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Offline AnCreag

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Help needed with name
« on: Tuesday 31 October 23 11:53 GMT (UK) »
Hi, I'm looking for help with  the entry on this form please. It's the top entry for Helen Hay and I'm trying to make out her mother's name. It looks to me like Sarah Nielsted but that surname pretty much draws a blank everywhere so I think I'm wrong. Any help would be appreciated, thanks

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Re: Help needed with name
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 31 October 23 12:02 GMT (UK) »
Could be Welsted
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Re: Help needed with name
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 31 October 23 12:30 GMT (UK) »
Scotlands People show it as Nielsted on the death index
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Carlin (Ireland & Liverpool) Doughty & Wright (Liverpool) Dick & Park (Scotland & Liverpool)

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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 31 October 23 12:44 GMT (UK) »
Helen Innes married John Hay 27.6.1831 Moray
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Carlin (Ireland & Liverpool) Doughty & Wright (Liverpool) Dick & Park (Scotland & Liverpool)

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Re: Help needed with name
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 31 October 23 13:38 GMT (UK) »
This researcher has it as Welsted.

https://gw.geneanet.org/abelado?n=innes&oc=&p=hellen

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Squire/Thomas/Williams/Bowen/Lewis/Davies/Jones/Rees/Morgan/Lloyd - Glamorgan
Lewis/Davies - Breckonshire
Davies/Roderick - Myddfai Carms
Thackwell/Thomas - Hereford/Monmouthshire
Shoemac/Squire/Keirle/Small - Somerset
Berry/Baggot/Lee/Clayton - Lancs
Yelland/Bray/Trethewey - Cornwall
Baggot/Hurley/Keaveny/Shiel/Flynn - Ireland

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Re: Help needed with name
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 31 October 23 15:00 GMT (UK) »
Hello -

Given that all the other 'i's are dotted, I would also read it as Welsted.

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Re: Help needed with name
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 31 October 23 16:26 GMT (UK) »
I say it could be Melstead. :)
The e connects to a downward stroke properly. If a W then tendency would be to connect straight across.
Now I've looked again, I think it's connection is above the base line.
Probably Welstead.

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Re: Help needed with name
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 31 October 23 16:27 GMT (UK) »
Guys, once again you're all a great help,  especially the observation about all the other i's being dotted! Thank you

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Re: Help needed with name
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 31 October 23 16:53 GMT (UK) »
One we've missed is Kielstead. Quite a common Danish name.
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