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Title: Help deciphering a word Please
Post by: Jeffrey on Tuesday 02 April 13 17:46 BST (UK)

Can anyone help decipher a word please.

The bit beginning:- William Braithwhait and Elizabeth Braithwhait my ??
Children all the rest of my..........

Is the word after Elizabeth Braithwhait 'Tow' as in two or is it sons 'sons'.

Help gratefully received.

Judy

Title: Re: Help deciphering a word Please
Post by: hazel.bevis on Tuesday 02 April 13 17:52 BST (UK)

Hi Judy

I am not an expert but it looks like ... my daughter... :-\

Title: Re: Help deciphering a word Please
Post by: Alexander. on Tuesday 02 April 13 17:58 BST (UK)

I would interpret it as 'tow' = two.

Alexander

Title: Re: Help deciphering a word Please
Post by: tink.tech on Tuesday 02 April 13 18:08 BST (UK)

Hi
At first glace I would have said it looks like a "F" something like fond but last letter doesn't look like a "D".

But looking at the rest of the handwriting I would agree the first letter looks the same as other "T's" in the script.

Title: Re: Help deciphering a word Please
Post by: Jeffrey on Tuesday 02 April 13 18:38 BST (UK)

Hi All,
Thank you for the replies.

I have cropped it a little more because I think Hazel maybe looked at the wrong piece. I left some more writing in to help but in doing so it may have been misleading.

Judy

Title: Re: Help deciphering a word Please
Post by: sami on Tuesday 02 April 13 20:26 BST (UK)

I think its:

....William Braithwait and Elizabeth Braithwait my Sons...

Title: Re: Help deciphering a word Please
Post by: JenB on Tuesday 02 April 13 20:36 BST (UK)

I agree with Alexander that it's tow, i.e. two - in view of what comes after that word:

......William Braithwhait and Elizabeth Braithwhait my tow children all the rest of......

Title: Re: Help deciphering a word Please
Post by: Jeffrey on Wednesday 03 April 13 15:22 BST (UK)

Thank you very much for your opinions.
I transcribed the whole will last night and looked very carefully at the formation of the letters and with your help too I am now convinced it is "my tow children".

I was hoping it was 'my sons children' as then I would get a generation further back.

Thank you all.

Judy