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    Quote Originally Posted by Keith Tindell View Post
    I must have really been ripped off with the advance notes in London, £5 advance note, we used to get £4. As you say, payment on pay off day was always cash. I can recall in 1961, paying off of a 15month trip with nearly £700, i drew some on pay off, but had to go back to London a couple of days later for the balance . A 2 bedroom cottage could be bought for approx £900 in those days, did i buy said cottage, did i hell, with several weeks leave, make whoopee, young and stupid, but by god did i enjoy it, kt
    ##in shields keith it was two bob in the pound to cash your advance note...so probably ten pints better of signing on in shields and getting a fiver note ...wonder what happened if you didnt go guess the boys would be knocking on your door....cappy

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    Cappy remember when it was 6d in the pound to cash a Scottish pound note. Had to be careful at the pay off table that didn’t get any of the Linen Bank Of Scotland in your money. JS

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    William Ronald Watson
    England Births and Christenings


    Name
    William Ronald Watson
    Residence Place
    Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
    Gender
    Male
    Christening Date
    05 Apr 1894
    Christening Date (Original)
    5 Apr 1894
    Christening Place
    Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England
    Father's Name
    Thomas Watson
    Mother's Name
    Mary

    Citing this Record
    "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3TK-TRQ : 10 February 2018, William Ronald Watson, ); citing item 2 p 297, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,469,108.

    First look confirms his possible dads, dads info, require some info on dad,
    full name, DOB, place etc.

    K.


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