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Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Susanne	Report	23 Jun 2004 00:08
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Why do all my Richold Families on the Ancestry 1871 suffolk census, come up with their name and (unknown) underneath? It is not just one person or family, but all of them! Sue:-)
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 3,439 Send Message	Geoff	Report	23 Jun 2004 00:13
	Would that be their places of birth?
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Susanne	Report	23 Jun 2004 00:20
Member Since: March 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Geoff, I know that their place of birth is not listed but the unknown was actually under their names which was what threw me. You are probably right though. Many thanks Sue:-)
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 361 Send Message	Lesley M	Report	23 Jun 2004 07:14
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 361 Send Message	I have some that have (unknown) under their name, but their place of birth is stated and is clear on the images. The "unknown" ones all seem to have unusual surnames, so perhaps it is something to do with that? Could it be that the transcriber had never heard of the surname so put (unknown) in as they weren't sure?