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Ann Ensor 1796 on the 1841 census was put down as being born in the county. HO107/713/6 Folio 11 Page 14 On the 1851 census Ann Ensor 1791 (same woman as kids are the same) Place of birth not readable on image, can only read surrey! HO107/1541 Folio 70 Page 19 Her husband Joseph was inconsiderate enough to die between the 1841 and 1851 census, so I have no idea where he was born, would be grateful if someone can make out what the image says. I know it is not what Ancestry have transcribed, as it doesn’t exist!! Any help would be gratefully received xx

Sorry, I can't read it, but it looks like it starts with Is. Kath. x

Thanks for looking anyway kath xx

Ancestry's transciption (for a change) is spot on. 1851 Ann was born in Seven Dials, Sarah in Stepney and the other 2 in Mile End Seven dials was one of london's more notorious slums. Have a look here www.victorianlondon.org/districts/sevendials.htm and here http://www(.)coventgarden(.)uk(.)com/sevdials.html Remove the ( )

Seven Dials?? Victoria Do you think it worth systematically looking at a map of Surrey to see if something leaps out at you? From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The Seven Dials sundial pillar, 2004.Seven Dials is a small road junction in the West End of London. The largest road passing through it is Monmouth Street. The term also refers informally to the immediate vicinity of the junction, although this is a somewhat historical usage. [edit] History The original Seven Dials area was designed by Thomas Neale in the early 1690s. The original plan had six roads converging, although this was later increased to seven. The sundial pillar was built with only six faces, however, probably because of the original design. This high number of roads was chosen in order to maximise the number of houses that could be built on the site. Neale aimed for the site to be a popular with well-off residents, following the successful development of the nearby fashionable Covent Garden Piazza area. This was not to be, however, and the area deterioriated. At one stage, each of the seven apexes facing the column housed a pub, and children were observed to play unsupervised in the streets. By the Nineteenth Century, Seven Dials had become one of the most notorious slums in London. The area was described colourfully by Charles Dickens in his collection Sketches by Boz, which includes the quote: The stranger who finds himself in the Dials for the first time...at the entrance of Seven obscure passages, uncertain which to take, will see enough around him to keep his curiosity awake for no inconsiderable time.... The original sundial column was removed in 1773. It had been believed that this was due to being pulled down by an angry mob, although recent research suggests it was deliberately removed by the Paving Commissioners in an attempt to rid the area of undesirables. The remains were acquired by architect James Paine, who kept them at his house in Addlestone, Surrey. In 1820, the remains were purchased by public subscription and re-erected in nearby Weybridge, as a memorial to the Duchess of York.

Seven dials, wow thanks so much guys, Jools ancestry had transcribed it Loven dials, which is why I said it didn't exist. Trust one of my lot to be born in the slum area!! thanks again for your efforts really appreciate it xx