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Title: Identify witness on marriage certificate
Post by: Janet Waterhouse on Saturday 15 February 25 11:35 GMT (UK)
Hello,
can you decipher the surname of the witness, forename Squire on the attached certificate for me.

Regards,

Janet
Title: Re: Identify witness on marriage certificate
Post by: Jebber on Saturday 15 February 25 12:06 GMT (UK)
It looks like Betsy to me.
Title: Re: Identify witness on marriage certificate
Post by: Jayhen6 on Saturday 15 February 25 12:37 GMT (UK)
Betsy
Title: Re: Identify witness on marriage certificate
Post by: Janet Waterhouse on Saturday 15 February 25 12:42 GMT (UK)
I am looking for the surname of Squire, the name above Betsy.
Title: Re: Identify witness on marriage certificate
Post by: Lol-R on Saturday 15 February 25 14:14 GMT (UK)
It looks like Rehae to me which is a USA surname
Title: Re: Identify witness on marriage certificate
Post by: Bookbox on Saturday 15 February 25 14:25 GMT (UK)
It's so badly formed it might be almost anything, fairly short (5 or 6 letters?) beginning with B, R or D ?
I would say it has h or d or l in the middle, and there are no letters with descenders.

Perhaps try looking for individuals named Squire in the 1891 census for Morley?

Or anyone with that name who married in the same church around that time?

Or browse for any other marriage in the same Morley register that he might have witnessed?

Or try the newspapers?
Title: Re: Identify witness on marriage certificate
Post by: LWSmiser on Sunday 16 February 25 02:02 GMT (UK)
It could be Melrose.
Title: Re: Identify witness on marriage certificate
Post by: Janet Waterhouse on Sunday 16 February 25 09:38 GMT (UK)
Good morning,
thank you for your suggestions.  Bookbox, the only suggestion which I have not tried are entries in the newspapers.

Regards.

Janet
Title: Re: Identify witness on marriage certificate
Post by: mudmonster on Sunday 16 February 25 14:52 GMT (UK)
Hello,looks like Betsy Jarvis to me &  janice
Mud
Title: Re: Identify witness on marriage certificate
Post by: JenB on Sunday 16 February 25 14:54 GMT (UK)
The request is for the surname of the first witness whose Christian name is Squire  :)
Title: Re: Identify witness on marriage certificate
Post by: mudmonster on Sunday 16 February 25 14:57 GMT (UK)
Sorry Jenb  only just read the squire bit.