Confusing Baptism Record

[hanes teulu]

Looking at the originals do you think both Henry and Susannah originally showed " ... late (blank)" and the "Lucy Cook" against Susanna was added later (looks a different hand)?

[spendlove]

No do not think it is a different hand, the entry is fainter than other writing however if you compare the letters i.e. Capital L, y etc., they are the same hand.

Further confirmation is from the marriage entry again the image is on Ancestry

                                                                                   occ,          residence           Father       
October 25th 1839 Thomas Shulver full age Batchelor Blacksmith  Bedingfield John Shulver Labourer
                             Lucy Cook         "     "    Spinster      -----           "            John Cook               "


The name change appears to have taken place between 1841 and 1851 census, In 1841 her name is given as Lucy.