Sarah Sutton Witness name?

[Gadget]

There was a Selina Sutton who was buried in St Margaret's Leicester in 1839. Born circa 1811 

[Rosinish]

Gadget,

What I was meaning was, the name Selina in an English accent could sound like Selinar i.e. written likewise 

I had a friend at school named Fiona & our English Teacher insisted on calling her Fionar 

Annie

[BushInn1746]

Just looked at the image online. It could be a female as the other witness was a Dan and when looked at at normal size it does look like Slinar.

Looked at this word for a few hours and I can only see SLINAR [a surname too apparently] or beginning SLIR (SLIRIAR)

Eng & Wales Forename examples found beginning SLIN ... :-
SLINA
SLINTON
SLINABY
SLINAS
SLINOS
SLINDAR
SLINDER

E & W Forename examples begining SLIR ... :-
SLIREN (used with other Male name)
SLIRIAN (used with other Female name)

Mark

[Gadget]

Gadget,

What I was meaning was, the name Selina in an English accent could sound like Selinar i.e. written likewise 

I had a friend at school named Fiona & our English Teacher insisted on calling her Fionar 

Annie

Yes, I  thought that afterwards. That's why I went looking and found a Selina. Ratby is not far from Leicester.

Gadget

[BushInn1746]

Slenar appears too.

But the shaping of the letters in the surname SUTTON are very deliberate (strong) and clear, spelling SUTTON, so I wouldn't think the forename was a scribbled name.

Mark

Added: a Witness to a Wedding doesn't have to be local, they could be from another country, or happen to be visiting from another country around the time of the wedding.

[Rosinish]

Slenar appears too.

I wouldn't think the forename was a scribbled name.

I don't think anyone believes it to be 'scribbled', more of written how it sounded & trying to establish what may be correct?

Many names can be written in different ways e.g.

Catherine/Cathrine/Catharine not to mention beginning 'K' too.

Annie

[Gadget]

Added: a Witness to a Wedding doesn't have to be local, they could be from another country, or happen to be visiting from another country around the time of the wedding.

Given that the bride's surname was Sutton, it is fairly likely that the witness was a relation.

Gadget

[Taylor94]

I cant find anything relating to a Selina or the Selina Sutton 1811 to my Sarah.
This is the family I have for Sarah based on what she gives consistently on Census.

Sarah Sutton born about 1815 Barlestone, Leicestershire (6.7 Miles walking from Ratby)

Parents -
The Only Suttons in Barlestone are John Sutton c1761 - 1842 Ag Labourer and his wife Elizabeth Pool 1785-1863.
John Sutton firstly marries Hannah Pool 1791 Barlestone. John is of Kirby Muxloe, Hannah of Barlestone.
They have the following Children -
John Sutton bapt 1795 Barlestone
Possibly the John Sutton who marries 1827 Nailstone?

Hannah dies sometime between 1795 and 1810 and John is a Widower and remarries to Elizabeth Pool in 1810 Barlestone. He is 44 she is 25 according to License.
These are the only children baptised in Barlestone after the marriage of 1810 -
Sophia Sutton bapt 1819 Barlestone dau of John and Elizabeth.
On Sophias marriage in 1845 she lists her father as John Sutton, Labourer.
Elizabeth Sutton bapt 1822 Barlestone dau of John and Elizabeth
Elizabeth is living with John in 1841 although the age is slightly out by a couple of years.

There seems to be a gap 1810-1819 so its possible Sarah is born within this timeframe and was never baptised or records are damaged or not all transcribed?

[Taylor94]

I did firstly think Sophia was the witness but the name bears no resemblance at all to writing. Unless someone else wrote the names and somehow managed to mistake Sophia for something like Selina?