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Recognise/Decipher Last name
« on: Saturday 11 July 15 09:38 BST (UK) »
Hello,
Recently I came across a death certificate of my grand father (Scottish).

I was not able to recognise a name on a certificate. first name is Annie but I can't understand the last name in that writing.

could anyone please recognise/decipher that name.

thanks for your help.

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Re: Recognise/Decipher Last name
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 11 July 15 09:47 BST (UK) »
My guess is Meleshon. Meleslon or Melealon?. The first letter is definitely an M , I know a few older people who still write m's like that.
Other suggestions, Melealn, Melesln, MaCealn ?

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Gornall/Gornell/Gorner.Lancashire. Preston/Ribchester).
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Re: Recognise/Decipher Last name
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 11 July 15 09:51 BST (UK) »
Looks like an awkwardly written Malcolm to me.
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Re: Recognise/Decipher Last name
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 11 July 15 10:00 BST (UK) »
Yes , you could be right. Just googled someone in Aberdeen with the same name.
LANCASHIRE: 
Arkwright. Weston. Higginson. Hargreaves. Glass. Johnson. Colbeck. Edmonson. Marsden. Bateson. Park/Parks/Parkes. Fern. Appleby. Purchase.  Riden/Riddens.
Gornall/Gornell/Gorner.Lancashire. Preston/Ribchester).
Kirkby Lonsdale/Kendal/Lancashire. Routledge.Atkinson.
DORSET:Wareham.Green.Kerly/Kerley

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Re: Recognise/Decipher Last name
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 11 July 15 10:28 BST (UK) »
I can only see Malcolm
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Re: Recognise/Decipher Last name
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 11 July 15 10:55 BST (UK) »
I agree with Malcolm too.
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Re: Recognise/Decipher Last name
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 11 July 15 11:19 BST (UK) »
Hi A,

If you want to clarify it further to be Malcolm you can look for the marriage of daughter Annie to Mr Malcolm on SP.

Annie
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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Re: Recognise/Decipher Last name
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 11 July 15 11:25 BST (UK) »
Do you have any family dates/places, occupation so we can do a search for the family please by census 1st  ???

ADDED............can you give us your grandfather's name/surname & wife's name too.
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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Re: Recognise/Decipher Last name
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 11 July 15 11:58 BST (UK) »
I saw it as Mc Lean,but then realised that there are too many letters in the last part of the name,so I still think Mc something.
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