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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: IowaToni on Wednesday 13 December 17 18:15 GMT (UK)
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I can't make out Elizabeth's last name. I've tried Newsom and Nelder. I've made a tree for each Elizabeth with that last name but I can't find the link between her and John Clark and Phoebe Clark Ward and/or William Weeks.
If I could be sure that Phoebe's parents were Ebenezer Ward and Peggy Margaret Clark it would help. I was hoping this Elizabeth could shed some light on that.
The original entry is at family search right hand side on the bottom.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-81SM-ZTL?i=34&wc=M6PH-YP6%3A238490601%2C238528001%2C238493402%2C238528002&cc=1937794
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Newham?
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I agree with Newham.
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I agree Newham
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I think the 4th letter is like the 's' in house and presence - see the first and last words of the third line.
This gives Newsam, though there are no doubt variants of this: you mentioned Newsom, but maybe also Newsome and Newsham.
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Yes, those are all names I've tried. And the 1841 census didn't help! I have no doubt in my mind this guest is related to my Ward family since All of them are hiding from me so successfully. It's amazing that there isn't a family tree on ancestry that matches any of them.
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I originally thought Newham before reading other replies, but looking more closely, the middle letter looks a bit closer to the 's' in 'presence' rather than the 'h' in 'others' in the same entry.
There is no guarantee that Elizabeth is related to the family - she may be a friend of the bride for example. :-\ Not every tree is on Ancestry so I'm not sure why you are surprised you have found no matches to this family. ;)
PS. Welcome to rootschat.
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The "s" in presence appears closed to me so I ewham.
Carol