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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Stanwix England on Tuesday 15 September 20 18:17 BST (UK)
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Ancestry has this record, for a Catherine Byram on 22/10/1838 marrying a Samuel Hampshire in Brotherton, Yorkshire.
They say the fathers name is Wm Shirtcliffe (Catherine was a widow) and I had assumed that was William.
As you can see from my post in the West Yorkshire forum, I haven't been able to find her baptism despite finding lots of baptisms attributed to a William Shirtcliffe in Brotherton at the right time.
So I'm wondering if it's not WM but actually something else. I would appreciate your thoughts.
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It looks to be Wm = William. I have several Williams born between 1760 and 1790 and their Wms look like this.
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i agree.
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Thank you everyone. I think you are correct, I was just clutching at straws.