Witnesses name

[Sis]

Can I have your thoughts please on what the witnesses name in the bottom left hand corner is.

 

[Ma-dotcom]

Grace T/Sequess?

 

[Archie's Mum]

Did Sarah Jaques have a sister Grace Jaques?

 

[Sis]

That's what I thought Sue. I don't have a Grace Jaques, but I can't find a marriage for one of her brothers, maybe he married a Grace. Oh I don't know!

 

[Libby]

I thought it might be Grace Jacques as well, although it does seem to be spelt Jequess.

 

[Archie's Mum]

As Sarah doesn't seem to read & right and Grace writes quite well then I would suspect a relative other than a sister. Perhaps a sister in law. I didn't even consider Jaques until I saw that Wendy had included the q in her answer. Now all I see is Jaques with a fancy swiggle after the s at the end.

 

[thalauafu]

Can I have your thoughts please on what the witnesses name in the bottom left hand corner is.

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Is there another example of the capital letter of the surname anywhere else in the document which might give us an idea what that might be? I agree with the ...eqess but don't know what to make of the first letter. Not keen on either T or S!

 

[Sis]

I think I will go have another look for a marriage for Sarah's brother. This marriage is in 1762 so it could quite well be ss on the end. I do think the first name is Grace though. I've inverted the colours, but it doesn't help me.

 

[crazycatlady22]

I think that it is Grace Jaques and that the strange squiggle is just how she writes the s

 

[Bay Horse]

Jaques with an extra 's'?

 

[janetbooth]

I agree - it looks like Grace JAQUES to me too.

Janet

 

[Sis]

Thank you everyone. Will try and track her down now. Wish me luck, this is the same family where I posted for help to find Elizabeth, that couldn't be found

 

[Archie's Mum]

As Sarah doesn't seem to read & right and Grace writes quite well then I would suspect a relative other than a sister. Perhaps a sister in law. I didn't even consider Jaques until I saw that Wendy had included the q in her answer. Now all I see is Jaques with a fancy swiggle after the s at the end.

Sarah doesn't right but Grace writes well.... Dear me where did I learn to spell

 

[Half Hour]

Just a comment.............

What I find strange... " presence" has the "s" like an "f" ( the old way) but wherever there are other "s's" such as "us" they are done the modern way.

 

[Ma-dotcom]

Different accent on the 'S'?

 

[Archie's Mum]

Have a look at 'in the presence of' above the witnesses.

 

[Ma-dotcom]

How does 'presence' sound when you say it? Some would give the 's' a hard almost 'z' sound, still more accent than on the 'ce' sound at the end - yes?

 

[Bay Horse]

Just a comment.............

What I find strange... " presence" has the "s" like an "f" ( the old way) but wherever there are other "s's" such as "us" they are done the modern way.

Wasn't it the case that 's' was written similar to 'f' in the middle of a word, but an ordinary 's' when written at the end?

Hence, if it was double 's' at the end of Jaques, it would be 'Jaquefs'.

 

[Ma-dotcom]

Going to have to go looking now--later-- rather think I've seen Mistress written with fs.
After brekky & markets [vegie].

 

[thalauafu]

I thought it might be Grace Jacques as well, although it does seem to be spelt Jequess.

I don't see the second letter of the surname being an 'a' in any way! To me it looks like an 'i', or even and 'e' but not an 'a'!!!