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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Chris Pyne on Friday 04 September 20 08:02 BST (UK)
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This one has me puzzled. Ending -ew ? K in the middle? Could it be Askew with a extra flourish at end of the K ? With surname origins in North Yorkshire !
Cannot find anything more likely for -ew in Devon Marriages database at ukga.org ; although Askew is not listed.
I think GRO opted out because maiden name is indexed as Blank ; thought it was going to an illegitimate birth. Do they do any form of cross checking on supporting records for mothers to see if their transcription is valid? I have only just discovered that Search GRO Index feature at GRO.gov.org now returns the mother's maiden name. This is saving me a fortune in getting certificates for mother's details.
November 16th (love the "1/2 after 11 o'clock" ) 1837
Tiverton, Devon
Male James Payne
Father James Payne
Mother Sarah ?
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Sarah Askew
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Agree with Bumble i.e. Sarah Askew.
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Thanks. I agree, Askew.
I think I have found her, Sarah Askew Baptised 19 Feb 1815 Tiverton, from Findmypast. And there a plenty more Askew in Tiverton, Devon.
I was initially thrown by its absence from List of Surnames in the Devon Marriages DB (https://ukga.org/search.php?action=list&DB=52). Not trusting that source.
Off to do Email to GRO now to get a correction to their index.
thanks
Chris