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Shall we start an 'Enthusiastic Enumerator' Thread
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Heather | Report | 22 Apr 2006 09:45 |
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Have you noticed how some of the enumerators are very clearly men of little words - others must be the Norris Coles of the 19th century. I just found one employment description in Hackney 'Living off friends'. Now, is that just slightly disapproving? |
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Unknown | Report | 22 Apr 2006 09:57 |
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Morning Heather. Don't know about enthusiatic, but I found a lazy one who noted my entire family by their initials. Very helpful.....not!!! At least he spelt their surname correctly. |
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Jess Bow Bag | Report | 22 Apr 2006 10:11 |
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what about the very disaproving that listed children as ''bastard son of so-and -so'' jess x |
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Heather | Report | 22 Apr 2006 10:37 |
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Do you remember that real jobs worth of one who actually entered someones name as 'tramp by roadside'. Blimey, thats going beyond call of duty isnt it. You can just imagine Corries Norris doing this job. |
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Margaretfinch | Report | 22 Apr 2006 11:11 |
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I have a marriage certificate where the lady is written down as bastard child very upsetting Margaret |
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English Bob | Report | 22 Apr 2006 11:14 |
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There was one working the Notts Leicester border around Loughboro' in 1851...........I'd like to dig him up and interview him! Bob |
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Mandy | Report | 22 Apr 2006 11:18 |
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heres a couple I found 1871 A man with a big nose stockport 1891 Strange man London city Mandy |
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Unknown | Report | 22 Apr 2006 12:20 |
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I want to write on all those 'NK' entries 'must try harder!' |
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The Ego | Report | 22 Apr 2006 12:27 |
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One relative of mine was a Law writer and did all the beautiful copperplate presentation documents for shipping companies in Liverpool.......... On the census,Law Writer has a line through it,and the enumerator has added Clerk !!! |
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Unknown | Report | 22 Apr 2006 12:37 |
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One of mine (a 70 year old) was 'Tailor, worn out' Sense of humour or what?? Bev x |
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Chris Ho :) | Report | 22 Apr 2006 12:55 |
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No mincing of words from this Enumerator in 1861... Henry Showtrick, Bethnal Green. ''all living in lin and ignarance'' Chris :-)) |
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Heather | Report | 22 Apr 2006 15:04 |
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Was it dear old Lou who found one, 'Imbecile, brought in by wife'? |
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Ann | Report | 22 Apr 2006 16:03 |
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I found a baptism in Parish records describing the child as' Bastard son of ....., an idler'. How cruel is that? especially as these records survive and we are looking at them 200 years later!! |
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Unknown | Report | 24 Apr 2006 09:07 |
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Not an enthusiastic enumerator, but a 'Charming Clergy from Cheshire' post script added to baptism entry of Ellen Davies Birch, Heswall. 'Elizabeth Birch is now married to Thomas Davies, the 'reputed' father of this child.' Charming!! Exactly how many choices for father did the clergy think Elizabeth had? Perhaps it was a lucky dip!!! Hmmm, let he without sin...........!!! |
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Carter | Report | 24 Apr 2006 09:13 |
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they are not very pc are they could you imagine the outcome if they did the census like that today !! i once had an entry that said ' husband gone off ' didnt know if that meant he had left home or was he just past his sell by date !! love linda x |
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