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Signatures - possibly same person?
« on: Saturday 30 April 16 12:32 BST (UK) »
I'd like some opinions on these signatures. Possibly the same hand? Probably? Not likely?

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Re: Signatures - possibly same person?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 30 April 16 12:48 BST (UK) »
I would say that the two signatures for Mary Leach are the same, despite the difference in the form of the capital 'L'. It is obviously a very uneducated hand, but there are distinct similarities in other letters, someone who did not write regularly. James Alexander is a much more educated writing.

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Re: Signatures - possibly same person?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 30 April 16 13:01 BST (UK) »

Yes, - I would also say same person. If you look at the way that the 'r' is formed for example, - definately the same.

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Re: Signatures - possibly same person?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 30 April 16 13:03 BST (UK) »
I agree, apart from the 'L' they are very similar.
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Re: Signatures - possibly same person?
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 30 April 16 13:06 BST (UK) »
Another vote for "Yes"  :)

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Re: Signatures - possibly same person?
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 30 April 16 13:11 BST (UK) »
I would agree by same hand

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Re: Signatures - possibly same person?
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 30 April 16 13:43 BST (UK) »
Thank you everyone!  :)

If my theory linking these together is correct, she would have been young and with limited education  at the time and working as a servant or similar, so, not used to signing. She would also (in the first/top one) be signing with a surname different to what she was used to. I believe this is probably why she uses a lower case L

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« Reply #7 on: Saturday 30 April 16 14:56 BST (UK) »
and it's a yes from me.
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Re: Signatures - possibly same person?
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 01 May 16 01:46 BST (UK) »
Kind of late  ;) but it's a yes from me too.

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