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Help with deciphering a surname please
« on: Friday 15 November 24 14:38 GMT (UK) »
Hello all, can anyone possibly help me decipher the surname after son in law William? I know what I want it to be but I need some new eyes!

Thanks in advance,

Mark
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Re: Help with deciphering a surname please
« Reply #1 on: Friday 15 November 24 14:41 GMT (UK) »
I see Lannam

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Re: Help with deciphering a surname please
« Reply #2 on: Friday 15 November 24 14:51 GMT (UK) »
I would say:  Hannam

There's a capital L in Law at the beginning of the line, which provides a comparison.

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Re: Help with deciphering a surname please
« Reply #3 on: Friday 15 November 24 20:29 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for your replies, I can see the likeness between the Ls, but I was thinking it's not quite the same, could it be a J?
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Re: Help with deciphering a surname please
« Reply #4 on: Friday 15 November 24 21:02 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for your replies, I can see the likeness between the Ls, but I was thinking it's not quite the same, could it be a J?

Not really.
In this hand, J was often the same as a capital 'I'.
You can see an I in the line below. It's not the same as the first letter of William's name.
I'd agree with horselydown that in this hand, the first letter of his name is a capital H, making Hannam.
Lane, Burgess: Cheshire. Finney, Rogers, Gilman:Derbys
Cochran, Nicol, Paton, Bruce:Scotland. Bertolle:London
Bainbridge, Christman, Jeffs: Staffs

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Re: Help with deciphering a surname please
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 16 November 24 09:42 GMT (UK) »
I was way out, I thought it said Gannam!
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Re: Help with deciphering a surname please
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 16 November 24 13:51 GMT (UK) »
Thank you, I think you're probably right, I was hoping people were going to see Jerram  :)
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Re: Help with deciphering a surname please
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 16 November 24 14:16 GMT (UK) »
...I was hoping people were going to see Jerram  :)

Definitely not.

The formation of his r is consistent.  Examples from each line are listed below:

for, ffunerall, sterling
desire
overseere
Care, for


This r is clearly not seen in the surname.

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Re: Help with deciphering a surname please
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 16 November 24 14:45 GMT (UK) »
Thank you.
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