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Either Wa. or Wm. Innes
« on: Tuesday 21 May 19 20:25 BST (UK) »
Walter or William was born on the 24 Oct 1633 the son of William Innes and Issobell Innes in Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Scotland.
I need your expertise to find out what this extract says as per two attachments enclosed.

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Re: Either Wa. or Wm. Innes
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 21 May 19 21:06 BST (UK) »
I'm no use with old handwriting but it's the same letters as the next entry & I wouldn't imagine Walter being shortened as you would Wm?

Others may disagree of course.

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Re: Either Wa. or Wm. Innes
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 22 May 19 03:21 BST (UK) »
I have seen both names in an extract shortened to Wa. ( Walter ) or Wm. ( William ). That is why I am hoping that someone will be able to translate this extract.

What I do know is that the father of this Wa. ( Walter ) is a William Innes and I am hoping with the witnesses I will be able to make a connection.

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Re: Either Wa. or Wm. Innes
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 22 May 19 07:24 BST (UK) »
Much of this entry is quite difficult.  I can only make out:

wa Innes & Issobell Innes ane sone his [na(m)e?] wa bap: be m(aste)r Jas

[s?] [web(er)?] [&?] m(aste)r [Pa?k] [?] of the [colledge?] [?]

[Busb?] [gilb(er)t?] [collisone?] [?] [baillie?] george Innes wa blak [arch?]

[?] [gath?] godfatheres


The forenames aren't wm so I conclude they must be wa(lter).

I'm not sure whether the word is colledge - the first letter is troubling and there's no other definite c to compare.  A larger sample of the writing might help.

However, if it is colledge, you should be able to identify from the location which school is likely, and perhaps find some names thereby.  Colleges and schools tend to be well documented.

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Re: Either Wa. or Wm. Innes
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 22 May 19 14:23 BST (UK) »
I realize that these extracts are very hard to read properly. I have just added a new request for the translation of the extract for Isobella  Innes, in this case the sister to Wa. Innes, which you just translated.

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Re: Either Wa. or Wm. Innes
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 22 May 19 16:49 BST (UK) »
His name is really difficult to make out - the line begins with the same lettering as the entry below.  That entry has the same standard wording, their child being Alexr.

With the baptism taking place in St Nicholas, the college referred to will be Marischal College, now part of the University of Aberdeen.  I'm not sure if there are online copies of their lists of graduates which were compiled by the Spalding Club, but it's worth looking to see confirmation of who the other people are.

The name at the start of the second line is Sibbald, but it's taking me a bit to get my eye into the rest of it.
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