Hi all, Spelling never was a strong thing with me! I am trying to pair up a marriage and think a birth name of Hanratta Harley born 1842 in Southampton could be misspelt for Henrietta Would this seem right? Or was there a christian name of: Hanratta around 1842? Mick IOW.

"Mick" wrote in message news:isl7u8592554t1rir9pcj1iict25d9l4hf@4ax.com... Hi all, > Spelling never was a strong thing with me! >I am trying to pair up a marriage and think a birth name of Hanratta >Harley born 1842 in Southampton could be misspelt for Henrietta >Would this seem right? >Or was there a christian name of: Hanratta around 1842? Pre WW1, spelling was distinctly fuzzy. One person said it, another wrote what he heard. If you say it out loud, and it sounds similar, you have a pretty good chance it's the same. It's not 100%, but good enough to work with until mopre evidence shows up. Lesley Robertson