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Title: Fathers name
Post by: Tarnwater on Saturday 20 April 13 20:00 BST (UK)

Help needed please to work out the name of the father on a marriage certificate. Could it be John Day?
Many thanks,
Brian

Title: Re: Fathers name
Post by: ..claire.. on Saturday 20 April 13 20:04 BST (UK)

Hi

Definitely looks like John Day (deceased) to me

claire

Title: Re: Fathers name
Post by: Guy Etchells on Saturday 20 April 13 20:05 BST (UK)

Looks like John Day Deceased, occupation Soldier
Cheers
Guy

Title: Re: Fathers name
Post by: genjen on Saturday 20 April 13 20:06 BST (UK)

Me too...John Day, Decd, Soldier.

Jen

Title: Re: Fathers name
Post by: Richard Isaac ap Edward on Friday 26 April 13 05:47 BST (UK)

I'm with the John Day, decd Soldier above, but would like to suggest trying to view the original without enhancements, ie no  auto tone or sharpening. You will always loose detail with these turned on in the viewer preferences. It appears that all greys above 50% have been turned to black & all greys less than 50% have been zapped to white. That's lot of nuances! Unfortunately many originals are subject to this treatment when copies are ordered from assorted (but not all) Family History Societies so there's little you can do there (hard/impossible to change scanning policy)
Richard

Title: Re: Fathers name
Post by: sandra Bee on Friday 26 April 13 07:44 BST (UK)

HI,
John or Jonathan Day.
Sandra

Title: Re: Fathers name
Post by: Maggie. on Friday 26 April 13 12:11 BST (UK)

John Day dec^d

Maggie  :)