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ANOTHER PAIR OF EYES PLEASE

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Nickydownsouth

Nickydownsouth Report 10 Apr 2007 10:54

Could someone please look at the 1841 census original image for EDWARD FURNESS civil parish-Walton on the hill Reg. District- West Derby Source info.-H0107/519/10 could you please give me any ideas on his occupation, im thinking Plasterer? and his age has been transcribed as 20 but I think original image looks more like 24? any ideas would be great Nicky

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 10 Apr 2007 10:57

The age has been entered as 24, then altered to comply with the rounding-down requirements, As for his occupation.........it looks more like Plumber..with a little 'extra' on the end! Reg

Nickydownsouth

Nickydownsouth Report 10 Apr 2007 11:00

Reg. Thanks for that, it makes you go cross eyed keep looking at these images. Nicky