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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: g eli on Wednesday 03 January 18 22:51 GMT (UK)
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These signatures are both of James Minton. He married Martha Sutton 1802 in Derby he was a widower.The 2nd James Minton married Mary Adamson 1794 St James, Westminster.
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Not sure James Minton has a signature in the second image. Looks like the curate wrote it all.
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That's my opinion too.
Carol
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And mine! Though the writing for Mary doesn't look quite the same.
BUT if the curate didn't write it then I would say not the same man - very different 'J' and 'M' formations amongst many other things.
Wiggy
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Definitely not the same, whoever wrote them
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The Minton in the top line of image 2 looks closer than the lower line but comparing the letters with rest of the document (especially the m in married on the line below) makes me sure image 2 is all 1 handwriting.
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I am not sure that the entire document 2 was written in the same hand. The names appear different. Nevertheless, the James Minton in 1 and 2 I think are different James Mintons.
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Thank you everyone for your input.
I thought there were too many differences, but I was hoping.
Liz