What is the bride's name, I need help please.

My first thought was actually RANDOFF, which I had surmised as a possible variant of RANDOLPH, but on checking in reference books I decided that they didn't really look like "ff".

My problem with RANDOTT is that as far as I know, it isn't a surname, whereas RANDALL (& variants) is. Add to that the evidence that a few of the "ll"s on that page have been crossed, and I'm still inclined to say RANDOLL.

Incidentally, I think the entry immediately above this one, in the same handwriting, has NUTTOLL with a similar crossed "ll", which allows comparison with "tt".
 
One thing I noticed about the writers ts, it appeared that he crossed his ts half way up the upright part of the letter.

I saw the one entry of the name Parnell with the ll crossed at the top, this was the entry on FMP for Nicholas Parnell buried at Ware 22 Oct 1612, image 64 of D/P116 1/1, found under the title of "Composite", it has 99 images. In later years I noticed other Parnell entries without the ll crossed. I'm not saying that proves anything though.

I haven't seen the name Parnett so I'm assuming the name is Parnett, hopefully rightly.
 
arthurk said:
To start with, I'm sure the groom's surname is HALLOWAY (and my wife also said that straight off without any prompting or suggestions from me).
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I think you are right Arthur about the surname being Halloway, Ive been giving what you stated a lot of thought.

Most examples of 18th and 17th century writing I have show the H as being taller than the G which made me think the first letter was a clumsy G, plus the "alloway" part of the surname decided me on Galloway.

I think that John Halloway belonged to a line of people whose surname was spelled Hal(l)owell/Halowe in the Ware parish registers over the years. To date I have looked at a heap of baptisms, marriages and burials in the Ware PRs and this is the only instance I've seen of Halloway, in fact I'm sure I have never seen Halloway in any PRs I've searched.

Thanks to all who have contributed, your help is highly valued, I'm sorry this guy didn't turn out to be one of my Galloways and so I've led you on a wild goose chase. I think the spelling is down to the recorder who either couldn't remember how Hal(l)owell was spelled or perhaps his hearing was up the creek.

I am left wondering, just a tad, should the H been a G, mainly because of the "alloway" but overall it's not safe to assume that is so, I'll forget that couple.
 
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