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Help to read a 1861census image pls.

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Andrea

Andrea Report 31 Aug 2006 13:38

Thanking you all muchly!! John - thanks for making sense of it for me!!

Uncle John

Uncle John Report 31 Aug 2006 13:16

What's going on? Firstly it's a house in multiple occupation. On the previous page are nos. 1, 2, 3 and 5 Eccles Street. This is no. 6 Eccles Street and the following entries are 7, 8 and 9. The missing No. 4 is inserted on the next page (see below). At Number 6 you've got Henry Holden and his wife and 2 kids. The second occupier is Jane Bury (married). The third occupiers are Thomas and Mary Hogg (married couple). Then the enumerator has put in No. 4 Eccles Street (unoccupied) out of sequence. Then we go back to no. 6 and Nancy Lowther (married) and her 2 children. Nancy is a Winder (in charge of a cotton winding machine). The W is the same as in Weaver. J

Snowdrops in Bloom

Snowdrops in Bloom Report 31 Aug 2006 13:09

Had a proper look at the image now and it does seem to suggest she is boarding with the Holden family. Note the lack of double lines between the household AND the Holdens are at number 6 Eccles Street - Nancy also appears to be living at 6 Eccles Street.

Andrea

Andrea Report 31 Aug 2006 13:08

Thanks!! Just found her on the 1871 and it says Cotton so then I could tell it was winder!! She is with a new hubby on 1871 so in 1861 either hubby had died (leaving her pregnant with his last child) or out working. Just off to find him! Thanks for helping!

Snowdrops in Bloom

Snowdrops in Bloom Report 31 Aug 2006 13:02

*Stands back to allow OC to rush in to look at the Holdens*

Andrea

Andrea Report 31 Aug 2006 12:57

1861 Census - RG9/3103/22/41. Nancy Lowther. Am having problems reading the image. Ancestry have her as 'boarder', but viewing the image, it looks to me like she is in the house on her own with 2 kids (Charles and Francis) and the 'address' before it says '4 empty homes'??? There is a Holden and Bury family before that but then there is a line space and then Nancy and the kids. Can anyone explain what's going on there? Also - her occupation. Does it say she is a widow or a minder or what??? Thanks for any help.