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Look up in 1881 census please
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LB | Report | 15 Feb 2007 21:36 |
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Thanks Elly It's the first time I've come across any of my family with an entry in that column! Lyndsey |
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Elly | Report | 15 Feb 2007 21:32 |
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If you google 'workhouse 1881' you'll find census returns giving similar expressions, like idiot and imbersile. Sad really, but they were the words they used back then. Elly |
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LB | Report | 15 Feb 2007 21:16 |
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Thanks Jim - that was quick! Obviously a mental problem! Has any one else come across this particular phrase who might know more what it means? Lyndsey |
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Jim The Ferret | Report | 15 Feb 2007 21:10 |
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I think it says 'weak mind' Jim |
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Researching: |
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LB | Report | 15 Feb 2007 21:08 |
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Hi Can someone please help me decipher an entry on the 1881 census. The name is Charlotte Brett and she was born in Furneux Pelham, Hertfordshire. She is aged 42,unmarried and an inmate of the Bishops Stortford Work House. There is something written in the last column on the right but I cannot read what it says. Many thanks Lyndsey |
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