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Title: Lower case "uf" between given and surname - meaning?
Post by: Rakiura John on Sunday 09 March 25 02:50 GMT (UK)
Here's one for the linguists. The witness John Farrell in the 1898 marriage below, has what looks like a suspended u beside what looks like an f in the middle of his name. Haven't come across this before. What does this signify?
Title: Re: Lower case "uf" between given and surname - meaning?
Post by: amondg on Sunday 09 March 25 05:49 GMT (UK)
It says his mark.  AMENDED

He made the x on the line
Title: Re: Lower case "uf" between given and surname - meaning?
Post by: mckha489 on Sunday 09 March 25 05:57 GMT (UK)
Quote from: amondg on Sunday 09 March 25 05:49 GMT (UK)
It says his mark.  AMENDED

He made the x on the line

I thought it was the witness John uf Farrell op is referring to
Title: Re: Lower case "uf" between given and surname - meaning?
Post by: sparrett on Sunday 09 March 25 06:09 GMT (UK)
All I see is an upper case script F.

Just a bit more flourished at its starting point than the upper case script F. which starts FARRELL.
Sue
Title: Re: Lower case "uf" between given and surname - meaning?
Post by: maddys52 on Sunday 09 March 25 06:22 GMT (UK)
I agree, just an extra flourish on the" F".
Title: Re: Lower case "uf" between given and surname - meaning?
Post by: Viktoria on Sunday 09 March 25 11:39 GMT (UK)
Yes,that is what I saw,the first twiddley bit is a flourish on the the middle letter F .
His name is John F. Farrel
Viktoria.
Title: Re: Lower case "uf" between given and surname - meaning?
Post by: Rakiura John on Monday 10 March 25 04:00 GMT (UK)
Thanks all. The Groom was resident in Ballybrophy, and the 1901 Census has a John Francis Farrell in Grange Beg, just north of that town. Solved I'd say.
regards
John
Title: Re: Lower case "uf" between given and surname - meaning?
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Monday 10 March 25 08:09 GMT (UK)

1901 census
https://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Queen_s_Co_/Ballybrophy/Grange_Beg/1651972/