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Offline crowlie

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Cannot make out the surname
« on: Wednesday 23 April 14 14:02 BST (UK) »
Please, could you tell me the top surname
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Re: Cannot make out the surname
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 23 April 14 14:04 BST (UK) »
I would say Walters
James Stott c1775-1850. James was born in Yorkshire but where? He was a stonemason and married Elizabeth Archer (nee Nicholson) in 1794 at Ripon. They lived thereafter in Masham. If anyone has any suggestions or leads as to his birthplace I would be interested to know. I have searched for it for years without success. Thank you.

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Re: Cannot make out the surname
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 23 April 14 14:10 BST (UK) »
Me too.
Rose (Black Country),Downs (Black Country),Wolloxall (any and all),Bark (Derbyshire),Wright (Derbyshire),Marsden (Derbyshire), Wallace (Black Country)

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Re: Cannot make out the surname
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 23 April 14 14:45 BST (UK) »
Hi, davidft and Gardener,
                                 Thanks for your replies, I'll have to try Walters and see if it fits.
Does it look like Wathers or Watters??
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McClure    N Ireland and Wales
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McGeown,  Lurgan  Pentland , Lurgan
McKinley Down


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Re: Cannot make out the surname
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 23 April 14 17:32 BST (UK) »
I would say it doesn't look like either of those two alternatives.  It definitely looks like Walters to me - as the other two respondants said.

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Re: Cannot make out the surname
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 23 April 14 18:15 BST (UK) »
The reason I said it looked like Walters is that I have Walters in my tree and it looks like how I have seen the name written in parish registers.

I would be inclined to say it is not Wathers or Watters, but that said Watters is a common misreading for Walters and vice versa when the writing is poor
James Stott c1775-1850. James was born in Yorkshire but where? He was a stonemason and married Elizabeth Archer (nee Nicholson) in 1794 at Ripon. They lived thereafter in Masham. If anyone has any suggestions or leads as to his birthplace I would be interested to know. I have searched for it for years without success. Thank you.

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Re: Cannot make out the surname
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 23 April 14 18:33 BST (UK) »
Thanks Rhododendron for your reply
I have not had time to fit the bits in the tree, but I understand what you are saying, davidft. Thanks again, will let you know what I find
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Turkington , Moira Co. Down, USA, New Zealand
Ferris   N. Ireland, Scotland, Australia and Canada
McClure    N Ireland and Wales
Gawley   Down Ireland
King    N. Ireland, Castlebellingham Eire and Canada, Dorset England
McGeown,  Lurgan  Pentland , Lurgan
McKinley Down