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ann

ann Report 19 Nov 2009 14:18

Can anyone explain to me the following.
1901 census.
James Boyle 64, widower,born Ireland.
Civ. par. Liverpool.
Parliamentary borough Scotland.
cou, munic, borougher L,pool.
Admin county L,pool.
Ward Noth Scotland.
he was living at the same address the family had used for 3 generations.
Regards
Ann.

RutlandBelle

RutlandBelle Report 19 Nov 2009 14:24

I'm confused too. Where and on what census (England/Scotland) did you find that

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KeithInFujairah

KeithInFujairah Report 19 Nov 2009 14:28

I think you will find Scotland is a part of Liverpool, there is certainly a Scotland Road in Liverpool.

ann

ann Report 19 Nov 2009 14:28

Hi, sorry, English, 1901.
Thanks
Ann.

AllanC

AllanC Report 19 Nov 2009 14:28

The simple explanation is that he WAS born in Ireland - while his mother was staying there, maybe visiting relatives. Many women, particularly if it was their first child, would go to their family home for the birth and stay for some time after the birth - there wasn't the extensive support of social services there is today. James's family may have lived in L'pool for 3 generations, but what about his mother's family?

More generally, people often did not know where they were born. I have some relatives in my tree who at different censuses gave different answers - and the places were many miles apart.

BrianW

BrianW Report 19 Nov 2009 14:31

If you Google you will find that there used to be a Scotland division of Liverpool.

"A by-election was held in the Scotland division of Liverpool in 1929. It was caused by the death of the constituency's sitting Member of Parliament T.P. O'Connor, the Father of the House and an Irish Nationalist MP, on 18 November 1929."

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Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)

ann

ann Report 19 Nov 2009 14:36

Hi AllanC,
I don't know anything about his mothers family.
James is as far as I've got
Ann.

RutlandBelle

RutlandBelle Report 19 Nov 2009 14:39

Ann I still can't find the entry have you got folio number etc

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ann

ann Report 19 Nov 2009 14:39

Hi All,
Thank you for all your help.
Silly me, I am originally from Liverpool and should have known about Scotland.
Regards,
Ann.