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1841 Census - Grimsby and Holbrook
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Geoff | Report | 16 Jan 2005 23:56 |
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I can't give any (apart from the obvious) meaning to "navy". It seems that all of the ADULTS which have that occupation were born outside the county. If they had been "navvies", one would have expected some local ones. However, if Elizabeth (24) was a daughter, they had been there for some time. |
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Aian | Report | 16 Jan 2005 23:22 |
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It's a bit slow on replies on the Records track at the moment, so, can you help here a bit, please? By the 1841 census, in Lower Burgess St. Grimsby, most of the entries refer to Pilots, Navy, Mariners and Fishermen. I've seen references to Mariners and Master Mariners, which I take to be Mercantile sailors. Pilots seem to be self explanatory - they bring ships into port, but what about navy? is this just the Royal Navy, or could this term cover any maritime activity at the enumerator's whim - the case I have in mind includes a father aged 52 and his son aged 12, both described as navy. I'm assuming this is not a case of of the enumerator mis-spelling navvy as a builder of roads and canals. For further clarification, if you need it, the family name is Holbrook. I look forward to any replies, Michael |
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