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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help deciphering writing on the back of a photograph
« on: Tuesday 19 January 16 19:45 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Beeonthebay on Friday 15 January 16 14:12 GMT (UK)

Who is Mary?

What do you know of his life in Canada after he left the orphanage?  Some of these places have re-unions.  I know a little about BHC through doing some research many years ago.

Sorry I missed this! Arthur was on a farm on Gray, Ontario for several years. Then we think he worked for the railroad. There's a note that he 'went west' in 1920 and the next we 'see' of him he's back in Ontario, married to Mary Pierce Wilson.

He certainly didn't tell his second family that he was a home child.


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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help deciphering writing on the back of a photograph
« on: Saturday 16 January 16 16:50 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: josey on Saturday 16 January 16 16:44 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Treetotal on Friday 15 January 16 15:36 GMT (UK)
Could it say after Stephen ..."which is Ant of yours & Cousin"? Could it be an attempt at Villaflores?....The Villa pronounced as "Via" French Canadian.
Good call on the surname & relationships - but isn't the forename Glenn?

I think Glenn. The last part I read as "her son Glenn asked to ... of your ... ...."  Bleh!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help deciphering writing on the back of a photograph
« on: Saturday 16 January 16 16:41 GMT (UK)  »
I tweaked the picture again but I don't think it makes much difference :(


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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help deciphering writing on the back of a photograph
« on: Friday 15 January 16 13:22 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: jennifer c on Friday 15 January 16 10:17 GMT (UK)
What about if she was part of the escort party (if they had one) on the ship?

Jennifer

Good thinking, but Arthur was shipped out in 1910 and Mary in 1923. This photo is 1947 :(  Lateral thinking is good! We do know that Arthur didn't communicate much with his mom, so sending this was a big deal. So who?!

Loving all this help, thanks everyone!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help deciphering writing on the back of a photograph
« on: Friday 15 January 16 13:20 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: jennifer c on Friday 15 January 16 10:06 GMT (UK)
Do we know who his mother was?

Could the last part be who is an Aunt of your cousin?

Jennifer

His mother was Emily (or Georgina.. she changed her name a lot!) Johanson. There were no other relatives in Canada :(

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help deciphering writing on the back of a photograph
« on: Thursday 14 January 16 19:08 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: josey on Thursday 14 January 16 18:41 GMT (UK)
Can't make it out either....

Just wondered that I think the spanish tradition is to give people their other's maiden name as either middle name or surname..so that  name lives on for at least one more generation. So a Viar ? married to a Floria ? producing a Judy/Judith? As Ruuskie says, there are differences in the 2 versions, second one appears to have a 'D' between the Via/Viar & Floar/Floria.

I thought that, but because it's in Canada I was thinking that it's more likely to be a French-derived name than a Spanish one. Also they are very blonde which makes me think not Spanish...?

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help deciphering writing on the back of a photograph
« on: Thursday 14 January 16 18:30 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks everyone. I was getting pretty excited there but s far I've struck out on any names that could fit. I've had some fun though in the  Canadian voter lists. Some amazing incorrect transcriptions there. I fixed a few and feel I've done my duty  ;)

Sticking point is that 'fl' in the middle. I can't find any name that would work with.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help deciphering writing on the back of a photograph
« on: Thursday 14 January 16 13:46 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for all the ideas! I went to a Canadian phone book and started skimming through the VIA names and came up with a new idea. There are a lot of names that begin with VIAU (space) SOMETHING. That makes sense to me.. but I can't find anything with an 'f' in the middle! That really does look like a 'fl...'. Hmm.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Help deciphering writing on the back of a photograph, this is Judy....who?
« on: Thursday 14 January 16 02:41 GMT (UK)  »
I've been staring at these for several years now and still no joy! I wonder if any eagle-eyed people here can help me decipher them.

This is a photograph sent in 1947 by my great Uncle (Arthur Johanson) who was a British Home Child in Ontario, Canada, to his mother who was still in London. We know so little about him that I am intrigued who this woman and her son are and how they are linked to him.

Judy and Glenn? But what is that last name...?

Thanks for any help!

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