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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Westy11 on Monday 13 January 20 15:18 GMT (UK)
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John SMITH & Ann married 1 May 1675 at Saint Alkmund, Shrewsbury, Shropshire,England.
John was from Atcham.
What is Ann's maiden name please?
Westy
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Although the transcription says Bory, neither the other Bs or rs on the page look like those in the surname. I'm tempted to say Do*y.
I'll have a look through other pages to see if I can find anything like it.
Gadget
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Much appreciated Gadget :)
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I don't think it's right,but FamilySearch has it as Kery
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKHT-WPB
Roger
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There's a letter in the middle of her parish that looks the same but I can't work out the parish name either! I thought I knew the Shropshire parishes :-\
PS - I think the 3rd letter maybe a c not an r
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I think the first letter is a k.
It's the same as the fourth last letter of the surname in the burial on the next line (though not as well formed). I think this name is some form of Fawkner = perhaps Foukner?
Tentatively, I think the name might be kery.
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The parish is written rockitter, I think. Does this mean anything to anyone?
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Could be Wrockwardine
Just guessing wildly!
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Sounds phonetically a little like Wroxeter
Roger
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Sounds phonetically a little like Wroxeter
Roger
Great suggestion Roger - that feels right to me and just a stone's throw from Atcham.
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A certain site is playing up and has 6 possibles in Wroxeter
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Gadget you and others participating in this post are doing very well and I am very grateful. :)
Westy
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Can't find a baptism for an Ann (variations) but there is a Key family in Wroxeter in the possible timescale.
However, she might not have been baptised there but have moved there at some time.
There's an Ane Kerby, Shawbury 1650
PS -I had a quick look through the Cs but nothing jumped out at me.
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I read the name as Ant Kery. There seems no suggestion of a second 'n' in the forename and the third letter resembles other 't's in the text. I'm not sure what to make of that though.
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Hello All,
It has just occurred to be the name may be KEY. I base this on what I had considered an unusual forename for one of Anne/s descendants Key PERKINS.
Its definitely Key as I have found a number of documents including a Trade Directory in which his name is stated as Key PERKINS.
In baptism records for John and Anne's children, her forename is definitely given as Ann/e. So perhaps her name is Ann KEY from Wroxeter?
Thoughts?
Westy
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Can't find a baptism for an Ann (variations) but there is a Key family in Wroxeter in the possible timescale.
I didn't follow them up but does look very promising. I should have remembered your Key name of the weekend :)
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Thanks Gadget.
Westy
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I see *osy
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Thanks Donna.
Westy
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What makes you think it is Anne?
I see And - as in abrev for Andrew.
The surname starts with B. Perhaps Bury / Berry
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I base the Ann/e on the mother's name given at the baptism of her and her husband's children.
Thanks Neale - the KEY was a suggestion that perhaps accounted for the unusual forename of one of Ann/e's children.
Westy
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Sounds phonetically a little like Wroxeter
Roger
Yes I like Wroxeter, but spelled Rocsetter. So the surname may start with an S.
The letter has the same formation as the “S sound” in Rocsetter.
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Thanks Neale.
The Rocsetter v Wroxeter sounds good as well.
Westy