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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: LizzieL on Monday 28 March 16 11:47 BST (UK)
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This is a snip of a baptism record on 10 Dec 1658 at St Peter Upton, Cornhill London.
Can anyone please decipher the forename of the father (Blakburne). I have seen the Ancestry transcript, but not convinced I can see the same name.
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Is it possible to show us a bit more of it ? It always helps to be able to compare letters and words from different parts of the document.
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Here's a bigger bit - wasn't sure how big a piece I was allowed to post.
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Rechard Blacburne drapar (draper)
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Richard Blacburne draper
At this time, spellings weren't 'fixed' so it is quite likely that you will find the name spelled differently elsewhere, Blackburn(e) being one of the more common. For example, Shakespeare was found to have used several different spellings for his name.
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Thank you all for your help. The transcript said Richard but i wasn't sure. I thought the d of Richard was a dropped letter from the line above. there are two biographies of the baby on line. One said he was the son of Richard and one said he was the younger brother. I'm not sure if there was a confusion as to where Richard fitted in or there is a baptism of Richard son of Richard yet to be found. Interesting that his father was a draper, he went on to become Archbishop of York and brother Richard (if indeed he was a brother) was Secretary to the Admiralty.
Family legend has it that we are descended from him, but since he died with no legitimate children it is doubtful. He claimed to be connected to the Blackburns of Marrick Abbey, Yorks. I have found a Richard of right age to be Lancelot's father bapt in Yorkshire not at Marrick but not too far away and his father is also called Lancelot. So there may be some truth in that the London Lancelot's roots were in Yorkshire, which does put them closer to my Blackburn ancestors.
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At this time, spellings weren't 'fixed' so it is quite likely that you will find the name spelled differently elsewhere, Blackburn(e) being one of the more common. For example, Shakespeare was found to have used several different spellings for his name.
All different ... and none of them Shakespeare! :D