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Philezra
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SERKWELL Family- 1700S - North Devon???
« on: Friday 20 November 09 12:51 UTC (UK) »
Hi all

I've done a search here on this surname and nothing comes up at all!!

I have a Sarah Serkwell marrying (sorry, I don't have the info in front of me) a KNILL - mid 1700s - they appear to be from Bideford/North Devon area

If anyone has any of the above names, I'd like to hear from you

thank you all

Phil
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Re: SERKWELL FAMILY - 1700S - North Devon???
« Reply #1 on: Friday 20 November 09 18:19 UTC (UK) »
She married John Knill on 9 May 1742 in Tawstock...........

No site seems to show ANY Serkwells..........!!!??

They had one son at least - John Knill, baptised 8 October 1760......

The information was given to me through research.

thank you

Phil
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Re: SERKWELL FAMILY - 1700S - North Devon???
« Reply #2 on: Friday 20 November 09 22:30 UTC (UK) »
I would suggest contacting the Devon Record Office and asking them to review the name to see if they read something differently. http://www.devon.gov.uk/record_office.htm
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Re: SERKWELL Family- 1700S - North Devon???
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 22 November 09 20:24 UTC (UK) »
Yes - I shall visit the Plymouth and SW Record office here in Plymouth and look at some records.

thank you

Phil
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Re: SERKWELL Family- 1700S - North Devon???
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 24 November 09 16:34 UTC (UK) »
Well, I have a print out of the marriage and it does looks like Serkwell or Serkwoth - how odd.........I couldn't find any baptisms but mind you it was difficult to read.........well and truly stuck.........


Phil
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Re: SERKWELL Family- 1700S - North Devon???
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 25 November 09 01:56 UTC (UK) »
Hence my suggestion to have the record office interpret it - they are much more likely to be able to recognise the style of handwriting.
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Philezra
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Re: SERKWELL Family- 1700S - North Devon???
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 25 November 09 06:50 UTC (UK) »
But I was there yesterday - one of the ladies was as stumped as I was - she went through the letters one by one.

I have posted the topic wth a sscan of the printout in the deciphering handwriting section - you can see the name for yourself - what do you think?

Phil
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