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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Shropshire => Topic started by: Willow 4873 on Friday 01 June 18 14:09 BST (UK)
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Hiya All
Can anyone decipher where Elizabeth Bazell is from? the marriage took place at St Alkmonds, Shrewsbury on 18.8.1694
Willow x
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I think it is either Aercall or Hercall, probably High Ercall.
Emeltom
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yes I think you may be right ;D
Willow x
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Looks like Stefall to me.
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Looks like Stefall to me.
That's what it looks like to me too but I can't find anyplace similar
Willow x
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Looks like Stefall to me.
I'm not at all familiar with Shropshire, but based on the handwriting alone, I don't think it starts with 'St' or even just 'S'. There's a capital 'S' in Samuel at the start of this entry, and the parish of Staunton two lines lower down, and neither of these looks the same.
I think the first letter is 'A' - it's a form that's quite often seen. There's a capital 'H' on the next line - again, very different.
The middle letter is a bit tricky - depending on the writer and the amount of ink on the pen, 't', 'c' and occasionally 'r' look much the same. In this case, 't' (and 'f') look higher in other places, and 'r' is very different. Comparing with the surname Hinstocke on the next line, I'm pretty sure it's a 'c'.
That leaves the second letter: I originally thought 'e', but it could be a faint and/or slightly misformed 'r'. See 'were' on the line above - the 'e' and 'r' are very similar.
Overall, my guess would be Arcall, which seems similar to Emeltom's suggestion, and could feasibly be an old spelling.