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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: John Mathews on Monday 09 December 13 20:36 GMT (UK)
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Mary Waring ?
Witness's Edward ??
Mary Ellen ?
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Mary Waring her X mark
Edward ?? Woolford
Mary Ellen Woolford her X mark
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Thank You JenB.
ps why would someone put x mark for?
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The most likely reason was that they couldn't write.
Someone else has written Mary Waring her ..... mark, and she had added the cross.
I'm wondering if its Edward John Woolford and he's spelt it wrongly?
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Hi
I have seen John writen Jhon before
could this be the case?
regards
westmorland
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Yes Looks Like John But Spelt Jhon?. May Be They Could Not Read And Write?.Interesting.
Thank You
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I have seen Jhon as a shortening for Jonathan on occasions.
Carol
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I'm thinking its - Edward Thom Woolford
Thom - abbreviation for Thomas
sami
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It Was From 1876. Was School Around Then?
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It Was From 1876. Was School Around Then?
Schools had been around from the end of the 18th Century. There was an education census in 1851.
There were the National Schools (National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church) from 1811, and the British Schools (British and Foreign School Society) from 1814.
Education became compulsory in 1870 with Forster's Education Act,although the payment of school fees was preserved. By the Act of 1891 free education became possible for all. Literacy levels had risen to about 92 per cent by 1870 and Forster's Education Act
Stan
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Thank You Stan
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I have several documents from Scotland which contain the words his/ her mark after the name. The reason (in my relatives case) was that they were gaelic speakers and had come to Scotland from Ireland. They just weren't literate in English and someone signed on their behalf.
Orkrad