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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Puzzling marriage register entry
« on: Sunday 04 May 25 23:44 BST (UK)  »
Wow. Thank you. I will clearly need to take time to follow this up when I've finished the FindMyPast marriages and burials for the Bill surname.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Where did Elizabeth's father live?
« on: Sunday 04 May 25 22:10 BST (UK)  »
Hello Gwynne

Yes, I did receive the map and location plan, thank you.

David

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Puzzling marriage register entry
« on: Sunday 04 May 25 20:49 BST (UK)  »
I came across this marriage entry for the West Felton parish in Shropshire:

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No 27
Mr Thomas Harleston of [the] parish of Whilechurch sing man
Mrs Hannah
and Mrs Hannah Bill of [this] parish sing woman
were married in this church by [ ] licence [ ] this thirteenth
Day of July in the Year of our Lord One thousand seven
hundred and fifty sixty By me Tho Alcherley min...
This marriage was solemnized between us Thos Harleston [  ] in the
presence of John Bill ?? Bill ?? Bill


I can't quite make out the first names of two of the witnesses, but most confusingly, why the Mr and Mrs prefixes, especially if Hannah Bill is a single woman? The vicar's surname is a bit difficult too, and Thomas' parish is actually Whitchurch, I think.

The image is at https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS%2FSHROP%2FP298-A-3-1%2F247501&parentid=GBPRS%2FSHROP%2FMAR%2F168841%2F2

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Occupation Interests / Re: Penwigg Maker?
« on: Sunday 04 May 25 14:46 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the replies. I too thought periwig maker, but the writing is quite clear when compared to the other writing on the same page, so  I can only assume it's a mistake by whomever wrote the register in the first place.

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Occupation Interests / Penwigg Maker?
« on: Sunday 04 May 25 13:59 BST (UK)  »
I came across this occupation on a PR marriage entry on FindMyPast. The image link is

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS%2FSHROP%2FP214-A-1-3%2F69794&parentid=GBPRS%2FSHROP%2FMAR%2F10185%2F2

Edward Ricketts Penwigg maker ... the writing is quite clear

I've never come across this occupation before, and Google is of no help, so, please, any ideas?

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Much Wenlock, 1660
« on: Monday 28 April 25 22:36 BST (UK)  »
Thank you :)

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Shropshire / Where is "Espress"?
« on: Monday 28 April 25 15:20 BST (UK)  »
I have a baptism for a Thomas Bill, son of Robert and Jane Bill, dated 11 November 1805. The baptism is recorded for the parish of Stanton upon Hine Heath, near Oswestry, and the parents' abode is given as Espress. The FindMyPast image is at:

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS%2FSHROP%2FP267-A-1-5%2F87813&parentid=GBPRS%2FSHROP%2FBAP%2F716046

I can't find anywhere called Espress in the vicinity of Stanton. Is there anyone with local knowledge who can help identify the location?

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Oliver Bill's father's residence, 1652
« on: Monday 28 April 25 11:42 BST (UK)  »
Thanks, Spittle Streete it is then, and thanks for the link. I will follow this up as as I think is a bit obvious with my current spate of postings, I have quite a lot of people in Much Wenlock, and most of them in the 15 and 1600s.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Much Wenlock, 1660
« on: Monday 28 April 25 11:35 BST (UK)  »
The note is fairly clear, that the baptism dates had not been entered when the register was passed on. My efforts are:

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The following baptisms in the yeare aforesaid last the day ??? ??? Be cause the Register book came ??? into the keeping of the Vicar of Much Wenlock till the yeare following

but it would be nice to fill in the blanks.

The FindMyPast link is

https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS%2FSHROP%2FP198-A-1-2%2F57976&parentid=GBPRS%2FSHROP%2FBAP%2F465526

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