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What is Jone's last name? English Will of 1555
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What is Jone's last name? English Will of 1555
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Friday 01 December 23 23:01 GMT (UK) »
From the 1555 will of John Kent of Burghfield, Berkshire.
I'm having trouble with the last name of his daughter Jone.
Possibly some variant of Hildesley.
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Re: What is Jone's last name? English Will of 1555
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Saturday 02 December 23 00:21 GMT (UK) »
Looks to me like -
Jone ludlow
.
Or could be
Jane
? Or
lodlow
? A few more lines of the will would help, for letter comparison.
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Re: What is Jone's last name? English Will of 1555
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Saturday 02 December 23 01:39 GMT (UK) »
I think it's an o, but his o's a's and e's are a bit non-standard. I'll get together a few more lines shortly for comparison.
Thanks
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Re: What is Jone's last name? English Will of 1555
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Saturday 02 December 23 01:53 GMT (UK) »
Here's a more extensive sample of his hand.
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Re: What is Jone's last name? English Will of 1555
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Saturday 02 December 23 10:39 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for posting more.
Comparing the vowels in this larger extract, I think the name is written
Jone lodlow
. If running searches, you would in any case probably want to try both
ludlow
and
lodlow
(and
lodlo
,
lodloe
etc.).
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Re: What is Jone's last name? English Will of 1555
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Saturday 02 December 23 14:56 GMT (UK) »
Yes, I can see that interpretation. Checking, I see there are a number of Ludlow families in that parish, so I think you are right. Of course looking for something like Hildesley, that's what I then saw! Thanks for putting me straight!
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