Signature comparison please
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GrannyBarb
Custodian of the Family Accounts
I'm going to say "possible." The Sarah's are similar, and the starting stroke of the R and P at the front of the surnames look close, as well.
Sis
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Don't apologise Philippa, I'm all for honesty, thank you.
kernowmaid
Our very own Cornish Maid
Archie's Mum
Always digging up clues
I think its the same person. Is there any reason to believe it may not be?
Just a much more mature Sarah I think.
Just a much more mature Sarah I think.
Sis
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My thoughts were along that line too, but I wanted others opinions. I will know for sure, hopefully, when I get her death certificate. So fingers crossed.
MollyMay
Knows where to find the answers!
I am in the no camp - sorry. There are no kicks on the 'S' or the 'h' in the second signature. The 'o' in Rison looks different to the one in Porter, but the 'P' does look like the 'R'.
Perhaps someone else signed the 1911 for her (trying to be positive
).
I hope the d/c proves me wrong
Perhaps someone else signed the 1911 for her (trying to be positive
).I hope the d/c proves me wrong
Sis
Rootles out resources!
Thank you MM. I've been thinking about this and I think I'm just wanting it to be her.I am in the no camp - sorry. There are no kicks on the 'S' or the 'h' in the second signature. The 'o' in Rison looks different to the one in Porter, but the 'P' does look like the 'R'.
Perhaps someone else signed the 1911 for her (trying to be positive
I hope the d/c proves me wrong
I will just have to be patient and wait for the death cert.
Sis
Rootles out resources!
Mine too Ann and a good point, thank you.I'm very much on the fence here, parts look the same, others look so different. My writing has changed over the years, but it's got worse, not better
janetbooth
Top Dog Stalwart
The one stumbling block I have is that the formation of the "r" is so different in the two signatures and whether that would change so significantly over the years is a moot point. So I am with Ann on this and am sitting on the fence somewhat!
Janet
Janet
Bay Horse
Can be a bit of a dark horse
I'm in the 'possibly' camp.
The 'Sarahs' are very similar. People tend to become long-sighted rapidly around fifty; goodness knows what my signature looks like if I don't have my specs on. Perhaps she had always written 'Porter' with a different 'r' - there is no other Porter signature to compare, however there are similarities in the formation of some of the letters, notably in the loop in the downward stroke of the first letter and the letter 'o'.
In fact, I would lean towards 'quite possibly' with this one.
The 'Sarahs' are very similar. People tend to become long-sighted rapidly around fifty; goodness knows what my signature looks like if I don't have my specs on. Perhaps she had always written 'Porter' with a different 'r' - there is no other Porter signature to compare, however there are similarities in the formation of some of the letters, notably in the loop in the downward stroke of the first letter and the letter 'o'.
In fact, I would lean towards 'quite possibly' with this one.
I'm also on the fence, but thinking about this:
Looking at the whole of the 1911 census return, is there anything in the rest of the writing that harks back to the 1876 example? A signature may become stylised over the years, but ordinary writing perhaps less so.
I'm very much on the fence here, parts look the same, others look so different. My writing has changed over the years, but it's got worse, not better
The 1911 example looks more fluent (an extra 35 years' practice?), but you could argue that the 'r' is worse (less well-formed) because the increased speed has led to the curly bit at the top being missed off.
Looking at the whole of the 1911 census return, is there anything in the rest of the writing that harks back to the 1876 example? A signature may become stylised over the years, but ordinary writing perhaps less so.
