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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Scrabble on Friday 11 January 19 20:42 GMT (UK)
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Hi
Could I please have opinions on the wording of this 1570 Essex baptism? I am curious as to the words in the middle between the father's name and the baptism date. The date is 2nd Feb - could be a reference to the Presentation (Candlemas)? I still can't understand the actual words though.
Scrabble
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I think it's more likely to say his occupation, followed by 'in', and then a place name.
Neither of which I can work out at the moment! :)
Can you post a bigger piece from the page, so we can see more of his writing, and how the other baptisms are recorded.
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I think the place name is 'Good Easter'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Easter
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Yes I do think you are right that it is Good Easter
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Here is a bit more of the page
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Hmm.
The others in the clip don't have an occupation or place name.
You don't say which parish in Essex this is from.
Is it a different place to Good Easter? Perhaps that's why Thomas Lucking's parish is given.
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It is from Margaret Roding. There has been a reference to someone being from "Good Ester" (not same surname), also single references to "High Ester" and "Hartford". No occupations except "Clerke & Parson of this church" and Gent.
I agree that the second half is "Good Ester". The first half looks like "Games in" but I can make no sense of "Games in Good Ester". Maybe I need to go away and come back to it later.
Many thanks for your help.
Scrabble
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I am fairly sure that the surname is: Luckin
The apparent character at the end of the line is the word of, but partly lost in the binding.
There are a few examples of g in the second image, showing the characteristic C16th flat top and a shorter curved tail. In contrast the f has a long straight tail.
Look at Sabyn Wood's entry. Cut the word of with a vertical line just to the right of the o. The left part is just like the last character of the Luckin entry.
The troublesome word should be a place name within Good Easter (as you have identified).
It could be Games, Gaines or something similar.
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Thank you Horsleydown86. I initially thought the surname was spelled Lucking but I can see that you are right that it is Luckin followed by "of".
I have slept on it and come to the conclusion that Games, or possibly Gaines although no sign of a dot over an i, must be the name of William Luckin's house or farm in Good Easter. Maybe I will find more entries that will clarify this.
Thank you both for your help.
Scrabble
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Games is to the north west of Good Easter see attachment
Ray
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I have slept on it and come to the conclusion that Games, or possibly Gaines although no sign of a dot over an i, must be the name of William Luckin's house or farm in Good Easter. Maybe I will find more entries that will clarify this.
That sounds the most likely explanation Scrabble
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Ah ha! well found Ray. :)
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Fantastic! Thank you Ray. I had looked on the web but found nothing useful.
Scrabble
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The date is actually 7th ('seaventh') February, not 2nd.
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If you go on Google maps - street view. The Farm has a name plate. Games Farm. Wonder if the present house incorporates any of the 16th century building.
Ray
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It's a listed building, and the description suggests that it dates back to the 16th century, or possibly earlier:
https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101112526-games-farmhouse-high-easter