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Title: Can anyone decipher these names
Post by: Brien Bellwood on Friday 05 July 13 04:34 BST (UK)
Hi There,
My ancestor Catherine McMahon nee Farrelly/Farley's parents names (first names on the top line)
I know the second line reads "Farley living at Norbur (meaning Nobber.)"
My research (Catherine's Australian death certificate suggests the Father is Timothy which is correct but her Mother was Mary (Garragan) which doesn't look correct in the pic.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Brien
Title: Re: Can anyone decipher these names
Post by: sami on Friday 05 July 13 05:22 BST (UK)
Hi Brien:

I'm not sure about the first name but to me the second one looks like Ann.

sami
Title: Re: Can anyone decipher these names
Post by: lizdb on Friday 05 July 13 08:31 BST (UK)
Looks like Timothy and Ann, though the T of Timothy is a bit odd.
Title: Re: Can anyone decipher these names
Post by: Gadget on Friday 05 July 13 08:40 BST (UK)
Agree with Timothy but wondering if it's Annie rather than Ann. Definitely not Mary.


Gadget
Title: Re: Can anyone decipher these names
Post by: Winterbloom21 on Friday 05 July 13 12:43 BST (UK)
It could be Mary at a stretch.    Look at the way the record keeper uses that big flouncy curve at the beginning of the 'R' in the column alongside.    Maybe he's doing the same thing with an 'M'.
Title: Re: Can anyone decipher these names
Post by: Winterbloom21 on Friday 05 July 13 12:44 BST (UK)
Also, the woman's name does appear to have the lower section of a 'y' in it, above the place name.
Title: Re: Can anyone decipher these names
Post by: lizdb on Friday 05 July 13 12:57 BST (UK)
I think that is a loop on tnhe N of Norbur from the line below.

I cant see Mary at all!
Title: Re: Can anyone decipher these names
Post by: susieroe on Monday 15 July 13 16:15 BST (UK)
Amye?
Title: Re: Can anyone decipher these names
Post by: jan57 on Monday 15 July 13 16:21 BST (UK)
 Annie  to  me , 
Title: Re: Can anyone decipher these names
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 15 July 13 16:26 BST (UK)
I see Annie too and Timothey

Carol