Decipher first name of Witness?

[IgorStrav]

Hello

Can anyone tell me what the first name is of the first witness to this marriage?  [somebody] Taylor.

Might be helpful in pinning down the correct Taylor family in Bethnal Green for the bride as I assume it'll be a relative....

[Milliepede]

Crumbs I can see why you asked    Hard to even have a stab at it isn't it 

Don't suppose it's been transcribed anywhere to give us a clue. 

[rosie99]

My first thought was Alfred

[IgorStrav]

My first thought was Alfred

Yes, I wondered that too, Rosie, but it's a bit long at the front if you know what I mean!

[IgorStrav]

Crumbs I can see why you asked    Hard to even have a stab at it isn't it 

Don't suppose it's been transcribed anywhere to give us a clue.

Haven't seen it transcribed anywhere sadly, Millipede.
I may have to look at all the possible Taylor families (at least I have father Thomas, a shoemaker) to see if there's a possible match....

[IgorStrav]

I keep looking at it and seeing it as ALIGNED Taylor.

But it won't be that....

[rosie99]

1871 has Alfred Taylor occ French polisher at 5 Willow Walk
RG10/476 f51 p48

He is there in 1861 too (Alfred Tailor)

[IgorStrav]

1871 has Alfred Taylor occ French polisher at 5 Willow Walk
RG10/476 f51 p48

He is there in 1861 too (Alfred Tailor)

Yay!  Thank you very much - I've just been wandering round the censuses but didn't see that one....

I think he was more comfortable with French Polishing than with a new pen, and I know what it's like when you suddenly have to write neatly on an official document with pen and ink.....

[rosie99]

It is a bit like my signature now is with arthritic fingers, a scrawl 

ref for 1861 RG9/251 f73 p21