Hello Jean
My gt gt gt grandmother, born in the 1790s was a Susan, and whilst
helping with indexing of the old birth registers at Medway Register
Office I've seen Susan a few times; not as common in the 1840s and 50s
as it was in the 1940s and 50s, but not particularly unusual. Jean
would be less likely - though you might just find a mis-spelled Jane!
I thought the green bobbin especially was a bit garish to be genuinely
old, but the photo wasn't clear enough to really tell.
Brenda
The other thing that worries me about it is the name itself 'Susan'
This is only a gut feeling as they say, but Susan does not strike me
as a victorian name. I have been searching for a 'Jean' bobbin for
years but I know that I am unlikely to find one. Victorians just did
not call their daughters that. Jan is the nearest I can come up with.
Jean in Cleveland U.K.
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