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Title: Help with a name please
Post by: Fitty on Friday 13 March 09 12:36 GMT (UK)
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b378/FittyUK/Roots/Maudsley.jpg)

what is this chaps surname?
Title: Re: Help with a name please
Post by: avm228 on Friday 13 March 09 12:38 GMT (UK)
Looks like Maudsley to me.

Anna
Title: Re: Help with a name please
Post by: Fitty on Friday 13 March 09 13:01 GMT (UK)
which is what I thought it was but it came back to me as incorrect.  This is a piece I'm transcribing.
I've looked at it, I've zoomed it, I've fiddled about with the colours and it DOES say Maudsley..... but thats wrong.   
Title: Re: Help with a name please
Post by: avm228 on Friday 13 March 09 13:02 GMT (UK)
Maybe Mawdsley, then?
Title: Re: Help with a name please
Post by: Fitty on Friday 13 March 09 13:11 GMT (UK)
ummm I suppose it could be that,  i'll try it and see.
Thanks
Title: Re: Help with a name please
Post by: JAP on Saturday 14 March 09 15:30 GMT (UK)
What do you mean by "It came back to me as incorrect".  ???  Where from?  An explanation?

Can you provide dates etc and the source of the record you've posted.

We'd all like to help, if we can.

Many thanks,

JAP
Title: Re: Help with a name please
Post by: Headbanger Veron on Saturday 14 March 09 22:53 GMT (UK)
What about Maudslay?

Veron
Title: Re: Help with a name please
Post by: Fitty on Saturday 14 March 09 23:34 GMT (UK)
Apparently it was Mawdsley, though to be fair that w does look like a u.

So thanks avm228 :)