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Old Handwriting
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Eileen | Report | 12 Nov 2009 20:11 |
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I have an old photo - 1890. The back has a signature, the christian name is written as Ja with the a curling up to what appears to be an s. Does anyone know if this was how James was written or maybe it could be Joseph? As I am trying to reunite this photo I would love to decipher the christian name. Thanks |
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Barbara | Report | 12 Nov 2009 20:15 |
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James is sometimes written as Jas |
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Eileen | Report | 12 Nov 2009 20:30 |
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Thanks for that Barbara - now the hunt for a James Durkan in PA who sent the photo to my grandfather in 1890. |
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AllanC | Report | 12 Nov 2009 21:34 |
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Many names were often abbreviated like that, with just one or two of the first letters and then the last letter as a small letter up above (the technical term is superscript). Obviously I can't do superscript here but typical abbreviations were Jas (James), Wm (William), Chas (Charles), Jn (John). |
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Eileen | Report | 8 Mar 2010 16:39 |
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Just to thank Barbara and AllanC who gave me some advice last November. I managed to trace the living relatives in Califonia and the photo is now where it belongs with the family. |
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Chris in Sussex | Report | 8 Mar 2010 17:15 |
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Eileen |
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Researching: |
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