Help with handwriting

[Sis]

I think I might know what the names of the witnesses are, but would like your thoughts please.

 

[Daft Bat]

Andrew DOLBY and Susannah BENCHLEY/BANCHLEY?

 

[Sis]

Andrew DOLBY and Susannah BENCHLEY/BANCHLEY?

Thanks Jan. That's what I thought, but wasn't absolutely sure I'd got it right.

 

[arthurk]

Alternatively, could Susanna's (no 'h' ) surname be something like Burchley? The third letter looks very like the 'r' in Andrew, and not so much like anything that must be an 'n'....

 

[Sis]

Alternatively, could Susanna's (no 'h' ) surname be something like Burchley? The third letter looks very like the 'r' in Andrew, and not so much like anything that must be an 'n'....

Thank you Arthur. I will keep that in mind when I continue with this research.

 

[Andromeda]

I would have said the second witness was something like Susanna Barckley.

Whatever it is its quite similar to the name of whoever married them (apart from the middle bit!).

 

[Sis]

I would have said the second witness was something like Susanna Barckley.

Whatever it is its quite similar to the name of whoever married them (apart from the middle bit!).

Thank you.

 

[arthurk]

Barckley occurred to me too, but I don't think I've come across that spelling before. As the witnesses and parties to the marriage all made a mark, I would assume the spellings come mainly from the minister, who might be expected to know at least some of the usual ones.

 

[Archie's Mum]

A Susannah Barckley married a James Wilkinson in Liverpool in 1854. I have no idea what year or where for your enquiry. The only Susannah Barckley of that spelling I could find.
Lancashire OPC has her as Barclay but the image on Family Search is Barckley
Your Susanna could even be Berkeley pronounced Barkley as the English do.