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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: millerina on Thursday 27 August 09 13:27 BST (UK)
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Hi,
Is anybody able to make out the surname of the witness in the bottom left hand corner - C. R ??? The other witness are F.B Walsh, C.L Miller and W.G Walsh.
I have two copies of this certificate - one from the GRO, and then a few years later we found the copy of the original given at the time of the marriage (1945) - but am I right in thinking that the GRO one is not a scan of the original entry in the parish register? The old copy that we have has more information on it, but a few corrected errors - would this have been filled in by somebody at the church?
Many thanks,
millerina
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Looks Like FARNBROTHE &
Where you have FB Walsh- looks like JB Welsh to me
CL Miller looks like EL Miller to me
vicky
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J B Walsh. G S Miller
C R Farebrothe(r)? W G Walsh.
It's from the clerk's copy sent to the GRO, not the original.
Can you get a looksee at the parish film?
Pauline
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Looks Like FARNBROTHE &
Where you have FB Walsh- looks like JB Welsh to me
CL Miller looks like EL Miller to me
SORRY- meant to type JB Walsh
vicky
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Hi Vicky and Pauline,
Thanks for having a go at deciphering the writing, it is quite a nightmare to read! The other witnesses names I had really just guessed at from the initials of family members that I know were there, but it is really difficult to be sure as the initials look so different on both certificates! I'll have to see if I can find any births for a Farnbrothe/Farebrother - thanks for the suggestions! :)
Many thanks,
millerina
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Hi
Farebrothe would be a very unusual name, but it does exist. There is an author called Ron Farebrothe (I say author.....it's Vigilante Comics). Could it possibly be him?
Hibee
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Here's my two-pennorth
J B Walsh Ch. Miller (Charles?)
C R Farebrothe W G Walsh
The C in Ch. Miller is nothing like the E in Established church or the G in W G Walsh and it doesn't look like two separate initials.
Linda
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Thanks for all your help - I have done a little bit of research with all your suggestions and have actually managed to find a birth for a C. R Farebrother in the area where my relatives married! Fingers crossed it might be the same person! :)
Many thanks again!
millerina ;D