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Title: Anyone able to read the maiden surname on the attached photo!
Post by: Mccrorj2512 on Thursday 22 May 25 18:15 BST (UK)
I’m really struggling to decipher the maiden surname of my ancestor. Anyone able to assist. See attached file.
Title: Re: Anyone able to read the maiden surname on the attached photo!
Post by: AlanBoyd on Thursday 22 May 25 18:22 BST (UK)
It looks to me like [X]ilphington where [X] is the same letter as the first letter of the married name, which I can’t read.
Title: Re: Anyone able to read the maiden surname on the attached photo!
Post by: PatLac on Thursday 22 May 25 18:55 BST (UK)
Wilphington/Wilkinson

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X95N-BPY7?lang=en
Title: Re: Anyone able to read the maiden surname on the attached photo!
Post by: David Nicoll on Thursday 22 May 25 19:09 BST (UK)
Hi I would agree with PatLac. However if by any chance this is from Scotlands People, can I suggest you use the tab at the top right of the image, and use is to report your issue. They will either tell you what it is or more likely rescan the image and send you a copy. They are very good that way.
Title: Re: Anyone able to read the maiden surname on the attached photo!
Post by: PatLac on Thursday 22 May 25 19:25 BST (UK)
On ScotlandsPeople there is no mmn

Surname Forename Age at death   Mother's Maiden Name  Gender   Year     Ref            RD Name
KEAN.        MARY           78                   -----                              F      1866    570 / 34   Lochwinnoch
Title: Re: Anyone able to read the maiden surname on the attached photo!
Post by: PatLac on Thursday 22 May 25 19:31 BST (UK)
Abigail Wilfinton here

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X95N-HF6L?lang=en
Title: Re: Anyone able to read the maiden surname on the attached photo!
Post by: AlanBoyd on Thursday 22 May 25 19:33 BST (UK)
Wilphington

newspapers: 1 hit, misOCR’d
Ancestry: surname search, no hits
Scotland’s People: surname search, no hits

Added: PatLac, posts crossed.

Added again: if I’d remembered to use fuzzy search at SP I would have got a different result!
Title: Re: Anyone able to read the maiden surname on the attached photo!
Post by: Mccrorj2512 on Thursday 22 May 25 20:33 BST (UK)
Thanks for all your suggestions. David, thanks for the suggestion regarding ScotlandsPeople. I was unaware that they were able to assist further and I’ve done as you suggested! PatLac I can see a strange spelling of Wilfinton so thank you.
Title: Re: Anyone able to read the maiden surname on the attached photo!
Post by: David Nicoll on Thursday 22 May 25 21:22 BST (UK)
You are very welcome, so of the images are like night and day.