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Who is this Pamela?
« on: Thursday 29 April 10 11:27 BST (UK) »
Help needed please- can anyone decipher the surname of the witness Pamela ........ on this certificate? I'm hoping it will help identify the family of the bridegroom.
Many thanks
Sue

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Re: Who is this Pamela?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 29 April 10 11:34 BST (UK) »
Looking at what Pamela's are around in the area in 1881 I think it says Pamela Downs,

will follow her up on your other thread where all the details are
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Re: Who is this Pamela?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 29 April 10 11:45 BST (UK) »
Mmm not sure what the surname is- but look at how the Pameler is spelt.
I wonder if that's how she signed,or how the vicar thought it should be spelt.

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Re: Who is this Pamela?
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 29 April 10 11:52 BST (UK) »
I think it's Pameler Downs too.

I have a Pemela in my line - I think it's how the locals thought the name should be spelled.
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Re: Who is this Pamela?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 29 April 10 14:09 BST (UK) »
Thanks for your help- it does look like Downs. Unfortunately, I can't find a connection to that surname just yet but I'm still trying.

Sue

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Re: Who is this Pamela?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 02 May 10 10:05 BST (UK) »
Is it possible the surname in question is Dowd?  If you look at the spacing and the ascending line for the last letter, I thought it may be a d.
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Re: Who is this Pamela?
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 04 May 10 11:29 BST (UK) »
It looks like Pameler Downs I cannot see a X so it looks like she signed her own name.

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