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Can anyone decipher this name from 1877?

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TheOwlChronicles · 23/07/2023 20:58

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?

Can anyone decipher this name from 1877?
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pambeeslyhalpert2 · 23/07/2023 22:15

Joolsin · 23/07/2023 21:30

I've met an elderly lady called Louey. I don't know what it was short for, but that was definitely the spelling of her everyday name. So it's a valid female name!

My grandads mother was called Louey! I didn't realise until recently. Such a cool name

ssd · 23/07/2023 22:16

Lacey

SpecialOnes · 23/07/2023 22:16

Louey M Lloyd.

pambeeslyhalpert2 · 23/07/2023 22:16

Weirdly that's my granddads birthday as well, 21st August. But not 1877🤣

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TheOwlChronicles · 23/07/2023 22:20

The ring and note came from an old estate so I've messaged the person who I sourced it from to ask if they know anything about it at all so I'll report back!

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EdithStourton · 23/07/2023 22:21

Can you find a entry of birth on FreeBMD for a Lucy M Lloyd (and whatever variants you want to check)?

My money is on Louey M Lloyd.

Do you have any info about the area it was from?

Also bear in mind that a lot of people at that time had limited education and spelling could be a bit wayward. So you might have a 'Loucy' (I've come across a diary from approx the same era written by a not-quite-forebear who talked about the 'poney' and collecting 'mangeln' (for mangolds)). You might also have a Louisa who was always, always known as Louey to the point that almost no one knew she was, in fact, a Louisa.

LadyLolaRuben · 23/07/2023 22:23

Louey M Lloyd

k1233 · 23/07/2023 22:25

I agree with the posters saying Loney M Lloyd.

Reason - if it were a "u" the middle stroke would be rounded, not diagonal. You see the rounding in the second page of the note. It's not an "r" as a cursive "r" is not written like that.

Capital Ls- there's 3 variants in the note, all are correct.

Gingerboy22 · 23/07/2023 22:37

There are several trees on Ancestry for a Lucy Maria Lloyd born 1858 in Monmouth Wales.

What are the initials after the from ? It's hard to see because of the paper fold.

RunAwayTurnAwayRunAwayTurnAway · 23/07/2023 22:41

Lowey ?

TheMarzipanDildo · 23/07/2023 22:41

The L’s (?) look very similar to me, just a slight variation in size of loops (my hand writing is very varied!)

Imanalias · 23/07/2023 22:41

Loucy M Lloyd. The second L is more like the one in "Love and best wishes"

TheMarzipanDildo · 23/07/2023 22:41

I think Louey M Lloyd

Theydontknowanything · 23/07/2023 22:47

TheOwlChronicles · 23/07/2023 22:05

@Theydontknowanything now that is interesting!

Probably a false alarm, sorry. His middle name is Henry. Although, if my family history is anything to go by James are often changed.

ElEmEnOhPee · 23/07/2023 22:48

My first thought would be Lovey. We had a few Loveys but only on the Romani side of the family if that's any help.

Theydontknowanything · 23/07/2023 22:48

Names not James

RhosynBach · 23/07/2023 22:48

Louey m Lloyd. Maybe louey is short for Louise?

swimminginthesun · 23/07/2023 22:50

k1233 · 23/07/2023 22:25

I agree with the posters saying Loney M Lloyd.

Reason - if it were a "u" the middle stroke would be rounded, not diagonal. You see the rounding in the second page of the note. It's not an "r" as a cursive "r" is not written like that.

Capital Ls- there's 3 variants in the note, all are correct.

Actually it could be an n if you compare with the n in “and”. Loney is a boy’s name though. I still think Lorey is most likely. Although that’s not how a cursive r is taught they often end up looking like that.

Imanalias · 23/07/2023 22:51

There are a few Lucy M Lloyds around who'd have been late teens/early twenties in 1877. The sender looks like W West? Do you have an area for where this was sent to/from? I can have a search on records to try to track one of them down!

Sleepydoor · 23/07/2023 22:54

Louey M. Floyd (missing the crosshatch). Maybe it was a ring returned after a broken engagement.

Mmr224 · 23/07/2023 22:57

First name could be lovey, possibly short for loveday which was a traditional women's name from that time period. Hope you manage to find out more.

FairAcre · 23/07/2023 23:08

Looks like Lucy to me.

FatherJackHackettsUnderpantsHamper · 23/07/2023 23:10

Why are we assuming that nobody back then would have gone for 'yooneek' baby name spellings? Surely our generation(s) can't be the first ever?!

MonumentalLentil · 23/07/2023 23:13

Mmr224 · 23/07/2023 22:57

First name could be lovey, possibly short for loveday which was a traditional women's name from that time period. Hope you manage to find out more.

I just read the entire thread to see if anyone had posted this, and lo and behold, you have. I was going to say the same thing, or Lovelace.

Louey is also a very small place in France so perhaps named after that.

Lovey M Floyd or Lloyd.

freesolo76 · 23/07/2023 23:19

Lucy M. Lloyd