Can anyone decipher this name from 1877?

[TheOwlChronicles]

I know at first glance it looks like Lucy M Lloyd

But the capital L of Lloyd is completely different to the capital letter of the first name - and I'm sure Incan see an o! Making it not Lucy

Any thoughts please?

Letters are one of my favourite, if you have something you need searching for please put it up. I’m rusty but have enjoyed a bit of research

I would say Louey M Lloyd too.

Yes; Louey short for Louise or Louisa.

This is what my handwriting is like.

Look here! Louey's dad, George Lloyd, definitely married the daughter of a William Vawdrey!
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PKzPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA534&lpg=PA534&dq=%22fanny+maria%22+%22george+lloyd%22+vawdrey&source=bl&ots=xqPTDzpAYi&sig=ACfU3U0m1JjiWt7U4zuui_0gHrULfceVAA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwinlZn1o6iAAxVDkFwKHWEBB60Q6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q=%22fanny%20maria%22%20%22george%20lloyd%22%20vawdrey&f=false

wow - amazing!

Oh yes!

Llewellyn Brookes Vawdrey was the nephew of William Seaman Vawdrey.

William Seaman Vawdrey’s daughter Fanny Maria married George Lloyd and were the parents of Louisa Maria Lloyd.

@ivykaty44 oh I'll hold you to that! I'll share a few bits tomorrow.

I have a lovely sweet letter from a grandfather to his grandson written back in about 1850 I think.

Amazing work, everyone. I give up my theory that WWV was the grandfather, but could easily be another relative such as her brother-in-law. I think it's time for bed now!

William wyatt vawdrey ... there's a thing. I wonder if we are actually on the right tracks?

Of course, not her brother-in-law at the time of her birthday, but one of many many cousins! Night night, detectives.

@MoralOrLegal It is indeed impeccable work! Like a history club

And even if it's absolutely nothing to do with this note ... I absolutely love the thought that, 150 + years after my death, someone might one day talk about me n the way that we have talked about these people today

William Wyatt Audrey was her husband's brother.

Wouldn't it be great if we had one of these a week to solve?

I used to work with a girl whose maiden name was Vawdrey from the Middlewich/Sandbach area

Fantastic sleuthing. So little to go on.

@Nomoreheroics err I can certainly supply that for you! 😀

Lowy

This thread is amazing. I posted here earlier, but now I have to name change. Who would have known. Vawdrey is a name synonymous with Cheshire and into North Wales. It goes back a thousand years. The Vawdreys were huge landowners and very rich well before the days of the empire. The original Vawdrey was granted land and title by William The Conqueror. They had tens of thousands of acres, farms, forests and quarries stretching westwards. There are also descendants spawned over Devon.

This is so cool. I wonder what Louey was like, how amazing that we've still got (probably) one of her birthday presents.

I did think it probably wasn't from a future husband because you wouldn't be likely to keep that ring tucked away, you'd wear it. But I didn't guess that he'd be a relation/future in-law!

Wearing it today and thinking about who Louey might have been!

It's a very pretty ring.