Genealogy Chat

Any idea what this means. This is trancribed on 1851 census in the relationship space, can't read it all all on the original. The person in question is a young girl (10 yrs old) not living with her family. Thanks Suex

Probably a mistranscription - can you give us her name, birthplace and year so we can take a look?

Sue Could it be niece?? Elly

At Nurse? She may have been employed as a nursemaid. Does the family have a wee baby?

Thanks for your interest, the lady in question is:- Louisa Gyde, B 1841 in Gloucester, She is in 1841 census age 2 months, not living with her family. In 1851 living wirh different people, who are still not family. Have no idea who her parents are. The 'At Nu' comment was obviously on 1851, haven't found her in 1861! Suex

Could it be 'at nurse', meaning a nurse child? OC

How did you do that, OC????!!!!!!!! That is what it says, but I don't think you have access to Ancestry do you? Or is that Phoenix????? LOL! Merry

birth Louisa Martha Gyde Year of Registration: 1841 Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun District: Stroud County: Gloucestershire Volume: 11 Page: 395 (click to see others on page)

Merry I'm psychic and I can see round corners too! OC

******closes curtains and switches on cloaking device****** Merry

Sorry to have dissapeared for a while, a friend phoned!!!! Thanks so much for your input, it is all appreciated, my problem with the nurse suggestion is that she is only 10, and there doesn't seem to be any children in the family that she is with! But I have to agree, now that nurse has been suggested, I can see it could say that. Suex

I think it's what Olde Crone says (though it pains me to say so, of course!!! lol) At nurse = nurse child, which, in todays language, would be best described as a foster child. Generally someone would be paying for her keep with the fostering family. Merry

bit odd- same name, born same place 10 years too young in 1861 Alice Mary Gyde abt 1860 Pitchcombe Daughter Pitchcombe Gloucestershire Anne Gyde abt 1852 Pitchcombe Daughter Pitchcombe Gloucestershire Charles Gyde abt 1824 Pitchcombe Head Pitchcombe Gloucestershire Charles H Gyde abt 1854 Pitchcombe Son Pitchcombe Gloucestershire Fredrick Gyde abt 1858 Pitchcombe Son Pitchcombe Gloucestershire Harriett Gyde abt 1823 Barnstaple, Devon, England Wife Pitchcombe Gloucestershire Louisa Elizabth Gyde abt 1850 Pitchcombe, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Pitchcombe Gloucestershire Thomas Gyde abt 1856 Pitchcombe Son Pitchcombe Gloucestershire No, she is with her parents in 1851 Charles Gyde abt 1824 Pitchcombe, Gloucestershire, England Head Pitchcombe Gloucestershire Harriet Gyde abt 1823 Kinterbury, Devon, England Wife Pitchcombe Gloucestershire Luisa Gyde abt 1850 Pitchcombe, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Pitchcombe Gloucestershire

Merry and OC, That would make sense, I have never come across the term. When we have found out who her parents were (birth cert), we should be able to find out what happened to them! Thanks Suex

Jess, There does seem to be a lot of them about! Our Louisa should have the middle name Martha , and should also have been born in Pitchcome. I think it was a 'local' family. shame they didn't look after her! Suex

is this your lassie? from the IGI- her baptism LOUISA MARTHA GYDE Female Event(s): Birth: Christening: 03 AUG 1841 Pitchcombe, Gloucester, England Parents: Father: RICHARD GYDE Family Mother: SARAH

Jess that sounds likely, have to say I haven't looked for her there, This is someone I've been hunting for, for a friend. I found the census stuff last night and we had a long chat at lunchtime, he didn't say he had found her on IGI, I'll put that to him tomorrow. Thanks so much Jess, that could really help. Suex