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Help to transcribe baptism record
« on: Tuesday 03 November 15 23:08 GMT (UK) »
Could someone please help transcribe the last baptism in the following record.

William ?????? son of john todd and esther his wife was baptized march 7th 1802.

I thing the xxxx may Ba????.

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Re: Help to transcribe baptism record
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 03 November 15 23:12 GMT (UK) »
My guess would be Bassel or possibly Basset

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Re: Help to transcribe baptism record
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 03 November 15 23:17 GMT (UK) »
I think it is Basset, comparing all the entries,  only the t's in Baptised are clearly crossed, all the rest look like the letter l.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Help to transcribe baptism record
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 03 November 15 23:30 GMT (UK) »
I thought that but if you enlarge it enough there is a tiny mark on the right of most of the ts which is why I suggested either/or.

Do you know of either of these names being a surname in the family, Gary?

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Re: Help to transcribe baptism record
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 04 November 15 00:42 GMT (UK) »
I think it looks like William Basset.

The writer doesn't always cross the letter t.

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Re: Help to transcribe baptism record
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 04 November 15 20:37 GMT (UK) »
Thanks to everyone for your help.  I did wonder whether it was Basset as i can remember reading somewhere that an f can represent ss. Seems an unusual name though. Also this person never shows up in any further records in the North Norfolk area (Roughton). I've checked parish records, at, bt, census etc but nothing. All his siblings and parents remained in the area until death so i haven't looked further afield.

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Re: Help to transcribe baptism record
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 04 November 15 20:56 GMT (UK) »
Could someone please help transcribe the last baptism in the following record.

William ?????? son of john todd and esther his wife was baptized march 7th 1802.

I thing the xxxx may Ba????.

This oldscript double s, William Bassel. Google old script double s and you will see several samples,Pam

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