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Title: Help needed deciphering the census
Post by: vowlest on Sunday 03 August 08 21:07 BST (UK)
Hi

Can anyone help with a bit of deciphering for me on the 1851 census.

For George Curtis b 1804 in Cold Aston living in Gt Barrington, Gloucestershire.  His occupation is Stone Mason but there is more in brackets but I can't read it.

Class: HO107; Piece: 1970; Folio: 30; Page: 10; GSU roll: 87370.

Thanks Tracey
Title: Re: Help needed deciphering the census
Post by: wrjones on Sunday 03 August 08 21:13 BST (UK)
It reads in brackets;Master employing 7 men and 2 boys.

Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.
Title: Re: Help needed deciphering the census
Post by: Just Kia on Sunday 03 August 08 21:17 BST (UK)
I think it says "7 men" over "master employ" (stone mason master employing 7 men)

wrjones - where did you see the 2 boys bit?
Title: Re: Help needed deciphering the census
Post by: vowlest on Sunday 03 August 08 21:17 BST (UK)
Thanks.  You have great eyesight.
Title: Re: Help needed deciphering the census
Post by: wrjones on Sunday 03 August 08 21:44 BST (UK)
Well Justkia I think there is definitely a figure 2 there as well.

Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.
Title: Re: Help needed deciphering the census
Post by: meles on Sunday 03 August 08 21:51 BST (UK)
So others can have a look - I also think it's master employing 7 men...

meles
Title: Re: Help needed deciphering the census
Post by: Gadget on Sunday 03 August 08 22:17 BST (UK)
Quote from: wrjones on Sunday 03 August 08 21:44 BST (UK)
Well Justkia I think there is definitely a figure 2 there as well.

Regards
William Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.

where abouts, William?

I see (Master emply. 7 men)


Gadget
Title: Re: Help needed deciphering the census
Post by: JenB on Sunday 03 August 08 22:18 BST (UK)
Quote from: meles on Sunday 03 August 08 21:51 BST (UK)
I also think it's master employing 7 men...
Agreed.

Quote from: wrjones on Sunday 03 August 08 21:13 BST (UK)
2 boys.

I can't see that on the clip meles has posted.

Jennifer
Title: Re: Help needed deciphering the census
Post by: wrjones on Sunday 03 August 08 22:45 BST (UK)
What looks like a figure 2 is underneath the word men.

Regards
Willam Russell Jones
Cefn Mawr
Wrexham.
Title: Re: Help needed deciphering the census
Post by: GeoffE on Sunday 03 August 08 22:47 BST (UK)
Quote from: wrjones on Sunday 03 August 08 22:45 BST (UK)
What looks like a figure 2 is underneath the word men.

That's the "r" of Master.