Birth Certificate 1880

[VikkiC]

Good Morning All,

 I wonder if anyone can make out two words on a birth certificate we have for Mary Earrel.  (Later changed to Earle) We are having problems with the third and forth words in the section 'Name, surname and maiden surname of Mother'
We know that Mary's mother was another Mary and her maiden name was Craig - but these middle two words have me stumped and I bet it's really easy!

Many thanks
Vikkic

[carol8353]

Any chance you could make it a little bigger...I can read the formerly Craig bit ,but not the words before that 

It is definitely late 'something '(meaning her last married name) is it Smith?

[carol8353]

Have tried to darken it and lose all the white surround ,but it goes out of focus when you try to enlarge it,needs the original to be scanned in at a hugher resolution if poss 

[Ruskie]

It does look like Smith - though the "S" doesn't look quite right. 

Vikki, is there another capital "S" on the certificate that we might be able to see to compare?

[Evie]

Hi

Was Mary's father William by any chance, as there is a marriage on Lancashire BMD 1875, Liverpool district of a William Earrol to a Mary Smith. Unfortunately there is no other surname given for her which often is the case if they have been married before to check she is the one.

Evie

[Kaz-]

It certainly looks like "late Smith" to me as well

[Gadget]

I read it as

late
Smith
formerly
Craig


Gadget

[carol8353]

I think that pretty well confirms it then.....we're all in agreement 

[lizdb]

Yep another one agreeing here!