Father's name

[Megan Roberts]

Would anyone like to hazard a guess at the name of the father from this baptism in 1717?





Thanks

[smj7290]

It says:
"Catherine the daughter of Mr Kawlsy James was baptised August 5th.".

[Allan F Sparrow]

*anley James. The * looks like K, so it probably isn't!

Is there anything comparable in the rest of the document?

[Lesley Robertson]

Rawley?

[Megan Roberts]

*anley James. The * looks like K, so it probably isn't!

Is there anything comparable in the rest of the document?

I will have to have a look.

[Megan Roberts]

I am inclined to think that it is something *anley, on the basis that the "n" looks like the "n" in Catherine.

[Allan F Sparrow]

I am now wondering if it might be Lanley, though Rawley also looks possible, because of the kink in the link between the "n" and the l.

[christanel]

The 'e' at the end of Catherine, in James and the second last letter of the surname look the same to me. Rawley?

Christina

[Megan Roberts]

I think that I shall just have to leave a few spaces with alternatives.

Thank you to all who contributed.

[Megan Roberts]

I have just got to the top of the page in 1723 and found the following:




If you look across to the right hand side you can see "Roger", so the first letter of the chap's name is definitely "R".

So that's one lot of ** deleted!!