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Gwen | Report | 23 May 2006 16:41 |
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One of my family members married a 'Rives' family member, so wanted to know a bit about the surname. I have found the 1861 census with the family details and birthplace says Spitalfields, Mexico. Do you think they orignated from Mexico. Rives is a spanish name I think. |
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Elaine | Report | 23 May 2006 16:45 |
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Are you sure its not a mistranscription and should read Spitalfields, Middx. !!! |
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Merry | Report | 23 May 2006 16:45 |
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I should think it's far more likely they were from Spitalfields, Middlesex!! I expect the transcriber hit the wrong button. I see there are 25 people in 1861 who are apparently from Spitalfields, Mexico, but living in Spitalfields, Middlesex!! Merry |
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Sylvia | Report | 23 May 2006 16:46 |
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I would think it is meant to be Middx short for Middlesex. Rives is another spelling of Reeves coming from Reeve a magistrate.Put away the castanets!! Sylvia. |
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Gwen | Report | 23 May 2006 16:48 |
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Dont think so it has Spitalfields, Mexico by three of the four peeps names on the census, the fourth person had Dublin Ireland. In the county it quite clearly says Middx not sure what to think really. |
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Elaine | Report | 23 May 2006 16:48 |
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Gwen Give us the name of the person and year of birth and we will check it again for you. Forget that - we know it already - Rives !! |
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Gwen | Report | 23 May 2006 16:50 |
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I find it pretty amazing that they have typed Mexico for Middx may be they were dreaming of taking a break to Mexico!!!! |
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Elaine | Report | 23 May 2006 16:50 |
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It is definitely Spitalfields, Middx on the image |
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Gwen | Report | 23 May 2006 16:51 |
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The names are Emma Rives, George Rives, John Rives |
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Gwen | Report | 23 May 2006 16:54 |
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Thanks fot that I shall remember to check the images in future. Ooh well no trip to Mex ico then lol |
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Mandy in Wiltshire | Report | 23 May 2006 16:57 |
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No help to you Gwen, but I recently came across the village of Mere in Somerset transcribed as Mere, Somalia. Just a few miles away lol!! Mandy :) |
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Kate | Report | 23 May 2006 18:03 |
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Possibly the ancestry transcribers use a lookup table where you can enter MX and it translates it to Mexico? Kate. |
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