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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lincolnshire => Topic started by: wulliam on Sunday 08 January 12 18:38 GMT (UK)
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I've posted this elsewhere but thought it was worth asking on an Lincs forum:
A recently found ancestor shows up on the 1851 census as being born in "Newfoundland, Lincolnshire" - the image is here though I believe I've read it correctly:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w28/wulliam/temp-15.jpg
Do you know where this is? - I can't find any trace of it anywhere!
Thanks for reading!
William
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What was the person's name? :)
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Could it be the name of a farm? I recall reading in a history of Welsh emigrants that the only trace of their North American colonisation attempt was a farm in West Wales called "Newfoundland"
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What was the person's name? :)
She's Elizabeth Starmer (maiden name Dawson) - in 1851 and 1861 she gives Newfoundland, Lincs as her birthplace. In 1871 she says it's Skirbeck (on the outskirts of Boston).
There are one or two other people looking for her online but their posts date back to about 2003 and I haven't managed to make contact with them.
It may well be the name of an old house or the like - I'm just hoping that someone may have heard of it in their own researches.
Thanks for taking your time over this.
William