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Offline Linda_J

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Does this read Jozia or John?
« on: Thursday 13 December 07 23:22 GMT (UK) »
Hi everyone

I have a bit of a puzzler.

From a baptism record this name was transcribed as John but checking the original I think it's definately not John.

Help please

Linda
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Re: Does this read Jozia or John?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 13 December 07 23:26 GMT (UK) »


Hi  Linda,

Looks like Jozia to me.


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Re: Does this read Jozia or John?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 13 December 07 23:26 GMT (UK) »
Hi

I think it looks like Josia- a variant of Josiah. It has the old looped s.

Gadget  :)

Added - example of the 'long s':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s
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Re: Does this read Jozia or John?
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 13 December 07 23:27 GMT (UK) »
Looks like Jozia to me too  :-\ :-\


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Re: Does this read Jozia or John?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 13 December 07 23:30 GMT (UK) »
Hi everyone

Wow thanks so much, that was fast!

I think that proves you can't trust transcriptions, as we all know.

Regards Linda
Dove - Maidstone Kent
Ralph - Relf - Cranbrook Kent
Cottrell - Barcombe Sussex
Ecclestone - Norfolk and Suffolk
Gooch - Norfolk
Burgess - Sussex and Hampshire
Stanton - Breconshire
Other names; French, Beale, Higgins, Measday (all Kent)

Census information is Crown Copyright http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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