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Offline Fredsboy

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Help reading abbreviated first names Army Muster
« on: Wednesday 06 December 23 14:53 GMT (UK) »
Merry Christmas friends,
re-energised I have been looking at some Muster Rolls (1st Foot) and struggling to read the (abbreviated) first names of the duty drummers if I may again ask your help please. Many thanks in advance. Paul
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Re: Help reading abbreviated first names Army Muster
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 06 December 23 14:55 GMT (UK) »
William and Henry.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Help reading abbreviated first names Army Muster
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 06 December 23 14:56 GMT (UK) »
Looks like
W(illia)m and Hen(r)y to me.
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Re: Help reading abbreviated first names Army Muster
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 06 December 23 14:57 GMT (UK) »
It hardly seems worth abbreviating Henry.
Wiltshire:  Banks, Taylor
Somerset:  Duddridge, Richards, Barnard, Pillinger
Gloucestershire:  Barnard, Marsh, Crossman
Bristol:  Banks, Duddridge, Barnard
Down:  Ennis, McGee
Wicklow:  Chapman, Pepper
Wigtownshire:  Logan, Conning
Wisconsin:  Ennis, Chapman, Logan, Ware
Maine:  Ware, Mitchell, Tarr, Davis

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Re: Help reading abbreviated first names Army Muster
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 06 December 23 15:02 GMT (UK) »
My goodness, you lot are lightening quick today. Thank you so much. Paul
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