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Offline Anne Lothian

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Re: Are these the same people?
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 30 April 17 14:33 BST (UK) »
It's the 1735 and 1778 signature that I can see these similarities between. Remember, there are 43 years between these.  A

Offline Richard Knott

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Re: Are these the same people?
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 30 April 17 14:44 BST (UK) »
Thanks for your replies. I accept that there are real differences which may mean that they are different people but, the letter 't' apart, the differences are more to do with joining letters up rather than the shape of the letters I think.

If they are different it's a pity because the 1735 John ticks some boxes. I was keen to get views on the signatures without being influenced by other things, but:

'My' John (the later signatures) had a child with a Mary in 1741 and had previously had a son called Thomas who was apprenticed as a surgeon in 1746 (so bc 1732) - I assume it is his mother Mary's signature on his 1763 marriage entry. I haven't been able to find another Thomas whose parents were called John and Mary, apart from the staymaker who had children in 1732 (Thomas) and 1734 (d young).

In his will, my John left everything to his second wife and to his grandson, and not to any children. The fact that Thomas and his two sisters (ie the 1732,1734 and 1741 baptisms) had predeceased their father gave a reason for their father's will.

My John was fairly wealthy and called a 'gentleman' in his will, with no mention of being a staymaker.

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