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Title: Help deciphering name
Post by: kala on Tuesday 11 December 12 05:36 GMT (UK)

Can anyone help decipher this name please?

Many thanks  :)

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: gortonboy on Tuesday 11 December 12 05:40 GMT (UK)

hi,,,is it a forename,,surname,,placename? 

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: PrueM on Tuesday 11 December 12 06:34 GMT (UK)

...and if possible, a bit more of the handwriting for comparison purposes might be helpful :)

Looks like "Meriamm" possibly, but as gortonboy says, some context would be good.

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: Gadget on Tuesday 11 December 12 06:50 GMT (UK)

Could I offer Merricum as a possible  :-\

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: Flattybasher9 on Tuesday 11 December 12 08:53 GMT (UK)

Does this help any

Regards

Malky

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: macintosh on Tuesday 11 December 12 13:57 GMT (UK)

The word Merrieum is used as a first name in one google search and as a middle name in others, though the one here, as suggested, needs to be put into context.

James

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: sandra bills on Wednesday 12 December 12 14:18 GMT (UK)

Looks like Merricleur to me.
Hope this helps.
Sandra

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: Billyblue on Wednesday 12 December 12 14:49 GMT (UK)

Could be Merrieman / Merriemin ???

Dawn M

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: jael438 on Wednesday 12 December 12 23:23 GMT (UK)

I thought it could be merriequeen
John

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: kala on Thursday 13 December 12 14:39 GMT (UK)

Thank you everyone for your suggestions :)

It's the name of the ship that arrived 1867 Victoria, Australia.
Still searching.....  :(

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: Treetotal on Thursday 13 December 12 17:35 GMT (UK)

Merriqueen?
Carol

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: carol8353 on Thursday 13 December 12 18:19 GMT (UK)

The MERMERUS was a ship that sailed later- maybe it sailed in 1867 too?

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: HeatherLynne on Thursday 13 December 12 18:34 GMT (UK)

I wonder if it's Mariann?  If the 'a's aren't fully joined up at the top then I think this is a possibility, more of the same person's writing would be very helpful  :)

Heather