Is the first name French?

[confused73]

What about Simrou looks like a u at the end.

[wdytya]

Hephzibah  asked.............Have other 'i's' on the certificate got the dot above to the right of the 'i'....not bad for a Monday morning, but can you understand what I mean!!

Looking at the certificate it does look as if the dot is above and slightly to the right of the letter below.

[wdytya]

Of the suggestions so far of SIMIRON, SIMRON and SIMROU can anyone comfirm these are known names given to people as their first name??  Prior to his marriage he was in the Army and served sometime in India but in 1901 was back in Jersey. Family story is that his name Samuel Adams was not his true name. I have posted on the Armed Forces forum and have received some very helpful information about his army life.

[wdytya]

I have attached a cropped copy of the marriage record to see if it will help in comparing the writing in other sections of the document to that of the fathers name.

[Ruskie]

Simeon - e is the same as the one in Samuel, though in most cases the e is written in the 'usual' form. Check the e in the two examples of 'Powell' where it has been written both ways.

If this is a certificate you obtained from the GRO you may want to purchase the same certificate from the local register office where the event was registered and where you can see the original handwriting and signatures.

The GRO certificates are copies of the original certificate and the whole cert is filled out by one person.

[mare]

Yes I still think it's Simeon with a capital E ... something not unusual, mixing capital and lower case letters, especially where word starts with a capital and I see another example in LaborEr.

My mum was very good at it   

[Mike in Cumbria]

Simeon - e is the same as the one in Samuel, though in most cases the e is written in the 'usual' form. Check the e in the two examples of 'Powell' where it has been written both ways.

Added to which, Simeon is actually a real name.

[stevie922]

Yes, the name is indeed Simeon, but it doesn't specifically mean the name is French. Simeon can also be a Jewish or Russian forename.

[alpinecottage]

Yes I still think it's Simeon with a capital E ... something not unusual, mixing capital and lower case letters, especially where word starts with a capital and I see another example in LaborEr.

...and also in the bride's signature "Powell"

I'll go with Simeon now!