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Offline dobfarm

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Re: 2 marriage records - same person signing?
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 09 June 18 03:00 BST (UK) »
I would say they were written by the same person....the "th" is formed in the same way in both surnames with the cross of the t looping to form the downward stroke of the h.
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Re: 2 marriage records - same person signing?
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 09 June 18 17:10 BST (UK) »
Thanks everyone, so is the consensus that they were (probably) written by same hand? I know this is not definitive proof of a father / son relationship as a single source, however it is yet another coincidence that ties them together.

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