Who were the witnesses please?

[Tsu]

Here are the signatures of the witnesses at the marriage of Freidrich Happe and Sarah Ward in London in 1830.

I can't quite make them out.  Can anybody here help me decipher them please?

[bearkat]

A White
and
John Verrally junr

 

[Tsu]

I think the second signature may have been of a professional witness.  Can't be sure of that but the educated handwriting leads me to think he wasn't a family member.

I'm hoping the witnesses will point me towards Sarah Ward's family.  She was born in Ipswich.

[Hibee]

John Newall Junr?

Hibee

[Parmesan]

the first name is looks like Aof which of course it can't be!
surname could be White but doesn't look much like a 'W'

the second name John V?enall James/Janes/Jones

[Richard Knott]

John Verrally witnesed the following marriage and several others, so is a professional.
The other signature does look like A White with a large, flamboyant W.
Not that many male names start with A and I noticed that an Andrew White, mariner, son of Arthur White, farmer, married Margaret Low in the same parish in 1839. This couple appear in the 1841 census (HO107/697/3) where he, aged 33, is born in 'Foreign Parts' which adds a little to the case.

I have attached Andrew's signature in 1839. It certainly has a large W but otherwise it is inconclusive. The earlier signature looks less educated but may partly stem from learning a new language/script.

It's possible that this Andrew White is the one who died in 1850 aged 38 on a hospital ship in Greenwich, which will make it harder to find his place of birth.

Richard

[Tsu]

Thanks rjknott, food for thought.