RootsChat.Com

Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: YorkshireBorn on Wednesday 09 September 20 22:19 BST (UK)

Title: What is her name?
Post by: YorkshireBorn on Wednesday 09 September 20 22:19 BST (UK)

I have a baptism from Birmingham’s St Martin parish registers and I’m struggling to work out the name of Samuel Moore’s daughter, baptised in 1708. It has been transcribed as “Defnah”.

Title: Re: What is her name?
Post by: Gadget on Wednesday 09 September 20 22:24 BST (UK)

It does look like Defnah - could it be a version of Daphne?

Title: Re: What is her name?
Post by: Treetotal on Wednesday 09 September 20 22:26 BST (UK)

That's what I see Gadget.
Carol

Title: Re: What is her name?
Post by: Mike in Cumbria on Wednesday 09 September 20 22:26 BST (UK)

"and of natural daughter of..."   ?

Title: Re: What is her name?
Post by: YorkshireBorn on Wednesday 09 September 20 22:36 BST (UK)

Thanks all, I think it could be Daphne too but she’s not mentioned in Samuel’s will (dated June 1733) so I’m assuming she died young. But then I can’t see a burial for a Daphne Moore.