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Title: Bride surname
Post by: Oneday on Thursday 01 January 26 02:31 GMT (UK)
I would like to know your thoughts on the brides surname in the image.  It has been transcribed as Florendy.  There is no one  coming up other than the marriage record with that surname on family search.  I presently don't have access to ancestry.

I have tried all sorts of variations so any suggestions would be welcome.

Title: Re: Bride surname
Post by: mckha489 on Thursday 01 January 26 03:56 GMT (UK)
well, it certainly looks like FLORENDY.
and transcribed that way on Ancestry and FindMyPast. Like you I can see no other occurance. I did  all excited about an 1826 record for a Caroline FLORENBY. But looking at the image I think it is FORMBY, so that was no good.

There are FLUENDY in Warwickshire  e.g
Harriet DOSHER or FLUENDY baptised 31 Aug 1851 Dunchurch. Parents Thomas (tailor) & Mary - no image on FindMyPast
a burial in 1840
Elizabeth DOSKER/DOSHER otherwise  FLUENDY buried Dunchurch 1 Aug 1840.  Image of her name attached


Added - on FreeBMD there are quite a number of FLUENDY
Title: Re: Bride surname
Post by: Oneday on Thursday 01 January 26 05:30 GMT (UK)
Thank you for your reply.

I'm swaying more towards a Spanish sounding name due to my way of saying it.  Something similar to Fuentez.

As stated earlier I'm open to suggestions.
Title: Re: Bride surname
Post by: trish1120 on Thursday 01 January 26 09:13 GMT (UK)
1841 she is not born in County although that doesn't help much.
Title: Re: Bride surname
Post by: emeltom on Thursday 01 January 26 12:21 GMT (UK)
Lancs OPC gives it as Florendy as does FindMyPast
Title: Re: Bride surname
Post by: Oneday on Friday 02 January 26 09:48 GMT (UK)
I've been researching names that sound like Florendy and have come up with the most likely of Flourenty (French origins so far).

The other alternatives are:  Florenty, Corenty, Fleurenty, Flaurenty, Laureney, Laurency, Lorenty, Ferreny and Laurenste. 

There are very few records of this surname particularly in Britain in the 1700's.

Can anyone advise what other details would the church have (if any)?
Title: Re: Bride surname
Post by: dublin1850 on Friday 02 January 26 11:03 GMT (UK)
Is there a definite 'H' somewhere on the full page? I have seen some very flowery Hs and would want to rule that out as a possibility, as in Horendy, Hornedy variations.
Title: Re: Bride surname
Post by: PatLac on Friday 02 January 26 15:27 GMT (UK)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L96J-WW95?view=index&cc=1473015&lang=en&groupId=M93K-W6L

It seems it's the curate's "F", see February.

Ellen was illiterate (bride made mark) so maybe it's a different name entirely.