That's the long s you have described. It faded from use round 1860 but was very common before that - and was a few centuries before used for all s, not just the first of the double s. Dawn -----Original Message----- From: staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:staffordshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Michael Wright Sent: Friday, 2 March 2012 5:40 PM To: Staffordshire RootsWeb Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants Yep, it was kind of fun looking at some actual documents. They have MOSS spelled "MO" and then some crazy looking "S" which looks a lot like a cursive "F", and then they have a normal "S" for the second one. Weird. Also a lot of people have said that MOSS and MORSE were mixed up, or swapped around, so that's something for me to consider as well. I just don't want to because it makes things harder. :D Michael Wright 801-773-7680 (H) 801-390-0960 (C) > Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 16:05:37 -0800 > From: shawforsure@gmail.com > To: staffordshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants > > Michael, to further confuse you....George Moss could be Goss or Woss, my > relation was Henry Nash, he ended up as Wash. Writing with a pen doing > upward strokes is not easy and a W, M, and N look alike. Wackford became > Mackford also. Wait a while. Maybe your lot came to Oz and, as they say, > must have swum. They could be in jail, visiting rellies in Scotland or in > hospital. Never say die, just go and do something else for a while...you > get brain overload. Robyn > > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Marilyn L. Arnold < > marilyn.arnold1@verizon.net> wrote: > > > Michael: > > > > Yes ... despite the "quick success stories" people see at Who do You Think > > You Are or "The Locator" -- genealogy and finding people is NOT always > > quick > > or easy. Patience is required. It took me about 10 years to sort out the > > various CLARK families in one particular area of rural Vermont, and it was > > one SINGLE clue that led me to my ancestor -- a very brief obit in a > > neighboring town's newspaper indicating that he was born in 1775, CT > > (unlike > > the rest of the Clarks of that town who came from MA). BINGO. > > > > And figuring out my DAVIES in Shrops and Staffs, who are all creatively > > named Samuel, William, George, Thomas, or Harry (or Mary, Ann or Eleanor), > > has been quite the challenge, but I'm in touch with descendants who were > > siblings in the 1860-70s (who remained in England), for which I am > > grateful! > > (And, siblings from the 1840s in the US one generation earlier). Even > > found > > one distant cousin on this line where the common ancestors were born in the > > 1790s! Working collaboratively is exciting and fun for all -- you just > > never know who may have the clues, the family Bible, the letters, old > > pictures, and even the recipe for the "Humbugs (from the 1840s)." (At > > least > > one of my cousins is on this list -- hi Al!) (We found each other about 12 > > years ago online.) > > > > Don't give up hope. Follow the siblings, because you never know where that > > clue may be! Be sure you have a "strong foundation" before you go building > > the roof on that house, however .... (from some of the correspondence, I'm > > not sure you have that ...?) > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Marilyn > > DC (sunny, windows open, mild!) > > > > DAVIES, HEIGHWAY > > Married: CADDICK, HAMPTON, COATES, PURCELL, BEET, BUTLER, JONES > > (1840-1940s); pre 1840 in Shrops. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robyn Shaw" <shawforsure@gmail.com> > > To: <staffordshire@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 2:17 PM > > Subject: Re: [STAFFORDSHIRE] Finding Descendants > > > > > > > Hi Michael, we ALL know that feeling of trawling through many records > > > trying to find someone, and we end up finding that their birth was not > > > registered or their mum died and the neighbour took them in.....in one > > mad > > > moment, trying to find my Spiers in Scotland, I printed all of them out > > > and > > > went through them one by one...pages and pages it took...days and days it > > > took....eventually found them and not where I was told either. Do not > > > give > > > up. many more records are coming on line and sometimes you just have to > > > wait a bit for a new census or parish records to be available. All the > > > best. Robyn Shaw, Qld, Australia > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 5:46 AM, Michael Wright <rahmuss@hotmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Thanks for giving me some hope. Last night was fairly depressing. I > > >> spent about three hours trying to look for one of my ancestors' husband > > >> with no luck. 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