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Pianto Forte Maker update can someone check census

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Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 23 Feb 2006 22:29

I have made a breakthrough but need someone to check the 1891 census please for a Henry J Alexander age 31 living at 18 Woodstock Road Hornsey RG12/1064 page 54 above his occupation does it say Mus inst , which I imagine means Musical Institution thanks a lot

Rosemary

Rosemary Report 23 Feb 2006 22:40

It looks like journeyman, piano forte maker. Above is written Mus Inst which I am assuming is abbreviated for musical instrument. Maybe the enumerator made that extra notation in case someone didn't know what a piano forte was. Rose

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 23 Feb 2006 22:41

thanks a lot I wondered if it meant Musical Institution ?? this mans son is a dark horse

Susan

Susan Report 23 Feb 2006 22:42

Hi Valerie, Just had a look yes does look like Piono forto maker, and it looks like another persons writing has added musc inst, perhaps the person trying to put him in a catagory for the census, is deffinatley a different person writing it Sue

Unknown

Unknown Report 23 Feb 2006 22:44

I've often seen category-type headings on occupation columns, added by a different hand, presumably for the purpose of classifying jobs to number-crunch. Quite often they write over and thus obliterate the original occupation. nell

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 23 Feb 2006 22:47

thanks for all replies I am so chuffed about this he was a bigamist and I didnt know his real name before

Merry

Merry Report 23 Feb 2006 22:52

You as well, Margaret!!!??? Merry

Heather

Heather Report 23 Feb 2006 23:17

Perhaps the bloke back at the office said 'Whats this prairie fork maker then?' And the other bloke wrote over it 'Musical Instrument'? LOL

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 23 Feb 2006 23:22

oh very droll Heather that is funny , Cause it could have been a Tuning Fork !!!! you are just jealous because I have knocked down another brickwall. Did you get your cert yet I am really fed up no answer to my email to them nothing

Heather

Heather Report 23 Feb 2006 23:23

Nope, not one, and then they tell me my Mary Ann Groves is the wrong one - but lovely Robin has worked out they changed their names from Graves to Groves and has given me a whole new lease of life, just about to order Mary Ann Graves. I ordered one earlier today - they are giving 8 March as despatch.

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 23 Feb 2006 23:27

hope its the right one Heather

Heather

Heather Report 23 Feb 2006 23:31

Well Ive just ordered it and the despatch date is 10 March!!

Val wish I'd never started

Val wish I'd never started Report 23 Feb 2006 23:36

thats a long time to wait , wish they would take on more staff