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Cumberland / Re: Walton families - Alston & Allendale
« on: Saturday 11 November 23 01:59 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: AlisonM58 on Friday 29 September 23 16:18 BST (UK)
the actual transcript from the church for her marriage says her surname was Ritson. This strongly suggests that she was illegitimate.
Is it possible that your 4x g/gm Hannah's surname was Ritson from a previous marriage ?

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Doyle baptism 1888 - South Africa
« on: Wednesday 02 August 23 22:58 BST (UK)  »
Yes, it's driving me bonkers not knowing  :P

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Doyle baptism 1888 - South Africa
« on: Wednesday 02 August 23 19:46 BST (UK)  »
I've not heard that name before, craggagh, but it certainly is a possibility. Thanks.
The problem with those middle letters is that they could be u, i, n, m, w, v or r.
It's frustrating that the only clue to another possible Doyle relative is illegible - sigh  :-\   

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Doyle baptism 1888 - South Africa
« on: Wednesday 02 August 23 13:52 BST (UK)  »
Yes, that is "Van Staden" - and at the bottom of the page (online) the surname "Visagie" is written twice - so the 1st letter can't be a V.
I think the dot above the word is actually the start of the downward stroke of the first letter, and not the dot for an "i" - am going to look at the pages online now to see if I can find a capital letter that starts with a similar downward stroke.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Doyle baptism 1888 - South Africa
« on: Wednesday 02 August 23 12:08 BST (UK)  »
Thanks, shanreagh. I also though the first letter might be a D - but, after looking at the writing on a lot of the other pages, I think the last two letters are "er".
Anyway, I'll keep Denis in mind when searching for Doyles in SA.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Doyle baptism 1888 - South Africa
« on: Tuesday 01 August 23 23:39 BST (UK)  »
Hmm, that's interesting, Sinann - thanks.
I don't know whether there was a John in the family, however - apart from my grandfather, that is, although he was actually baptised Johan. But he married in S.Africa, and never went to Ireland.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Doyle baptism 1888 - South Africa
« on: Tuesday 01 August 23 21:41 BST (UK)  »
Thanks, Karen - every shot in the dark is appreciated. I'll have a search for a Vince Doyle, and see if anything turns up.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Doyle baptism 1888 - South Africa
« on: Tuesday 01 August 23 19:49 BST (UK)  »
Thanks, Girl Guide.
I've searched the baptism records on the Irish Genealogy website, which is very good - but cannot find a Joseph Bernard Doyle born in anything even close to the correct time frame, i.e. mid to late 1850s, according to his marriage & death records.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Doyle baptism 1888 - South Africa
« on: Tuesday 01 August 23 19:04 BST (UK)  »
Yes, I have all those, thanks, Girl Guide - it's info about his parents, date of birth etc that I'm trying to find.

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