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i wonder if someone could take a look at the 1871 census and tell me what they think the address and and occupation is of samuel turner.
any help would be much appreciated
linda


1871 England Census
about Samuel Turner
Name: Samuel Turner
Age: 56
Estimated birth year: abt 1815
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Coatbridge, Sussex, England
Civil parish: Halesworth
Town: Halesworth
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Registration district: Blything
Sub-registration district: Halesworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household schedule number: 172
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Turner 56
Walter Dunnett 19
Samuel Turner 9

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Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 1769; Folio: 96; Page: 26; GSU roll: 830793.

The address is Quay Street but I can't make out the occupation. It doesn't look much like it but could it be Servant? He was a Man Servant in the 1861 census. The first letter certainly looks like the first letter of the word Scholar further down the page.

Kath. x

kath thanks so much for all your help
cheers linda

Neither can I, and I'm usually good at this. The first letter is a P or a G from other pages. What is he in other census records/

he is still in Quay street on the 1861 and his occupation is Man Servant which you can then make that out on the 1871 census if you compare the writing to others on the same street . you can make out the first letter is an S
1861 census
Name: Samuel Turner
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1816
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Chile, Sussex, England

Civil parish: Halesworth
Town: Halesworth
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Street Address:Quay Street

Occupation: Man Servant

Condition as to marriage: View image

Registration district: Blything
Sub-registration district: Halesworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 44
Household Members: Name Age
Samuel Turner 45
Elizabeth Turner 33
George Dunnett 15
Horace Dunnett 13
Thomas Dunnett 11
Walter Dunnett 8



Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 1180; Folio: 84; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542

thanks so much ladies for all your contributions
linda

Having looked at the image again and going to the next page to compare letters I now think that the first letter is a "G" and I think his occupation might be Groom.

Kath. x

I was going to suggest Grocer, ..but will go along with Groom.
The 1st letter has a 'tail' below the line and all other letters in the occupation are short letters sitting on that line.......

Look at the last but one entry on that page. I think that person has the same occupation?

Gwyn

Yeah, Gwyn I couldn't read that either.

Is this vital to your research Linda? If so I will persevere. What I mean is are you not sure you have the right family in 1871?

thanks once again everyone and i think that looking at your replies then samuel must have been a servant or groom and the more i look at it i see the word groom .
this is the right family i always transcribe the info from the census onto my ftm so that i can share it and upload it.
thanks everyone you have all been superstars tonight
cheers linda