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I have a zerox copy of an 1841 Census Entry (which I made several years ago in an LDS centre) from the UK, for my Ancestor James BONNETT in Walpole St. Peters, NFK.

When I run a search on this site using all the usual spelling variations it cannot be found. I know the reference HO 107 / 770 / 10. Is there anyway to find a specific image in the database.

Or am I wrong in assuming the entire 1841 Census is on this site?

He's definitely on Ancestry. It may be that GR don't have all details of the census or there has been a mistranscription.

Here is the transcription, will look at image and add any more info in a minute.

Name: James Bonnett
Age: 10 Mo
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Gender: Male
Where born: Norfolk, England

Civil parish: St Peter Walpole
Hundred: Freebridge Marsh Land
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street Address: Highway

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Wisbech
Sub-registration district: Walpole St Peter
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Bonnett 50 ag lab, born Norfolk
Sarah Bonnett 45 no occupation, not born in Norfol
William Bonnett 20 ag lab, born Norfolk
John Bonnett 15 ag lab, born Norfolk
Alice Bonnett 10 born Norfolk
Sarah Bonnett 8 born Norfolk
Henry Bonnett 5 born Norfolk
James Bonnett 10 Mo born Norfolk

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 770; Book: 10; Civil Parish: St Peter Walpole; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 14; Page: 7; Line: 20; GSU roll: 438858.

Is it this one from Ancestry

Name: James Bonnett
Age: 10 Mo
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Gender: Male
Where born: Norfolk, England

Civil parish: St Peter Walpole
Hundred: Freebridge Marsh Land
County/Island: Norfolk
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Wisbech
Sub-registration district: Walpole St Peter
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Bonnett 50
Sarah Bonnett 45
William Bonnett 20
John Bonnett 15
Alice Bonnett 10
Sarah Bonnett 8
Henry Bonnett 5
James Bonnett 10 Mo

Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 770; Book: 10; Civil Parish: St Peter Walpole; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 14; Page: 7; Line: 20; GSU roll: 438858.

The other people on that page are:

Mary Batch abt 1776
William Cox abt 1816
Sarah Jacob abt 1828
William Large abt 1821
Robert Smith abt 1806
Athel Smith abt 1811
Mary Ann Smith abt 1829
William Smith abt 1833
Frances Smith abt 1835
Daniel Warth abt 1796
Charlotte Warth abt 1801
Hannah Warth abt 1824
Susanah Warth abt 1826
Charlott Warth abt 1828
Ednay Warth abt 1830
Pennler Warth abt 1833
Harriet Warth abt 1836

Transcribers are only human! I couldn't find my grandfather on the 1901 census on one site, but he was there on another. It was a household with several different surnames of lodgers and the transcriber for the first site had repeated the surname from the line above.

Transcribers also do not necessarily, let us say, have English as their first language.

Some of the mistakes on the 1911 census make that obvious.

Thanks everyone, I found it on Ancestry too.

The zerox I have is very faint, so a transcription error was very possible.

James BONNETT went to South Australia in 1852 with wife Phoebe & 4 children. I expect you know this by now!!!

Old thread!

Andy

Good point Andy, but as Angie has only one post on her profile, she may not have thought to check the date.

Angie - welcome to the boards, if that was indeed your first post.

If you have a family interest in the Bonnetts, you could contact Fraser by clicking on his/her name and sending a PM (personal message).

If he still has the same email address, GR will notify him that you are trying to make contact.

Good luck