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Charles Jeffries Signature


varney

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I was re-reading the article on concertina.com 'Charles Jeffries: The Man and his Family' and noticed something curious.

 

The copy of Charles's wedding certificate ( http://www.concertina.com/jeffries/man-and-family/certs/jcj-m.htm ) has an 'X' in the groom's signature box followed by 'The Mark of Charles Jeffries'. The author of the article ( not quite sure who this is as there are several names given at the outset ), suggests this is strong evidence that Jeffries was not formally educated, and might explain why there are virtually no written records for the firm.

 

However, I believe there are several examples of Charles Jeffries signature on receipts - here for example:http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10499&st=0

 

Does this mean the signature on the sales receipts are not Charles Jeffries, rather someone who worked at the firm ( his wife??) Otherwise why wouldn't he have signed an important document like his marriage certificate?

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Perhaps he learned to write later in life?

Nothing wrong with self-improvement, and after all there's a gap of 30 years between the 2 documents. It also seems he died leaving a (then) small fortune, so there's perhaps just a smidgin of upward mobility?

Adrian

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....However, I believe there are several examples of Charles Jeffries signature on receipts - here for example:http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10499&st=0

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Does this mean the signature on the sales receipts are not Charles Jeffries, rather someone who worked at the firm ( his wife??) .....

As one of those 'several authors' you mention - perhaps you've forgotten about Charles Jeffries Junior? CJ Senior died in 1906, and Charles Junior (born 1862) was working for the firm long before the date of any signature we've seen so far.

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