Surname help please - Middlesex, England
I am having difficulty reading this handwriting, please could you help with entries 7 (9th Dec) and 10 (12th Dec). Thank you, Pam
https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/batch/c86d1916-57d2-4f86-b022-eb56ba44a6ff
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Hi Pam
I like a challenge! For entry 7, I see Newman. Entry 10 is tougher but I think it is Pembroke - the Pem is reasonable easy to see once you've tuned in to the handwriting; the b doesn't look like a b until you look at the b in the scrawled word Labourer in the Trade column; the r is then obvious; the final oke is open to interpretation but that's what I'd go for. (There is a matching birth record for Samuel Pembroke in the civil birth registration index.)
Hope my sleuthing helps.
Ruth
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Oh my! This is really challenging writing. I'm looking at this and will edit my post later. . .
Update: I've asked some others to take a look also.
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I thought it might be Pembroke!
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This is a good one. I see "Pembroth". Let the spirit be your guide.
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Or you could use the wildcards and index Pembro*
Some information may be difficult to read because of damage to a document or other factors. You can represent unreadable information in various ways, depending on how much information is unreadable.
One character
If you are unable to read 1 letter or number, use a question mark (?) to replace the unreadable letter or number.
- Example: H?ndley
Multiple characters
For consecutive unreadable letters or numbers, use an asterisk (*) to replace the unreadable group of letters or numbers.
- Example: Di*son
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Here's the answer I got from someone else who looked at your batch:
"I believe #7 is Thomas Newman, of George and Mary Ann; and #10 is Samuel Pembrooke, of James and Matilda."
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Hello everyone, Thank you for all that information. It certainly was a great help. Having had another look, I am going for Pembroke as the 'th' in Elizabeth has a crossing on the 't', as do other 't' s.
Newman is of course Newman, but what a leap that was, thank you all
Pam
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