Is this place name Grassington?

Question

Hi all

I am tracking Charles Henry Gant, this is the village shown in the 1891 census, and a location in Grassington would work for him. But the 4th and fifth letters look different; was this a calligraphic style of the time for the letter s?

I am a beginner to wikitreee.

Thanks in advance

Peter

Answer 1

Hi Peter. Welcome to G2G! Your image is not visible, but here is a sharing image (poor resolution unfortunately) from Ancestry.

Yes, it is Grassington. The first s is a "long s", like an f with no cross stroke. See

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s

Comments

Thanks a lot, Jim

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I'm glad this was helpful, Peter, and thank you for the star!