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Was someone asking about funny names???

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 28 Oct 2014 17:46

:-D :-D

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Andrew

Andrew Report 28 Oct 2014 09:35

A real one!


1871 England Census
about A Man with A Big Nose


>>>>>>Name:A Man with A Big Nose
Age:40
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1831
Relation:On Tramp
Gender:Male
Where born:Stockport, Lancashire, England


in a temporary camp building a railway tunnel.

Andy

Kense

Kense Report 28 Oct 2014 08:42

On Ancestry look at image:
Northamptonshire>Oundle>District 10>Image 40

It is as has been transcribed in the name column. It was obviously not intended as a real entry.

Similar type comments on images 25 and 32.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 27 Oct 2014 23:46

I can't find the equivalent records on ancestry ....................................


it would be interesting to see what was actually written on the image!

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

BeverleyW

BeverleyW Report 27 Oct 2014 21:46

I don't have access to the originals.

I was actually searching for the surname Meade :-S

Researching:
Weedon - Australia, Hertfordshire; Paterson - Scotland; Elmer - Huntingdon; Ball, Lloyd, Warren - Birmingham; Branson - Bucks;

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 27 Oct 2014 19:47

This is also on the Oundle 1861 Census

Name: Absent
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Civil Parish: Oundle
Town: Oundle
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England

View image
Registration district: Oundle
Sub-registration district: Oundle
ED, institution, or vessel: 10



The enumerator had written in Absent for the Head of the Household (a Solicitor), and then filled in the names for the rest of the family

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 27 Oct 2014 19:41

Beverley


Did you look at the actual image to see what had been written down?

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

BeverleyW

BeverleyW Report 27 Oct 2014 19:15

I think a transcriber at familysearch has been on the hard stuff :-S :-S :-S

Name: Return Made In No 194 When She Slept For The Night
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1861
Age: 888
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Oundle
Sub-District: 1 Oundle
Parish: Oundle
Residence County: Northamptonshire


and this one:

Name: Went From Home & Return Made At The Old Swan
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1861
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: West Derby
Sub-District: 6 West Derby
Parish: West Derby
Residence County: Lancashire

Researching:
Weedon - Australia, Hertfordshire; Paterson - Scotland; Elmer - Huntingdon; Ball, Lloyd, Warren - Birmingham; Branson - Bucks;