Genealogy Chat

the very last colum (if deaf& dumb, blind, lunatic, feeble minded) is ticked it obvisously means that that person is one - but how do you know which 1?

Louise, What image is it? maybe another pair of eyes might help. Pat x

by margaret white (top of page) there seems to be a tick RG13/3480 Folio: 152 Page: 7

Louise When you look at that image it's only people that are not born in Lancashire who are ticked. Your Margaret born in Wales, Mary ODonnell born in Ireland and what looks like Fanny? Whelan born in Cheshire. I have seen this before on the census, it does not mean they have any of these disabilities mentioned in that column. Ppat x

oh :s - that's strange thanks any way :D

hi all, I have got someone in the 1871 and 1881 census and it is written in the column that he is blind. I have also come accross one where is said imbecile for every person ( it was taken in an asylum) So maybe they usually put the disability. I might be wrong, just wanted to share my findings with you, Best wishes, victoria

Yes Victoria I should have said that as well, normally there would not be just a tick as it would be unlikely that three different households would have people with all these disabilities. Pat x

Think you'll find the ticks are same as those annoying ones which frequently go over the very bit of info you needed to see! They were added later when the information from the enumerators book was transferred to some sort of central record.

dear louise, ive got a census return just like the one that your talking about, infact on my census everone in the street except two have got ticks by there names they cant all be deaf and dumb,blind,lunatics, or feeble minded , i think it means not born in county which census was taken suexx