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Re: Name in Register
« Reply #18 on: Monday 11 July 11 23:46 BST (UK) »
Having a little more time to look at it, I agree with Redroger and vv. Too many vertical lines in this example. The random dots on the page don't help either, so there may be a letter i in there, but not necessarily. After the surname, does it say 'Norton was '? If so then there could even be a w in the forename.

Nothing springs to mind but the nearest long shot is Annie....

I've just had a bolt from the blue, I was wondering what that first letter could be if it wasn't an A. It could be a C but..... how about a G followed by wm for Latinised William.

I'll now go back and check the first example.

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« Reply #19 on: Monday 11 July 11 23:50 BST (UK) »
Having a little more time to look at it, I agree with Redroger and vv. Too many vertical lines in this example. The random dots on the page don't help either, so there may be a letter i in there, but not necessarily. After the surname, does it say 'Norton was '? If so then there could even be a w in the forename.

Nothing springs to mind but the nearest long shot is Annie....

I've just had a bolt from the blue, I was wondering what that first letter could be if it wasn't an A. It could be a C but..... how about a G followed by wm for Latinised William.

I'll now go back and check the first example.

Colin


Hi Colin, it says "was buried" afterwards. It has to be a female name though because it is followed by "daughter of Thomas".

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Re: Name in Register
« Reply #20 on: Monday 11 July 11 23:51 BST (UK) »
Closer look makes the first letter look more like an F or an S.

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« Reply #21 on: Tuesday 12 July 11 00:01 BST (UK) »

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Hi Colin, it says "was buried" afterwards. It has to be a female name though because it is followed by "daughter of Thomas".
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It was the second example I was referring to, possibly Gwm Ballard Norton was...

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Re: Name in Register
« Reply #22 on: Tuesday 12 July 11 00:02 BST (UK) »
Oh right. Well that was just an example as the name was the same as the Lake one I was interested in.  :)

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« Reply #23 on: Tuesday 12 July 11 00:10 BST (UK) »
They are not quite the same, that's the problem.  :)
I wouldn't suggest William for Thomas's daughter  ;D ;D

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« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 12 July 11 09:15 BST (UK) »
Bit of a long shot, but what about "Emma" ?
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« Reply #25 on: Tuesday 12 July 11 16:43 BST (UK) »
A further long shot "Winnie" It has the merit of being all up and down strokes except for the final letter.
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