Handwriting help please - Genealogists' Forum

kiterunner · #1 23-10-20, 23:01

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...rue&pId=192719

Can't remember whether I have asked for help with this before when it was on FMP, but anyway:
On the left-hand page, 1800 May 18 Catherine daughter of Morgan Morgans ???? & Ann his wife was baptised.
Any suggestions for the ???? bit, please?

Oakum Picker · #2 24-10-20, 07:30

Could it be mason?

Merry · #3 24-10-20, 07:35

Other than a five letter word, three consonants and two vowels, beginning with M.... lol

I looked at the other occs on that double page and on the other side, 20 Feb 1802 Margaret dau of ...... father is a mason. Now, I don't think Catherine's bap says mason, but I suppose it might! If you wanted it to say mason you would probably accept it, but I think you want it to say something else (from other threads). As I'm sure you will have done, I looked at other baptisms for potentially the same couple and only came up with servant for one, which was no help and no occupation recorded for the others.

I'm trying to think what other words fit the pattern? Miner? I'm sure it's not that...

Merry · #4 24-10-20, 08:08

lol Glen, I didn't see your post until I'd finished mine!

#5 24-10-20, 08:16

I know it isn't but it looked like quarters to me!

Phoenix · #6 24-10-20, 08:18

Agrees with Glen.

Merry · #7 24-10-20, 08:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by maggie_4_7

I know it isn't but it looked like quarters to me!

lol I think you might be looking at the wrong bit Maggie! Directly after Morgan Morgans and before the &.

#8 24-10-20, 08:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merry

lol I think you might be looking at the wrong bit Maggie! Directly after Morgan Morgans and before the &.

Yes I am looking at the word directly after Morgans

Well I am no help

Merry · #9 24-10-20, 10:10

lol!!

kiterunner · #10 24-10-20, 11:34

I could never figure it out before but now I am wondering whether it could be M m and if so, could that mean Militia man? I didn't want to suggest that when I posted this thread last night because I didn't want to influence people's readings of it.