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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: kgbroadfoot on Friday 12 June 09 16:30 BST (UK)
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Can anyone help me with the name of the person who performed the marriage ceremony? the Reverend _____ McDowall
Thanks,
Kim
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Hi
I think it is Wm(superscript)- short for William.
Gadget
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I would say Wm, short for William, but there are so many loops comnig down from the line above, arent there, for it to be clear!
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Yes Liz - the word above is 'accordingly' and the g and y drop down. On enlargement, it could even be Revd Mr McDowall.
Gadget
Added - i think it is Mr now -look at the superscript letter at 300%
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Is it significant that the groom appears to be a Peter McDowall?
Could the groom and Reverend be related?
Just a thought.
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Thanks everyone for the help. I also wondered if there was a family connection, but there seem to be a lot of McDowalls around!
Both Wm and Mr both seem to be good guesses. I just can't quite figure out the big loop at the beginning that's against the loop of the g from accordingly on line above.
And does anyone know if Reverend Mr. is/was a common title found in marriage records of the time?
:-[ Actually, the big loop I mentioned before looks remarkably like the one in M of McDowall
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That loop looks the same as the loop he puts in his 'M' at the beginning of McDowell
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Hi kgbroadfoot :)
I've seen the Revd Mr <surname> in many Scottish records so it was not unusual at all.
Gadget
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I wonder if this is Rev Mr McDowall. Comrie is not far from Alloa and Rev Peter McDowall was minister of the Moncrieff Memorial UP Church in Alloa from about 1825.
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This marriage took place in 1836, so you're probably right about the minister. thanks!
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If the reverend wrote that himself, he wouldn't write Rev Mr McDowall when referring to himself.