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Offline Yvonne Donnellon

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what's in the red circles?
« on: Monday 15 March 21 19:07 GMT (UK) »
Can you help please ?

Thanks in advance.

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Re: what's in the red circles?
« Reply #1 on: Monday 15 March 21 19:18 GMT (UK) »
1. the letter of Catherine Blundell. An alternate to the mark of when the person doesn't sign.

2. the letter of Edward Guy
Elizabeth Bate
James Hazarkerley ?

 
Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb

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Re: what's in the red circles?
« Reply #2 on: Monday 15 March 21 19:29 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: osprey on Monday 15 March 21 19:18 GMT (UK)
1. the letter of Catherine Blundell. An alternate to the mark of when the person doesn't sign.

2. the letter of Edward Guy
Elizabeth Bate
James Hazarkerley ?
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It's probably Fazakerley, a common name in Lancashire at this time. I don't understand about the letter, what circumstances would this happen?  Thank you.

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Re: what's in the red circles?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 15 March 21 19:33 GMT (UK) »
When someone could not write, they would make a mark instead, or in this case “the letter”.
Milligan - Jardine – Glencross – Dinwoodie - Brown: (Dumfriesshire & Kirkcudbrightshire)
Clark – Faulds – Cuthbertson – Bryson – Wilson: (Ayrshire & Renfrewshire)
Neale – Cater – Kinder - Harrison: (Warwickshire & Queensland)
Roberts - Spry: (Cornwall, Middlesex & Queensland)
Munster: (Schleswig-Holstein & Queensland) and Plate: (Braunschweig, Neubruck & Queensland & New York)

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Re: what's in the red circles?
« Reply #4 on: Monday 15 March 21 19:47 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Neale1961 on Monday 15 March 21 19:33 GMT (UK)
When someone could not write, they would make a mark instead, or in this case “the letter”.
  But it was the letter of Edward Guy, who is he in all this, I'm confused  ???

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Re: what's in the red circles?
« Reply #5 on: Monday 15 March 21 19:53 GMT (UK) »
A witness at the marriage.
Milligan - Jardine – Glencross – Dinwoodie - Brown: (Dumfriesshire & Kirkcudbrightshire)
Clark – Faulds – Cuthbertson – Bryson – Wilson: (Ayrshire & Renfrewshire)
Neale – Cater – Kinder - Harrison: (Warwickshire & Queensland)
Roberts - Spry: (Cornwall, Middlesex & Queensland)
Munster: (Schleswig-Holstein & Queensland) and Plate: (Braunschweig, Neubruck & Queensland & New York)

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Re: what's in the red circles?
« Reply #6 on: Monday 15 March 21 20:09 GMT (UK) »
Thank you all, I was confused by the term letter rather than mark.
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