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Title: COMPLETED: Can you read the bride's father's name?
Post by: ourmike on Monday 19 July 10 14:09 BST (UK)
This is part of the marriage register entry for the marriage of Robert George and Jemima Aplin. I know Jemima was illegitimate and her mother was Phoebe Aplin but I have never been able to find any clue as to her father.

I got a copy of the certificate from the register office and they transcribed it as "Lyuri Prow" so I printed this copy from the microfilm but I still don't know what it says.

I've been pondering over this for 10 years or more, and eventually decided it might just say "is unknown". It looks like the pen had a fresh charge of ink before this part was written and it's not the neatest of hands.

Can anybody see anything else in it please?
Title: Re: Can you read the bride's father's name?
Post by: Gadget on Monday 19 July 10 14:11 BST (UK)
I think it might say

Unknown

 :-\

Also - Outside possibility of it being Not Known
Title: Re: Can you read the bride's father's name?
Post by: heywood on Monday 19 July 10 14:22 BST (UK)
I think it says, "Is  unknown".

heywood  :)
Title: Re: Can you read the bride's father's name?
Post by: Elwyn Soutter on Monday 19 July 10 14:26 BST (UK)
Am I correct in assuming the profession/occupation box for the bride's father is blank? If so, that would seem to fit with the "unknown" interpretation, whereas if an occupation was given, then it might just be a person's name.


Elwyn
Title: Re: Can you read the bride's father's name?
Post by: ourmike on Monday 19 July 10 14:29 BST (UK)
Yes it is blank.
Title: Re: Can you read the bride's father's name?
Post by: maidmarianoops on Monday 19 July 10 14:41 BST (UK)
1851 census
twickenham middlesex

  Jemima Aplin
b 1821
Servant
Female
Swanage Dorset

wild cards
sylvia
Title: Re: Can you read the bride's father's name?
Post by: charlypp on Tuesday 20 July 10 22:42 BST (UK)
I think it say John George, not sure the last name  and under occupation or profession it looks like it say Labourer

Oh nevermind I see the bride's father would be the second line which yes it looks like is unknown to me to
Title: Re: Can you read the bride's father's name?
Post by: ourmike on Wednesday 21 July 10 05:55 BST (UK)
Many thanks for your help everybody, I'm going to go with "is unknown" and forget it!