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Few Words on the back of a picture
« on: Tuesday 29 June 21 12:53 BST (UK) »
Hi, I was recently left a photo within some papers of a relative but I do not know who it is and cannot read the words written on the back properly. I can see the second word is Oldham, the town my relative Mildred Hardaker nee James lived in. I suspect the picture is of her brother Ronald James who died in his early 20s. Any help would be greatly appreciated,
thanks, Luke

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Re: Few Words on the back of a picture
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 29 June 21 14:04 BST (UK) »
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as photo?
Oldham
squiggle

not very helpful, I'm afraid
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: Few Words on the back of a picture
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 29 June 21 15:32 BST (UK) »
Agree
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as photo
Oldham

Looking at a tweaked version of the image I thing the first word in the squiggle is David but last word no idea.

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Re: Few Words on the back of a picture
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 29 June 21 15:35 BST (UK) »
Quote from: artifis on Tuesday 29 June 21 15:32 BST (UK)
Agree
25
as photo
Oldham

Looking at a tweaked version of the image I thing the first word in the squiggle is David but last word no idea.

Davidson?

And does that say

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Pay, Kent. 
Barham, Kent. 
Cork(e), Kent. 
Cooley, Kent.
Barwell, Rutland/Northants/Greenwich.
Cotterill, Derbys.
Van Steenhoven/Steenhoven/Hoven, Nord Brabant/Belgium/East London.
Kesneer Belgium/East London
Burton, East London.
Barlow, East London
Wayling, East London
Wade, Greenwich/Brightlingsea, Essex.
Thorpe, Brightlingsea, Essex

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Re: Few Words on the back of a picture
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 29 June 21 16:07 BST (UK) »
I wondered if the last part of the squiggle was Mt - for Mount, suggesting that these were instructions to the lab for making a copy.

I didn't work out what came just before that, but if it's rather like David, could it actually be Don't?
Researching among others:
Bartle, Bilton, Bingley, Campbell, Craven, Emmott, Harcourt, Hirst, Kellet(t), Kennedy,
Meaburn, Mennile/Meynell, Metcalf(e), Palliser, Robinson, Rutter, Shipley, Stow, Wilkinson

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Re: Few Words on the back of a picture
« Reply #5 on: Friday 09 July 21 18:32 BST (UK) »
Thanks Guys, your help is greatly appreciated
Luke
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