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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: laineychr on Friday 02 October 09 13:53 BST (UK)
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Hi All,
Can anyone read this signature please, they were a witness to the marriage of James Richards & Myra Stillaman 1812..
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Ummm .... what signature ?
Think you forgot to attach something ... we all do it ::)
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Hahaha..
I thought I did it right.. here goes another try... please God don't let it take the whole page up...lol
I'm not very good at uploading things..
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Hi,
Think you to put a little bit more writing for comparision. First thoughts Sharman?
Abiam
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Maybe Shannon?
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Farrar?
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Looks like M Farrar to me
:)
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I thought Farrar before I read the other replies. :)
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Think that's it ... but some more of the same hand would help ...
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I read it as M. Lawson! ::)
Elin
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Hi All,
Well I thought it might be Farrar, but the " F" is bothering me why the down stroke at the end?
I wish I had some more of the handwriting, but it's just the witness signature & it's their own hand (no X)
The other witness has beautiful handwriting
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No, thats an F alright ! My grandmother (Florence !) used to write her F's just like that ... a very curly thing like a T, then a squiggle crossing it to make it into an F.
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Yes its definitely Farrar. I do transcribing & often see a F like that.
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thank you all for your help
Elaine
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I write my "f's" like that. ;D
The stroke that crosses the "f" is waved and has a decorative curly loop at the end. The ink looks quite thick on this signature, hence the confusion I think. ;)
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Farrar is my guess as well!
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Sorry... ;D I think its Harrod !
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Have a look at "commercial script" on this link:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/078k/
Which looks like the hand that this person used.