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What, if anything, does 'Cares' mean after a perso
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Simon | Report | 31 Jan 2004 14:33 |
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After doing some 1901 census searches this morning, two siblings of my great-Grandmother, all born in Lincolnshire, have their birthplace listed as 'Appleby Cares'. A further sibling's birthplace is listed as 'Winterton Carrs' (should that have been Cares as well, instead of Carrs ?). Appleby and Winterton are both villages close to Roxby cum Risby where the parents lived, but what does the suffix 'Cares' mean ? Did the midwife live in these villages or something like that ? |
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Twinkle | Report | 31 Jan 2004 14:39 |
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I don't think it will have anything to do with a midwife. Maybe it is a transcription error? Quite how you get 'Cares' from 'Lincs' is beyond me. Have you checked the image? |
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Jacqui | Report | 31 Jan 2004 14:43 |
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Hello, dont know for sure but would assume it should read Carrs (seems more logical to me). There are some real howlers on the 1901 transcriptions - best to try and look at the actual census forms and work it from there. I believe the original forms were sent to India or somewhere for transcription, and hence the howlers! My grandmother for instance "Frances", is transcribed as "Fraces" and it took me blooming ages to find her! Others on this site have had similar problems. Jacqui |
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Olgiza | Report | 31 Jan 2004 14:54 |
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Hello Simon. I just put winterton carrs into google. Try it. it's quite informative. Roger In East Sussex |
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Geoff | Report | 31 Jan 2004 15:45 |
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A carr is an area of bog or fen in which scrub, esp willow has become established. |
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Simon | Report | 31 Jan 2004 17:30 |
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Roger Cheers for that tip off about Google !! So, a Carr is the name for the drained fenland !! Looks as if it was the 'Cares' after Appleby that was mis-transcibed, not the 'Carrs' after Winterton. Simon |
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