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Title: Help deciphering name
Post by: Frank2 on Monday 23 March 15 04:23 GMT (UK)

Hi everyone,

I ordered a death record and I am not able to decipher the writing in the "Mother's Name" field. I'm hoping someone here can give me a hand. Every possibility I think of is incredibly odd and doesn't sound like any kind of name I've heard of, or even like it would be a name. I've attached a picture of the relevant part of the document; hopefully the photo is of high enough quality. The photocopy I received isn't the highest quality in the first place, so that doesn't really help matters. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks. :)

(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n230/frankp85/20150323_000341_zpsint0fk4x.jpg)

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: Joyful on Monday 23 March 15 04:50 GMT (UK)

I read it as Hester Hawkins :)

Joy

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: annmck on Monday 23 March 15 04:57 GMT (UK)

Ditto  :)

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: Frank2 on Monday 23 March 15 05:00 GMT (UK)

Thank you, I think that's right. I just looked it up and apparently Hester is a name (I've never heard it before, haha). Thank you both for the replies.

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: carol8353 on Monday 23 March 15 08:25 GMT (UK)

You will find the name Hester as Esther/Ester and as Easter,so be prepared for all versions  ;D

Title: Re: Help deciphering name
Post by: Ruskie on Monday 23 March 15 08:31 GMT (UK)

Agree with all of the above. Hester/Esther seem almost interchangable - it possibly depended on whoever recorded the event as to what he thought he heard an his interpretation.  :)