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Title: Can anyone help?
Post by: Stairheedrammy on Friday 21 June 24 06:42 BST (UK)

Hi folks, can anyone tell me what the names next to John Lynch and Magt Harkins are.  I realy struggle to make that writing out.
thanks

Mark

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: Cas (stallc) on Friday 21 June 24 06:45 BST (UK)

John Heel - Sara Harkin/s ?

Cas

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: sparrett on Friday 21 June 24 06:59 BST (UK)

John Freel ??

Sue

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: David Nicoll on Friday 21 June 24 07:11 BST (UK)

Possibly Lynd?

A bigger sample of the writing might help.

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: Stairheedrammy on Friday 21 June 24 08:51 BST (UK)

Thanks folks, I now can't find the original document so can't give a bigger sample of writing. I think Freel sounds most likely for the top name and Sara for the bottom one. Happy to be corrected though.

Title: Re: Can anyone help?
Post by: bbart on Friday 21 June 24 08:53 BST (UK)

A page or two later, still in 1852, Sara Harkins marriage has the same witness(?).