John herron

[Sinann]

People who signed with a mark were not always illiterate just intimated by officialdom or not in the habit of writing so too nervous with official documents.

I have certs where a former governess sighed with a mark, and another person who signed their name and signed with a mark in the same month with the same registrar.

[Maiden Stone]

People who signed with a mark were not always illiterate just intimated by officialdom or not in the habit of writing so too nervous with official documents.

I have certs where a former governess sighed with a mark, and another person who signed their name and signed with a mark in the same month with the same registrar.

I've also heard that some busy clerks and clergymen saved time by writing a person's signature and asking them to mark it, rather than wait for the time it took for a person unused to writing to form their signature. Writing with a pen dipped in ink was a laborious process for anyone not accustomed to it.

[Pam Herron]

Thank you very much,    Just trying to think where he could be in 1911 when his wife of only 9 months is about to have their first baby,he seemed to always be a dock labourer, have looked on prison records,and newspapers,guess I might never know,but you folk have been so good in trying to help,and I thank you,most sincerely.