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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: mezentia on Friday 26 September 25 23:03 BST (UK)
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The attached image shows the baptism of a T Stonyer, son of Thomas and Elizabeth his wife on the 2nd September 1686. But what is the bit before the date? I think it is Offlow Church. But if so, where is this in relation to Leek?
Original image at https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2F007605006%2F00667&parentid=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FBAP%2F1149200 (https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2F007605006%2F00667&parentid=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FBAP%2F1149200).
FindMyPast's transcription says the baptism took place at St. Edward's church in Leek.
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Hi Mezentia, I can't get a good image of your extract, but I would presume it says "of Low Church"i.e. not High or established Church. Fran
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The record underneath is: de Leek = of Leek
The Stonyer record is either: de ffow-church or de flow-church
In these cases it's useful to see a wider range of records because the places are usually repeated a few times.
(I don't have FindMyPast access.)
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I didn't mention stow-church as a possibility because no other long-s is present in the clip, and no other t with a tightly looped top.
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The Stonyer record is either: de ffow-church or de flow-church
I agree with de ffow-church.
Perhaps Fowlchurch was intended?
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/IOE01/09141/37
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/staffs/vol7/pp232-239
See under Ball Haye, where the Stonyer family is mentioned.
'The name Fowchurch was coming into use by the later 1630s'.
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Thank you all for the suggestions and links, which I will follow up.
Back with more soon ;D