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Struggling with a few words
« on: Sunday 22 January 23 01:36 GMT (UK) »
Hi all. I have a 1811 baptism for James Lochan here his parents were living in Blantyre Scotland at the time & he was baptised in the st Andrew's parish of Glasgow. I've got vision problems so I wonder if someone could keep me right on what this says.

As I understand it, it says something like

This twenty third day of June 1811 i baptised  James lawful son of John Lochan, Cotton Spinner, and of his lawful wife, Mary Hall, a protestant. The child was born the nineteenth ......

Sponsors were John.....  and Grace .....

I'm not sure of the sponsors names or if I'm reading everything correctly.

Side note, would anybody know where in Glasgow St Andrew's Catholic parish covers, or where I could find that info out? This is the parish James was baptised in

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Re: Struggling with a few words
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 22 January 23 01:50 GMT (UK) »
The child was born the 19th instant.  (meaning the current month).

Still staring at the sponsors names!

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Re: Struggling with a few words
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 22 January 23 02:11 GMT (UK) »
A very wobbly maybe:  John Sheenan and Grace McLuskie.

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Re: Struggling with a few words
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 22 January 23 02:18 GMT (UK) »
Yes it is quite difficult to see. Thank you for your attempt, I appreciate the help


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Re: Struggling with a few words
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 22 January 23 03:04 GMT (UK) »
A very wobbly maybe:  John Sheenan and Grace McLuskie.

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Re: Struggling with a few words
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 22 January 23 03:50 GMT (UK) »
A tricky one!
I think it is probably 'Sheenon'.

The first letter is similar to the first letter of 'Sponsor', but perhaps with an extra loop at the top to join it to the following 'h'.

Having said that, it is also very much like the first letter of 'J' in 'John', and 'June', but is 'Jheenon' a name?

It is also similar to the 'H' in Mary Hall's name, but has an extra line after it before the first 'e'.

The vowel between the two 'n's isn't an 'e'.
It is closed like an 'o', and it doesn't have the vertical line you find at the end of an 'a'.
If you're going to be trying to find him, you might have to do quite a lot of different searches.
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Re: Struggling with a few words
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 22 January 23 05:35 GMT (UK) »
You'd get a better idea if you used the 'Contrast' option above the open image.

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Re: Struggling with a few words
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 22 January 23 10:40 GMT (UK) »
I think it maybe Sheenan.  There appears to be another squiggle/letter  at the beginning of the surname when  compared with the H  in Mary Hall.

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Add - I've just seen goldie's reply about the difference between the letters, I hope my adjustment shows it up.
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Re: Struggling with a few words
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 22 January 23 10:57 GMT (UK) »
I think you are most likely right. It seems the closest match when you compare things. Thank you so much for helping.