What is the mother's name in the first record on the right?
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L94W-JS1R?i=37&wc=M5KH-VZ7%3A357517501%2C357801401%2C357956501%2C357986301%3Fcc%3D2078555&cc=2078555
It is supposed to be Karen. If that is true, why does it look so different from the daughter's name which is the same?
Thanks,
Ric
Gothic/black letter vs. italic/latin - The most important or unusual words are ideally written in the latter.
Thank you, Ralph, for that explanation. It does make those names easier to find in the text.
Hi Ric
You will see many times in church records that the priest make an effort to write the kids name much more legible than the other names.
Greetings
Christian
I might add that words that are plainly Latin or a Latin root also are generally in an italic longhand, ee.g. ibid[em],eod[em], sc[ilicit], nom[ine], confirm[eret], copul[eret]. A curved mark is often used to distinguish 'u' and a horizontal line to mark a doubled m or n. thus ͞m.
Thank you, Christian and Ralph.