James ??? Collins - Help needed in deciphering the groom's dad

[gemmaallen1977]

I have been trying without success to decipher the name of the groom's father so that I can trace Charles Collins birth and family.  Please can anybody help I can see that it is James Collins.    I don't even know where Charles Collins is from as he was in the Army so he could have been based in Woolwich but potentially born anywhere!!!  The groom, Charles Collins, apparently disappeared not long into the marriage after their child had been born and and apparently absconded from the Army as well and nothing was ever heard about him again!?

Any help or ideas on this would be greatly appreciated.  Gemma

[jusnoneed]

I think it looks like Furzewell although the F is not the same as written in RAF
Di

[Edward Scott]

I agree with Di on both points.

I can only suggest that you find out what records the Royal Artillery have on CC and also what the Royal Navy have on JC. It is possible that JC died during WW1.

Edward

[Edward Scott]

One further thought is that 'Furzewell' or something very similar may well be the maiden name of JC's mother.

It may be worth looking for Collins' marriages to see if there is any match, long shot but may pay off.

Edward

[Billyblue]

Or it could be Kingswell

Dawn M

[Alexander.]

I agree with Dawn, I read it as 'Kingswell'.

Alexander

[jusnoneed]

Looking at Dawns suggestion, it certainly could be Kingswell.

[HannahB]

Comparing it to other letters used on the certificate it seems to me that the first letter of the middle name comes closer to M than any other letter - note the long downstroke for the right hand side.  It is odd though that, in an otherwise easy to read certificate, that one word should be so hard. Hannah

[MaureeninNY]

Not that it helps,but  ???INGSWELL as well from me.

The "ng" in England are the same and when you look carefully you can see the dotted "i". The first letter really has to be a "K" doesn't it?

Don't envy you on this one,Gemma.

Maureen