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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: huriteAO on Friday 05 January 18 01:12 GMT (UK)
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This appears on my ancestor's death registration (NZ). Hoping someone can decipher the bottom name beginning with L, and to what the name refers - a place, or another family name?
These are the parents of Louis James Haddon who died in NZ 1905
James Haddon
*Flanora Haddon (aka Hannah Fitzgerald Haddon)
Family Fitzgerald
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Would it be Nathaniel?
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Looks like Labourer, to me
? father's occupation ?
Dawn M
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Looks like Labourer, to me
? father's occupation ?
Dawn M
Thanks to all .... It is indeedLabourer ... his occupation
Hi Billyblue ... James was part of the Royal Fencibles - arrived in NZ in 1852. He was a soldier/pensioner.
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This appears on my ancestor's death registration (NZ). Hoping someone can decipher the bottom name beginning with L, and to what the name refers - a place, or another family name?
These are the parents of Louis James Haddon who died in NZ 1905
James Haddon
*Flanora Haddon (aka Hannah Fitzgerald Haddon)
Family Fitzgerald
La-------
It may be Hanora as opposed to Fianora. The linking between the cross and upstrokes on the H seems to be very faint.
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I agree with Hanora and labourer :)
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It may be Hanora as opposed to Fianora. The linking between the cross and upstrokes on the H seems to be very faint.
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Possibly Elenora