Genealogy Chat

Or this one I found while hunting my elusive ancestor born in France. I love the occupation (N K) (N K) Household Male -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Information: Birth Year <1846> Birthplace (F), France Age 35 Occupation Travelling With A Performing Bear Marital Status M <Married> Head of Household Dinah NEAL Relation Other

I have a gt granduncle who spent a lot of time in Broadmoor. On the 1871, 1881 and 1891 census he is listed William Mealing. On the 1901 census he is just "WM" but I know its him because of his age and the fact that he was born in a small village in Gloucestershire.

tHERE ARE OVER 600 entries with n.k./n.k for not known , seemed to apply to lots of barges passing under bridges and lodgers, just passsing through..... Kim

...and if you are searching in Canada you get some wonderful indigenous names - I particularly liked this one A na peesuksa!!

That's a brilliant tip. If you search the 1881 on family search, it gives the initials, marital status, birthplace, age and occupation of the patients. It might help anyone who can't find someone. You can get a whole list of patients if you search for the household. Lynne

Quite amazing what's lurking just waiting to be found isn't it - found some prisoners too!! Nearest I've found to my Edwin Henry is an "A.B." in the Leicester Asylum - born right time and place - is it too much to hope that it could be my Edwin going under the name of 'arry?? I know that he later had TB, so it may be worth seeing if I can check asylum records to see if he was there because of his TB - or maybe I'm just clutching at straws!!

Thanks - the surname initial tip is a good one - it doesn't just find people in asylums. Look at this wonderful array of names! Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability Dora Cleopatra Maria Lorenza Nee Deorell TOLLEMACHE Wife M Female 34 St Helens, Jersey, Channel Islands Mabel H.E.H.B.B.E.V de L. de ...lana TOLLEMACHE Daur Female 9 South Witham, Lincoln, England Lyenessa Tollemache TOLLEMACHE Daur Female 7 S Witham, Lincoln, England Lyulph G.C.N.E.L.J.H.E.S.E. Plantajenet TOLLEMACHE Son Male 4 S Witham, Lincoln, England Lyuna Degina TOLLEMACHE Daur Female 2 S Witham, Lincoln, England Leo Quintus Tollemache Tollomache TOLLEMACHE Son Male 1 S Witham, Lincoln, England Annie Mayard BRADSHAW Governess U Female 18 Mansfield, Nottingham, England Governess (Teacher) Elizabeth LONGFORD Cook U Female 23 Preston Hesham Barracks, Lancashire, England Cook Domestic Servant Christabella Ranshaw ALLEN Nursemaid U Female 16 Nottingham, Nottingham, England Nursemaid Domestic Servant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Census Place South Witham, Lincoln, England Family History Library Film 1341769 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 3228 / 52 Page Number 10

Now here's a little gem - which some of you may already know about - but I didn't!! Searching the 1881 for my elusive Edwin Henry Butler born Leicester 1868 (still haven't found him, but that's another story....!!) - I discovered that the Leicester Borough Lunatic Asylum seems to have been concerned with patient confidentiality, and "thoughtfully" listed all it's inmates by their initials only!! A search of sample initials H.A. (don't forget the full stops) reveals that asylums all over the country did this - so if you have lost a relative in 1881, try searching by just their initials!! Maggie