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Title: Witnesses?
Post by: BassinghamTerrier on Monday 09 May 22 12:23 BST (UK)
Hi all

I have just downloaded this image from Scotland's People and I'm a little confused.
It's an April 7th 1743 baptism and I can read the first two lines...

"Angus Ross flesher in Inverness & his spouse Margaret Davidson had a child baptized by Mr McKenzie called Donald"

I believe that the third line is witnesses and officials as I think that it says...
"Donald Fraser Alexander ?? Donald Fraser Donald Ross witnesses"

Is this correct? and what in your opinion is the fourth name? That same name appears in the baptism above.

Thanks
Title: Re: Witnesses?
Post by: emeltom on Monday 09 May 22 13:28 BST (UK)
Alexander Fraser and Donald Ross
Title: Re: Witnesses?
Post by: kjkendro on Wednesday 11 May 22 04:16 BST (UK)
The missing name might be "Graves."
Title: Re: Witnesses?
Post by: BassinghamTerrier on Friday 13 May 22 11:58 BST (UK)
Quote from: kjkendro on Wednesday 11 May 22 04:16 BST (UK)
The missing name might be "Graves."
I don't think so...
There's a "G" in what looks like "McGlandrich" and it doesn't look much like the same "G".
Title: Re: Witnesses?
Post by: shanreagh on Friday 13 May 22 14:36 BST (UK)
The missing name looks as if it begins ff. Often the ff names are lower case eg ffowkes etc
Title: Re: Witnesses?
Post by: BassinghamTerrier on Friday 13 May 22 14:41 BST (UK)
Quote from: shanreagh on Friday 13 May 22 14:36 BST (UK)
The missing name looks as if it begins ff. Often the ff names are lower case eg ffowkes etc

Yes, I thought perhaps "Ff" too.