who did Richard Smithers marry 25 April 1758?

[jacqueline cox]

Can you help me with the surname of Richard Smithers' wife Jane (Ancestry). They married (Banns 16th April etc) marriage 25th April St Mary Whitechapel. With the banns the marriage and her "signature" - her mark - it is written fairly clearly 3 times and equally unlikely each time. It looks like Harislidge. That's not a name!
If you think that is actually what it says, can you think of what it might have actually been? Can you find any more of them? Can you find any other clue to who she was, where and when born and to whom?
Head scratching Jacqueline

[CaroleW]

It definitely ends in ISLIGE but it's a matter of conjecture what the first 3 letters are

Could the first 2 be Mc

For anybody else looking - it's under Smither - not Smithers
 

[BumbleB]

Marriage entries definitely look like Harislige.

BumbleB

[Pels.]

To compare with the signature Carole posted, here's the one from their marriage :

[jacqueline cox]

Thank you for you efforts - so far - what do you think it might really be? and where can I go from here?

[charlotteCH]

The laast six letters areclear  "islige".

The question is what preceedes this?

Is it possible to post another scan of same doc showing, if it's there, some writing with the same capital letter for starters?

charlotte

[charlotteCH]

Sorry... I clicked on that last post before I read what Pels had said

charlotte

[jacqueline cox]

So we all agree that it looks like Harislidge. But this is where I came in: it can't be a name -or can it? I can't find anything similar in Family Search, Ancestry etc. If she is the only Harislidge who ever existed, who was her father (or mother) Still scratching my head
Jacqueline

[jacqueline cox]

Ooops! That should have read Harislige. The rest of my last posting still stands, however.
Jacqueline