighteen-hundreds" can also mean the years between 1800 and 1899, and is almost synonymous with the 19th century.

Birth certificate from 1882 found in Nottingham chimney

Feb 16,2020 6:33 am

A couple have tracked down relatives of A Man after finding his birth certificate - dating from the 1800S - in a chimney breast.

Olivia Clark and her partner discovered The Certificate of William Rogers , who was born in September 1882, while doing renovations on their Nottingham home.

Ms Clark posted an appeal online which put her In Touch with Mr Rogers ' family.

She Said she had been " intrigued" to learn the history of The House .

Ms Clark said they bought The House in Mapperley in September and found The Certificate in November.

She Said : " We found it hidden in the back room in The Right hand side of the chimney breast. "

She recently posted a photograph of it on a Facebook page, prompting a Man To contact her to say Mr Rogers - who was known as Bill - was his grandfather's brother and owned a butcher's shop in the area.

A Woman from Eastwood also got In Touch to say Mr Rogers was her mother's great great grandfather.

Ms Clark said she has sent them copies of The Certificate .

She Said : " We will keep [the original] as it is part of the history of The House . We will keep it aside and Leave It for the new owners. "

Her appeal also led her to research on the history of The House itself, which once belonged to Mr Rogers ' sister, Sarah Williams .

She became The First owner of the property, a year after to allow women to hold and dispose of property on the same terms as men.

Ms Clark added: " We were intrigued to find out the history of the property.

" It was nice to be able to pick through the history of it all. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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