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Title: Help please with names of mothers
Post by: wee mammy on Wednesday 11 October 17 00:09 BST (UK)

I have a copy of a marriage certificate that is very hard to make out the maiden names of the mothers of both the bride and groom. I am hoping someone on here can do their magic and help me out by deciphering the names for me.  Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

Wee mammy

Title: Re: Help please with names of mothers
Post by: Billyblue on Wednesday 11 October 17 00:55 BST (UK)

Could be:

Ellen / Eileen 's  M.S.  looks like Limerick ???

Catherine's M.S. looks like Bestor or Bester ???

Nice looking writing but hard to read

Dawn M

Title: Re: Help please with names of mothers
Post by: wee mammy on Wednesday 11 October 17 02:18 BST (UK)

Thanks for the quick reply Billyblue, i thought the along the same lines Limerick or Beston/ beaton. Hopefully others can put there ideas forward to see if we are close in our guessing the names.

Wee mammy

Title: Re: Help please with names of mothers
Post by: Jamjar on Wednesday 11 October 17 03:04 BST (UK)

I see Beston

At first glance I thought Limerick.

What's the surname of the groom?

Jamjar

Title: Re: Help please with names of mothers
Post by: wee mammy on Wednesday 11 October 17 03:16 BST (UK)

Thanks for the reply Jamjar. The groom is Edward Ferns, they have him down as Edward Farne in the certificate though.

Wee mammy

Title: Re: Help please with names of mothers
Post by: bbart on Wednesday 11 October 17 03:29 BST (UK)

I see Limerick, but is her first name Ellen?  I thought it was until I compared the E to that of Edward, and now am wondering if it could be Nan?  Either way, I can't find any marriages that match for the parents.
I see Beston for Catherine.

I'm glad you informed us that the groom was Ferns.  I read it as Torne!