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A touched enumerator....Aaahhh
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LindaG | Report | 6 Apr 2006 16:06 |
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Unfortunately, I don't think either are... Richard was Devonian and his wife and kids turn up nicely on the censuses (first time with his mother, second time with her parents). It's him! I'll get him soon. I'm enjoying the hunt (with gritted teeth!) Lx |
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Liberty64 | Report | 6 Apr 2006 13:35 |
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Linda, could this be your chap?? lol I just found this stubborn male,......image reads: 'A person refusing to give name' >>>Name: A Person Refusg to Going Norma (Unknown) Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1829 Household: View other family members Gender: Unknown Where born: Hungary Civil parish: Bermondsey Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Magdalen County/Island: Surrey Country: England Source information: HO107/1561 Registration district: Bermondsey Sub-registration district: St Mary Magdalen ED, institution, or vessel: 12 Folio: 397 Page: 60 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 281 GSU Number: 174794 ************************************************* And these poor souls; Image reads: that they slept at Bryants farm, names unknown, where born: supposed to be from Dover, occupation, Tramps Name: One Man One Woman and 2boys Dept. at Bryants Farm Names Age: 45 Estimated birth year: abt 1826 Household: View other family members Gender: Male Civil Parish: Ticehurst County/Island: Sussex Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View image Source information: RG10/1046 Registration district: Ticehurst Sub-registration district: Ticehurst ED, institution, or vessel: 4 Folio: 61 Page: 21 Household schedule number: 104 GSU Number: 827483 |
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LindaG | Report | 6 Apr 2006 11:27 |
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Makes me start wondering how I should be looking for one of my ancestors who fails to show in the 2 censuses between his marriage and his death (I have his wife and kids!) Now... if I start with the police description of his brother from 1864 - 5ft3in, dark brown hair hair, blue eyes, pock-marked skin, small features (honest!).... Lx PS At 5ft11in I obviously didn't take after this bit of the family! |
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Merry | Report | 6 Apr 2006 11:21 |
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Credit should go to the multi-skilled Mr Anthony Carter, who wrote about the man with the big nose......He was a 60-year-old tea dealer and farmer of 5 acres as well as being a relieving officer and census enumerator for Dent, Yorkshire! Busy man! Merry |
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Liberty64 | Report | 6 Apr 2006 02:04 |
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Richard ROFLMAO Well at least he got straight to the point lol lol |
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Richard in Perth | Report | 6 Apr 2006 01:34 |
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Well my fave is this one: Name: A Man with A Big Nose Age: 40 Estimated birth year: abt 1831 Relation: On Tramp Gender: Male Where born: Stockport, Lancashire, England Civil Parish: Dent Ecclesiastical parish: Cowgill Town: Kirthwaite County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Source information: RG10/4250 Registration district: Sedburgh Sub-registration district: Dent ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Folio: 47 Page: 5 Household schedule number: 25 |
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Liberty64 | Report | 5 Apr 2006 23:17 |
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PMSL Rebecca! |
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Rebecca | Report | 5 Apr 2006 22:41 |
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and thank you Merry :) |
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Rebecca | Report | 5 Apr 2006 22:13 |
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does that second one mean Servant Bar-steward? Think someone got out of the wrong side of bed that day |
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Merry | Report | 5 Apr 2006 20:35 |
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A census enumerator is the person who went around the district issuing the census forms (schedules) and then went and collected them up again after census night. if anyone couldn't fill in their own form he would help and on going home he would then copy the information on the schedules into their official books known as census enumerators' books. The pages we can view today are the pages from the enumerators books. Merry |
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Rebecca | Report | 5 Apr 2006 20:26 |
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bless but whats an enumerator? (sorry for being dim, Im new at this) |
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MargaretM | Report | 5 Apr 2006 20:22 |
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Guess I owe William M. Gurney an apology for presuming he was a woman. Maybe I owe all men an apology ...but naw, I'm not going that far! Margaret in Canada |
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Researching: |
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Suzanne | Report | 5 Apr 2006 19:19 |
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AWWWW.. How sweet! |
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Liberty64 | Report | 5 Apr 2006 19:05 |
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Merry comforting to know they were not all as bad as ive imagined... |
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Merry | Report | 5 Apr 2006 19:02 |
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And the one Jess is after........His name is not recorded, but I KNOW he was a man!! Merry |
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Merry | Report | 5 Apr 2006 18:59 |
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The enumerator for the dear liitle baby was one William M Gurney.....nice man!! Merry |
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Liberty64 | Report | 5 Apr 2006 18:55 |
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Dea and more than likely another new baby in the house too... |
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Dea | Report | 5 Apr 2006 17:53 |
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I bet he wouldn' t have said that 12 months later when the 'dear little baby' was teething (like my little granddaughter)!! Seriously though, a 'nice touch' - It shows at least that some of them were human, even if illiterate !! Dea x |
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GillfromStaffs | Report | 5 Apr 2006 17:21 |
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That's changed the mood Jess. lol Gill |
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Researching: |
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Jess Bow Bag | Report | 5 Apr 2006 17:09 |
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a totally heartless one then?? Name: Charles Simmons Age: 1 month Estimated birth year: abt 1871 Relation: Servt Bastard Household: View other family members Gender: Male Where born: Minster; Thanet, Kent, England Civil Parish: Minster County/Island: Kent Country: England |
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