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Title: Need help with one letter in names
Post by: tamarakel on Saturday 01 August 20 11:35 BST (UK)
Hi there,

I need help with one letter that I can't seem to figure out, I believe in the first transcript the last name is either Safein? or Sapein? Please help :)

p.s. I have added other examples if you need more let me know..

Tamara
Title: Re: Need help with one letter in names
Post by: CaroleW on Saturday 01 August 20 11:47 BST (UK)
I read it as Safein.  If you look - the tops of some of the letters are fainter than the rest of the letter
Title: Re: Need help with one letter in names
Post by: Jamjar on Saturday 01 August 20 11:56 BST (UK)
Yes, it’s an f, the same as those in the bottom line.

Jamjar
Title: Re: Need help with one letter in names
Post by: tamarakel on Saturday 01 August 20 12:06 BST (UK)
Yes, it’s an f, the same as those in the bottom line.

Jamjar

So on the other two the names would be John Safe and John Darford?
Title: Re: Need help with one letter in names
Post by: Jamjar on Saturday 01 August 20 12:12 BST (UK)
Yes, it’s an f, the same as those in the bottom line.

Jamjar

So on the other two the names would be John Safe and John Darford?

Darferd

J.
Title: Re: Need help with one letter in names
Post by: BumbleB on Saturday 01 August 20 12:17 BST (UK)
I don't know what the name is BUT I do not think that there is a letter "f" in it - look at "of" and "from"
Title: Re: Need help with one letter in names
Post by: tamarakel on Saturday 01 August 20 12:18 BST (UK)
Perfect, thank you for your help  :D

Title: Re: Need help with one letter in names
Post by: JenB on Saturday 01 August 20 12:35 BST (UK)
The name in the second of your three clips is John Dac?ers  :-\

I think the name in the bottom clip is John Lake.
Title: Re: Need help with one letter in names
Post by: JenB on Saturday 01 August 20 12:49 BST (UK)
I don't know what the name is BUT I do not think that there is a letter "f" in it - look at "of" and "from"

Agreed.

The name in the second of your three clips is John Dac?ers  :-\

Dackers ? (Dakers ?)
Title: Re: Need help with one letter in names
Post by: Bookbox on Saturday 01 August 20 12:55 BST (UK)
The three extracts (as posted) read ...

Henry sonne of Thomas Lakein: from ffetter lane bur

Judith da(ughte)r of John Dackers from Mrs Dayes neare Holb:

John Lake from the Lower end of Grayes Inne Lane