RootsChat.Com

Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: leefore on Sunday 13 June 21 04:44 BST (UK)

Title: Please help with Surname!
Post by: leefore on Sunday 13 June 21 04:44 BST (UK)

Hi,
can anyone decode this surname? it is on my grandmother and grandfather's death certificates from 1951 in Scotland.
I have tried googling everything!

Title: Re: Please help with Surname!
Post by: rosie99 on Sunday 13 June 21 12:16 BST (UK)

Welcome to rootschat

Where in Scotland did these deaths take place.  I think it could be Berrie with just a wide sweep from the 2nd r to the i

Title: Re: Please help with Surname!
Post by: Gadget on Sunday 13 June 21 13:17 BST (UK)

The surname Benjie comes up on a search

ps - and there are some Helen Benjie in Scotland  showing on Ancestry searches

Add - welcome to Rootschat  :)

Title: Re: Please help with Surname!
Post by: Gadget on Sunday 13 June 21 13:20 BST (UK)

Just looked some more - it could also be Benzie(s)

Title: Re: Please help with Surname!
Post by: Gadget on Sunday 13 June 21 13:25 BST (UK)

There are quite a few deaths on Scotlands People  of Helen Benzie in the period 1950-1999, particularly in the NE of Scotland

Gadget

Title: Re: Please help with Surname!
Post by: leefore on Tuesday 15 June 21 10:29 BST (UK)

thank you, I think that you may be onto something with the Benzie! I had forgotten about "z" in cursive!

Title: Re: Please help with Surname!
Post by: Gadget on Tuesday 15 June 21 12:53 BST (UK)

I was taught to write the lower case z as a cursive.

I don't now though  ;D

Title: Re: Please help with Surname!
Post by: leefore on Saturday 19 June 21 01:25 BST (UK)

Thank you so much, after doing a bit more research it is indeed Helen Benzie! I have found her on Ancestry.com, now to find her relatives..