Handwriting help, please

[Barbara F]

Hi Ewan and Carol
Can you give us the date of the marriage certificate please and the names and ages of the bride and groom - to allow some census searches.
My first thought on the first name was Daniel.
I will keep looking at it!
Barbara

[carol8353]

Barbara

I hadn't thought of Daniel  and that's my grandsons name 

Attaching the whole cert here so it might be easier to make out some of the atrocious letters on it.

It was Sept 1843 by the way.

Carol

Carol I have removed the certificate image - PM on its way! Rick

[throckenholt]

first one looks like Samuel Rathmake ?

second Isaac Heath......

[acceber]

I also agree that the first name could be Daniel and maybe Rothendale?! or something.

The second first name again could be Isaac and the surname looks like Matthews.

acceber

[Gadget]

I think it's definitely Daniel andthe second is Jean. Not sure of the surnames though. The second does look like Matthews as acceber suggests.

Gadget

[Ewan]

Thank you to everyone that is trying to decipher the handwriting, I have called on my sons previously to ask about 'funny' writing.  This is how they seem to write nowadays in our area, all loops and squiggles.

The first one quite rightly could be a 'D' spelling Daniel I think there may just be an 'i' near the end of the name.

Isaac looks like it could be the second name, and I thought Health .... or Hedth .....? for the surname

The surname of Matthews did cross my mind, as Maria Lewis' grandaughter married a Matthews in 1901 (witnesses quite clearly were Halls).  On the 1841 census some of the same Matthews family were living around the corner from a Lewis family (my first message).  

If I can't make a decision on this handwriting I may even contact the FRC or whoever, and see if they can help me in anyway.  Nothing to lose

As for the birthplace it has been covered before - Brokeworth in Gloucesterhsire or Brockenhurst in Hampshire.  The only way I am going to find out if it is any of those is to look at parish records from those counties.

Again thank you for all your input, you are all really a helpful bunch.
Ewan

[PrueM]

I think it's Daniel Rothwell and Jean Matthews.
Is that any help?

[lizdb]

i'd say Samuel or Lemuel something

and

Isaac Matthews

[Gadget]

Just to say that it is possible but  unlikely that there would be two male witnesses. I'm still going with Jean as the second name. Notice the loop below the line - this would not be the case with an I.


Gadget