Is the first name French?

[sami]

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!   

Looks like Simeon to me too.

sami

[shanghaipanda]

A quick look at A*y shows a Samuel Adams getting married in 1904.  One of the household members is Agnes Powell.  Has this been discounted?

[Flattybasher9]

This thread is following on from

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=200649.18

Regards

Malky

[wdytya]

Ruskie asked.....................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.

I can say that the certificate is the original one from the registry office in Portsmouth in 1904 which would have been given to Samuel and Agnes and remains in the family.

[Ruskie]

The reason for my question and suggestion is that the certificate you provided an image of appears to be filled in by the one person, including the signatures of bride, groom and witnesses.

[BumbleB]

The reasoning behind Ruskie's suggestion that you obtain a copy of the ORIGINAL entry is illustrated by my attachment.  The yellowing snippet is the marriage certificate issued to my grandparents, and is dated 19 September 1907, and has been in the family ever since.  The white version is a copy of the parish register which has original signatures.

[Ruskie]

Thank you for posting that BumbleB - it illustrates perfectly what I was trying to get across.

Wdytya, I think the general consensus is that the name is Simeon, but if you have doubts you may find a copy of the original will clarify things for you (or perhaps not if the writing is less legible than the example you have posted).

[BumbleB]

Just spotted the flaw in our suggestion    The person in question is the groom's father AND he is deceased   

[Ruskie]

oops. 

However the father will still be named, and perhaps whoever filled out the form may have written the name more clearly.  It is probably just confirmation that wdytya is looking for.