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1871 Lookup Needed Please !
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Marie | Report | 8 Mar 2007 21:01 |
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Me Again sorry ! Last question for tonight.....does anyone know how I will find a d.o.b. for John Beckford (approx.1810 London) ? Can't seem to find him on the IGI. Also, would someone mind looking for him in 1871 for me please ? Thanks, Marie xx |
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Penny | Report | 8 Mar 2007 21:05 |
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- is this likely to be him? Name: John J Beckford Age: 65 Estimated birth year: abt 1806 Gender: Male Where born: Middlesex, England Civil parish: Ware Ecclesiastical parish: Ware St May Town: Ware County/Island: Hertfordshire Country: England school master BUT of the Union workhouse , widower Think his middle intial is G not J ( could well bem, you think his name is john Gilbert I understand) |
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MargaretM | Report | 8 Mar 2007 21:13 |
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The closest one on the 1871 census is John J. Beckford. They have him as born 1806 but his age on the census looks like 64 but the 4 has been changed to 1 which would make him born 1810. He's a schoolmaster in the Union Workhouse in Ware, Hertfordshire. He's a widower, says born Middlesex, City. |
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Researching: |
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Ozibird | Report | 8 Mar 2007 21:17 |
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As usual, at the Union Workhouse, schoolmaster, widower. Ozi. Update: Scarlett, not IN the workhouse but working as a schoolmaster AT the workhouse. |
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Marie | Report | 8 Mar 2007 21:18 |
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yes thats great thanks xx |
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