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Hard-to-read surname
« on: Saturday 12 August 23 23:48 BST (UK) »
Hello, I was wondering if anyone can help me decipher a relative's maiden surname, please? I'm fairly confident it says 'Amy Turner formerly Halford', but just wanted to double-check what other people thought; I'm not sure about the letter at the end. Thanks!  :)
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Re: Hard-to-read surname
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 12 August 23 23:54 BST (UK) »
What are the childs details?  Presume surname is Turner?

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« Reply #2 on: Saturday 12 August 23 23:56 BST (UK) »
Yes, the child was Elijah Turner. I just wasn't sure about mother's maiden name; Halford, I think?
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« Reply #3 on: Saturday 12 August 23 23:59 BST (UK) »
What year & where?  A lot of Elijah Turner births on freebmd

Can’t immediately see a Turner/Halford marriage on freebmd unless it was pre 1837
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday 13 August 23 00:03 BST (UK) »
I read the mmn as Halford.

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Re: Hard-to-read surname
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 13 August 23 00:20 BST (UK) »
Thanks, Gadget, good to get a second pair of eyes  :)

Sorry, Carole, it was Elijah Turner born 3rd May 1840 in Old Weston, Northamptonshire/Huntingdonshire, registration district Raunds, Northamptonshire/Huntingdonshire
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« Reply #6 on: Sunday 13 August 23 00:26 BST (UK) »
I’ve just checked GRO online with the details you gave and mmn is shown as Halford

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« Reply #7 on: Sunday 13 August 23 00:33 BST (UK) »
Is this the family in 1851

Old Weston, Thrapston, Huntingdonshire

HO107/1745/446

Parents were William and Amy Turner. Aged 43 and 42

I would think that parents would have married before 1837.
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Re: Hard-to-read surname
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 13 August 23 00:38 BST (UK) »
Thank you, Carole, that's amazing! I shall definitely use the GRO search option in future  :D

It probably is that family, Gadget; they were based in Old Weston for quite some time. What does the HO107/1745/446 reference mean though?
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