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Title: Help needed with Margaret's maiden name
Post by: ian-nz on Tuesday 08 December 15 23:42 GMT (UK)
I am hoping someone can help me decipher Margaret Campbell's maiden name on the fourth line.

Any help is much appreciated.

Pauline
Title: Re: Help needed with Margaret's maiden name
Post by: fanny-gas-light on Wednesday 09 December 15 00:18 GMT (UK)
Hello Pauline.
 For me it looks like Hayward hope that helps a little. regards Margaret.
Title: Re: Help needed with Margaret's maiden name
Post by: Colin Cruddace on Wednesday 09 December 15 00:20 GMT (UK)
Looks more like Hayman to me.
Title: Re: Help needed with Margaret's maiden name
Post by: sami on Wednesday 09 December 15 00:25 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Colin Cruddace on Wednesday 09 December 15 00:20 GMT (UK)
Looks more like Hayman to me.

....same for me - my first thought was Hayman.

sami
Title: Re: Help needed with Margaret's maiden name
Post by: ian-nz on Wednesday 09 December 15 00:30 GMT (UK)
Thanks for your help. It's a difficult one. I will work on those two names and see what I come up with.

Thanks again for your help.

Pauline
Title: Re: Help needed with Margaret's maiden name
Post by: Rosinish on Wednesday 09 December 15 00:37 GMT (UK)
To me it looks like Hayman

If you study the letter "n" on the other words on the page they are virtually all the same.

Annie
Title: Re: Help needed with Margaret's maiden name
Post by: ian-nz on Wednesday 09 December 15 00:48 GMT (UK)
Thanks Annie.

Trying to find a marriage between Margaret Hayman and Alexander Campbell but so far no luck.

Pauline
Title: Re: Help needed with Margaret's maiden name
Post by: Rosinish on Wednesday 09 December 15 00:57 GMT (UK)
I couldn't find a marriage either.

Do you have the birth cert. of the child who married?

Annie

Added.....Neither Hayman nor Hayward
Title: Re: Help needed with Margaret's maiden name
Post by: ian-nz on Wednesday 09 December 15 01:26 GMT (UK)
The only birth I could find for John Campbell in Argyllshire in 1832 have parents Alexander Campbell and Margaret Hyndman.

I had hoped to find John Campbell's death to verify his mothers name but he died between 1881 and 1891 in Lanarkshire and there are about 15 deaths to choose from.

The search continues.

Pauline
Title: Re: Help needed with Margaret's maiden name
Post by: GUT on Friday 11 December 15 03:56 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Colin Cruddace on Wednesday 09 December 15 00:20 GMT (UK)
Looks more like Hayman to me.

Add another for that.
Title: Re: Help needed with Margaret's maiden name
Post by: ian-nz on Friday 11 December 15 04:14 GMT (UK)
Thank you I'll go with Hayman.

Pauline
Title: Re: Help needed with Margaret's maiden name
Post by: Ruskie on Friday 11 December 15 07:24 GMT (UK)
Ask Scotland's People for a clearer copy. They're very obliging.