Pages: 1 [2] 3

Author Topic: What does the writing say?  (Read 1857 times)

Offline Bookbox

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 8,191
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: What does the writing say?
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 21 November 13 21:19 GMT (UK) »
I'm with JenB ...

Allen Chance
Somewhere in France

... especially as it rhymes  ;)

Offline carol8353

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 17,603
  • Me,mum and dad and both gran's c 1955
    • View Profile
Re: What does the writing say?
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 21 November 13 22:46 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Bookbox on Thursday 21 November 13 21:19 GMT (UK)
I'm with JenB ...

Allen Chance
Somewhere in France

... especially as it rhymes  ;)

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Now all I have to do is find an Aussie WW1 soldier with that name!

Thanks everyone,lots to look at there.
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline orkrad

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 505
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: What does the writing say?
« Reply #11 on: Friday 22 November 13 01:13 GMT (UK) »
 How about Owen ??

Regards Orkrad

Offline youngtug

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 4,326
    • View Profile
Re: What does the writing say?
« Reply #12 on: Friday 22 November 13 09:03 GMT (UK) »
I have no doubt that it is "Allen Chance" has JenB said
.http://www.rootschat.com/links/05q2/   
  WILSON;-Wiltshire.
 SOUL;-Gloucestershire.
 SANSUM;-Berkshire-Wiltshire
 BASSON-BASTON;- Berkshire,- Oxfordshire.
 BRIDGES;- Wiltshire.
 DOWDESWELL;-Wiltshire,Gloucestershire
 JORDAN;- Berkshire.
 COX;- Berkshire.
 GOUDY;- Suffolk.
 CHATFIELD;-Sussex-- London
 MORGAN;-Blaenavon-Abersychan
 FISHER;- Berkshire.
 BLOMFIELD-BLOOMFIELD-BLUMFIELD;-Suffolk.
DOVE. Essex-London
YOUNG-Berkshire
ARDEN.
PINEGAR-COLLIER-HUGHES-JEFFERIES-HUNT-MOSS-FRY

Offline Greensleeves

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 4,503
    • View Profile
Re: What does the writing say?
« Reply #13 on: Friday 22 November 13 09:50 GMT (UK) »
Nevertheless, I do agree with Orkrad that it could perhaps be Owen which was one of the names I was considering too.
Suffolk: Pearl(e),  Garnham, Southgate, Blo(o)mfield,Grimwood/Grimwade,Josselyn/Gosling
Durham/Yorkshire: Sedgwick/Sidgwick, Shadforth
Ireland: Davis
Norway: Torreson/Torsen/Torrison
Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline carol8353

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 17,603
  • Me,mum and dad and both gran's c 1955
    • View Profile
Re: What does the writing say?
« Reply #14 on: Friday 22 November 13 10:18 GMT (UK) »
There isn't anybody called Owen Chance and very few called Allen Chance- certainly not Aussie soldiers though. So maybe that line isn't actually his name.

I was hoping the surname would be Brown or Baker  ::)

Carol
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline lizdb

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 25,307
    • View Profile
Re: What does the writing say?
« Reply #15 on: Friday 22 November 13 10:20 GMT (UK) »
I saw Owen or Gwen to start with, but then saw Allen and settled with that.

I'm liking the rhyming Chance and France !  ;D

But I did wonder about Charlie for the second word, and have been trying to get "Uncle" from the first, possible but not over-convincing.

Allen Chance, somewhere in France! Has a nice ring about!
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
DeBoo - London
Green - Suffolk
Parker - Sussex
Kemp - Essex
Farrington - Essex
Boniface - West Sussex

census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline carol8353

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 17,603
  • Me,mum and dad and both gran's c 1955
    • View Profile
Re: What does the writing say?
« Reply #16 on: Friday 22 November 13 17:25 GMT (UK) »
Well none of you suggested Allan Crace did you? LOL  ;D ;D ;D

See http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=668885.new#new

Where Shaun J may have nailed it.

Just got to see if the pictures match up.I'm useless at doing that,but hubby is quite good.

Thanks again

Carol
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Offline despair

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 3,459
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: What does the writing say?
« Reply #17 on: Friday 22 November 13 19:09 GMT (UK) »
If Crace is possible(it looks one letter short unless the thicker line is a mistake)- why not Bruce?(it looks like a lower case "b" admittedly,but does he not  use a lower case "f" in "France"?)

Regards
Roger
Pages: 1 [2] 3