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Title: Help decifering a surname
Post by: clairhaines on Friday 14 September 12 11:39 BST (UK)

Hello

I need help decifering the surname of an ancestor.

The attached file is from her marriage certificate.

I have also copied her fathers name, in case this helps.

Looking up Australia BDM, her death certificate has her as "Hassettt". But I dont think this is right.

She was born in 1845 in County Clare, Ireland.


Thanks

Clair

Title: Re: Help decifering a surname
Post by: annmck on Friday 14 September 12 11:51 BST (UK)

Hi Clair  :)

Mary Hassett

Roger Hassett

Anne Minogue

Was it the spelling that made you think this was not right? (Don't be put off by the now archaic way of writing ss-  even though it does look like another letter!)

Cheers, Ann

Title: Re: Help decifering a surname
Post by: clairhaines on Friday 14 September 12 11:54 BST (UK)

Thanks - the "ss" was definately hard to understand.

Title: Re: Help decifering a surname
Post by: aghadowey on Friday 14 September 12 11:56 BST (UK)

'ss' which looks as if written as 'fs' is known as long s-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s