please remember the spelling/and scribes righting

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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12,081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	27 Jun 2017 23:08
	Could be the the OP is referring to the 'long s' often seen in older records. Its also worth pointing out that in an age when the majority couldn't read or write, there often wasn't a 'correct' way to spell names. It was up to the person writing the record.I have numerous examples with my own surname, modern is Crews, but seen Creus, Crues, Creyws, Croose and several others Andy
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 29,988 Send Message	+++DetEcTive+++	Report	27 Jun 2017 22:59
	Its also worth mentioning that we might assume the capital S is an f eg Bafs instead of Bass & Mafson instead of Masson
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Member Since: September 2007 Posts: 30 Send Message	Keithr	Report	27 Jun 2017 21:46
	Well spotted, very helpful. :-S
Member Since: April 2007 Posts: 324 Send Message	Christine	Report	27 Jun 2017 21:33
Member Since: April 2007 Posts: 324 Send Message	Hi Keith I wonder if the scribes would spot your spelling mistakes? censes righting ect :-D
Member Since: September 2007 Posts: 30 Send Message	Keithr	Report	27 Jun 2017 19:58
	I see a lot of spelling mistakes on censes and marriage certs:- Remember that the scribes put a capital S small s when righting names. ( BaSs, MaSson ) ect.