What do you make of this mark? (Marriage Banns Record)

[MaureeninNY]

I agree with the others, it's 'Mrs'.  However I've not come across witnesses on a banns record before.  Is this a combined entry showing the banns dates and marriage record together?

Carol

Looks odd to me.
Where is this from,please.

Maureen

[Gadget]

Here's a bit about combined entries:

Most marriages at this time were by Banns.

        Banns had to be read on three consecutive Sundays in the parishes of both the bride and the groom so that any objections to the marriage could be made, i.e that either of the couple was a minor, siblings or already married. It was assumed that people who lived close to them would know them best!
        These Banns were then entered into a register, sometimes separate, sometimes a combined Banns and marriage register.
        The marriage would then take place in one of these parishes.

http://www.intriguing-history.com/post-1754-marriage-registers/


Gadget

[ShaunJ]

It's an abbreviation, but what of ? Is it M^us - Marcus?

[CarolA3]

I still think it's 'M^rs'.

Here's an example of a combined banns/marriage entry from 1788.  (There's another one further down the page where only the banns part has been completed.  Changed their minds maybe.)

[Gadget]

I still think it's 'M^rs'.

So do I Carol.  I've looked up listings of First name abbreviations and there really is nothing like that.  It's how we used to write Mrs in the olden days of my youth 

Gadget

[carol8353]

So do I Carol.  I've looked up listings of First name abbreviations and there really is nothing like that.  It's how we used to write Mrs in the olden days of my youth 

Gadget

Blimey Gadget I knew you were old but...............

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[Rosinish]

Another for Mrs (can't do it your way Gadget) 

Annie - to do superscript of subscript, highlight the letters you want to adjust and then click on the  ^sup or _sub icons in the formatting bar shown above the message box.

Thanks Gadget, I hadn't noticed those options & when I copied & pasted it didn't work 

M^rs is still my thought & I also wrote it likewise late 1970s!

Annie