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Title: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: BigSlick on Tuesday 01 September 09 12:15 BST (UK)
Any chance some of you clever peoples can tell me the name of the second witness here. I think the first name is Mary. Could it be Dunnings?

Thanks
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: genjen on Tuesday 01 September 09 12:24 BST (UK)
I don't think it is Dunnings - not long enough and the first letter doesn't look like a D to me.

Is there any chance of a bit more of the document, for comparison purposes?

Jen :)
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: Arranroots on Tuesday 01 September 09 12:25 BST (UK)
It looks like Mary VINNY to me - is it a west country marriage?

Edit: or maybe VINING

A  ;)
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: genjen on Tuesday 01 September 09 12:27 BST (UK)
Quote from: Arranroots on Tuesday 01 September 09 12:25 BST (UK)
It looks like Mary VINNY to me - is it a west country marriage?

Edit: or maybe VINING

A  ;)

I like that too - there is what looks like a dotted i in there.
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: Lyn S on Tuesday 01 September 09 13:40 BST (UK)
My guess would be:


VENNING


Good luck with your research!

Lyn S
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: BigSlick on Tuesday 01 September 09 13:45 BST (UK)
It is in Bishopstoke Hampshire. Is that West Country?

Thanks all
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: Arranroots on Tuesday 01 September 09 13:51 BST (UK)
The next thing to do would be to try to locate a suitable candidate on the census.

I can't see a Mary VINNY but some of the others existed.  What date is this?  Who are the happy couple?

A  ;)
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: Hibee on Tuesday 01 September 09 14:11 BST (UK)
The dot on the i of William is offset to the right, which suggests that the i in the unknown surname is near enough to the start of the name as to rule out a double n coming before the i.

If you follow that, it rules out Dunnings, Venning, etc.

Hibee
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: genjen on Tuesday 01 September 09 14:16 BST (UK)
I follow your reasoning and agree. I still like Vinn(e)y best, I think. There are births registered for Mary Vinney but it would be good to have a date and place of marriage.
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: BigSlick on Tuesday 01 September 09 17:09 BST (UK)
The marriage is between John Lane and Sarah Dunnings. attached is a low quality scan

Marriage certificate removed.  Only a small portion of BMD certificates may be posted for clarification purposes only.
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: Suttonrog on Tuesday 01 September 09 17:31 BST (UK)
There are Mary Viney's and Mary Vining's in the 51 Hampshire censuses.

I can't see anything else that fits.

Rog
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: Arranroots on Tuesday 01 September 09 17:43 BST (UK)
It is tempting to try to see DUNNINGS there, in the context - but no.

So we have a marriage Jan 13th 1849 Bishopstoke Hants
John LANE - father William
Sarah DUNNINGS - father George


You need to take that cert off before the Copyright Editors see it, I'm afraid!

Will do a bit of sleuthing ...
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: genjen on Tuesday 01 September 09 17:49 BST (UK)
I've just been through Bishop's Stoke 1841 and can't see anyone to match that name. Heading for 1851 now.

Jen
Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: Arranroots on Tuesday 01 September 09 21:56 BST (UK)
Sorry, I got distracted.

Hope to remember to come back tomorrow ...

Title: Re: Can I get a Witness?
Post by: SWar on Tuesday 01 September 09 22:12 BST (UK)
FreeBMD has a marriage in the Sept qtr of 1844 in Southampton for
William Vining and on the same page Mary Ann Annetts and Mary Lane

Also there is a birth in the Mar qtr 1853 of a Mary Ann Vining

Bishopstoke is only a few miles from Southampton

Any help?

Sue