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Title: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: rebeccamary on Monday 07 November 16 19:36 GMT (UK)

Hello! I'm wondering if anyone might be able to read what Christina's maiden name is? To me, it looks like 'Inl...'? But that doesn't seem right. Any help would be greatly appreciated  :)

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: janan on Monday 07 November 16 19:38 GMT (UK)

M^cIntyre?

Jan  :D

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: rebeccamary on Monday 07 November 16 19:40 GMT (UK)

Oops - sorry I should've been more clear! Thanks so much for your reply Jan, but her maiden name is on the line under Christina Livingstone (Livingstone is her married name). sorry!  :-[

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: janan on Monday 07 November 16 19:41 GMT (UK)

Sorry. I've since modified to M^cIntyre
Got confused :D

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: Ruskie on Monday 07 November 16 19:42 GMT (UK)

Yes. It's Mc Intyre.

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: rebeccamary on Monday 07 November 16 19:55 GMT (UK)

Ah, thank you so much both of you! One more, if you have the time :)
I'm wanting to know Catherine's maiden name in this one :)

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: Geoff-E on Monday 07 November 16 20:09 GMT (UK)

M^cIntyre

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: Ruskie on Monday 07 November 16 20:15 GMT (UK)

If the first letter is a capital I it is odd that it extends that far below the line. The last letters do look like y-r-e though and nothing else seems to fit.

If I were you I would ask Scotland's People for a clearer copy, just to be sire.

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: orkrad on Monday 07 November 16 20:46 GMT (UK)

 Mc Intyre from me too. The longtailed I at the beginning is a bit unusual but that's the kind of cursive writing we used to do at school in Scotland in the past. However  we would have been punished for allowing our capital letter I's to descend  below the line!

Orkrad 

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: rebeccamary on Monday 07 November 16 22:07 GMT (UK)

Thank you so much all  ;D

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: finglaspete on Tuesday 08 November 16 13:57 GMT (UK)

McIntyre for me too, definite
Pete

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: Rosinish on Tuesday 08 November 16 14:41 GMT (UK)

McIntyre on 2nd too.

Would they be from the Western Isles (Inverness-shire) by any chance?

Annie

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: rebeccamary on Tuesday 08 November 16 20:21 GMT (UK)

Hi Annie,

Thanks for that! Both of these certificates are from different lines so I've been trying to wrap my head around them. Seems my Great Grandmother has McIntyre on both sides of the family. I'm not too sure where either of them hail from, yet, but I know for certain that Christina McIntyre died on Lismore Island in 1880. If I find any more information I can pass it along to you  :)

Title: Re: Deciphering a maiden name
Post by: Rosinish on Tuesday 08 November 16 23:02 GMT (UK)

Thanks RM,

If you discover they originated from any of the Uists (South/North or Benbecula), I may be able to help you further?

In that case, could you please PM me as my email isn't working i.e. I don't get notifications for posts.

Annie