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Have you found a Drunk Ancestor in the Census?

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Kense

Kense Report 28 Apr 2012 11:01

How could the transcriber turn Nothing into Walking and think it still made sense?
:-S

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 28 Apr 2012 10:10

:-D

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MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 28 Apr 2012 07:42

Oh yes-well...

Somehow those words don't look like "sick visitor" to me.

I do see the past thread on Lancs-gen.
And I should be back in bed.


Maureen

Kiwibird

Kiwibird Report 28 Apr 2012 06:07

My 3xG Uncle was James Riley his name mistranscibed as Kiley.
1861 Census

BROADLEY, George Head Married M 35 1826 Inn Keeper
Accrington
Lancashire VIEW
BROADLEY, Nancy Wife Married F 33 1828 House Keeper
Oswaldtwistle
Lancashire VIEW
BROADLEY, Elizabeth Daughter Unmarried F 16 1845 Cotton Powerloom Weaver
Church
Lancashire VIEW
BROADLEY, Westall Son M 8 1853 Scholar
Rishton
Lancashire VIEW
BROADLEY, George Son M 5 1856 Scholar
Oswaldtwistle
Lancashire VIEW
RATCLIFFE, John Boarder Unmarried M 60 1801 Labourer For Mechanics
Oswaldtwistle
Lancashire VIEW
SINGLETON, William Sick Visitor Unmarried M 34 1827 Policeman
Preston
Lancashire VIEW
>>>>>KILEY, James Sick Visitor Married M 39 1822 Shoemaker
Oswaldtwistle
Lancashire VIEW
MULLIMAN, Mary Visitor Widow F 48 1813 House Servant
Oswaldtwistle
Lancashire VIEW
HODGSON, Thomas Visitor M 40 1821 Walking More Known Of Him
VIEW

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Piece:
3107 Folio:
152 Page:
36 Registration District:
Blackburn

:-D

Researching:
Wright, Exler, Blackall, Rogers, Short LONDON, OXFORDSHIRE. Riley,Barlow,Horsefall,Lee LANCASHIRE

MaureeninNY

MaureeninNY Report 28 Apr 2012 05:41

Could/would you point this one out???

Best,
Maureen :-D

Kiwibird

Kiwibird Report 28 Apr 2012 04:08

Shown as a 'Sick Visitor'. I found one of my 3x Great Uncle's described exactly as that in the 1861 Census, along with another 'Sick Visitor' [ the Local Policeman] were at The Hare and Hounds Inn. While his wife with 4 children and a 7 month old baby were at home, down the Road.
I had a real chuckle, I thought a sick visitor a polite way of saying he was Drunk rather tactful. ;-) :-D

Researching:
Wright, Exler, Blackall, Rogers, Short LONDON, OXFORDSHIRE. Riley,Barlow,Horsefall,Lee LANCASHIRE