Attention all geniuses! Can anyone decipher the following writing? I have got so far “Formerly the husband of Violet Leyland Wigglesworth nee Crawford” but that’s it. Any suggestions gratefully accepted.
Attention All Geniuses
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Hi,
I'll go along with the proposed wording. It makes sense in the context of this record in the National Archives Catalogue.
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Regards,
Mark
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tji,
Thanks. Notice how the lower case 'e's are quite tall as in "divorce". You can make "obtained" fit if you really want to. Anyway, m_w_r's post confirms the meaning if not the precice wording.
Best wishes,
Steve.
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Hello Steve,
To my eyes it is indeed "from whom he has obtained a divorce"?
best wishes
PhilChelsea FC. TRUE BLUE. 💙
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Hi Steve
Not doubting you - just don't think I could have gotten the word.
I can see the o connected to the (old fashioned) b at the top but then the t seems to have no cross bar and a dot at the top, all this would have threw me.
Although in his defence I don't suppose the writer was expecting to have his work dissected years later, I'm sure he would have written neater if he had known.
tjIt's not about what you know....it's about what you can find out
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Looks as if the author was either writing in a very confined space or might have overdone it the night before though doesn't it? And well done to Bob for deciphering "Formerly". That one's not obvious at all at first glance but I'm sure he's right.
Best Wishes,
Steve.
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Dear tji,
The cross bars on some of the other 't's are indistinct or virtually absent and I think that your dot belongs to a row of dots. Could be wrong of course but, as I said earlier, I feel pretty confident about this one.
All the best,
Steve.
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In fact, looking at it again, the t bars in "the", "Violet", and "obtained" do not connect with the rest of the t and in "the" and "obtained" appear above the next letter in the word. Assuming you accept my reading, of course.
Best wishes,
Steve.
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Oops!
Originally posted by Steven Russell View PostI meant what is the document? I am pretty confident about the wording.
Best wishes,
Steve.
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