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Title: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: KarenM on Saturday 10 August 13 00:52 BST (UK)

Can anyone read what it says between the words "England"  and "Canada" please.  It is the year of arrival into Canada.  It's for my gr gr grandmother who was born c1827 and was in Canada by 1860.

Thanks,
Karen

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: Billyblue on Saturday 10 August 13 01:04 BST (UK)

It doesn't look like figures to me.

I can see Maj/g...mn or wn

Would it be her surname?  Or town she was from?

Dawn M

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: KarenM on Saturday 10 August 13 01:05 BST (UK)

Here is a bit more of it, so you can see that the enumerator was capable of writing clear numbers.   ::)

K

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: KarenM on Saturday 10 August 13 01:06 BST (UK)

I'm not sure, her last name is Bowman (Sophia Bowman).  She changes her mind all through the census years as to where she is born, sometimes Canada, sometimes England.

K

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: KarenM on Saturday 10 August 13 15:57 BST (UK)

I wonder if anyone can change it positive to negative if that might help read it?  For the life of me I can't figure out how to do that  :-[

Karen

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 11 August 13 14:32 BST (UK)

Hi Karen..Could it say "Migrant"/Migration
Carol

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: Dalum on Sunday 11 August 13 23:48 BST (UK)

How about 'N given' - 'not given' or 'none given'

Hugh

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: gracie23 on Monday 12 August 13 00:06 BST (UK)

It could mean she went from England, arrived in NY then went on to Canada. Not sure what the faint print after NY says. You can try and look up passenger lists to NY in 1861, maybe? ::)

Deb

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: KarenM on Monday 12 August 13 01:55 BST (UK)

Thanks everyone!

I'm starting to think that it is "not given"  :( 

Karen

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: George4 on Monday 12 August 13 05:28 BST (UK)

Hi Karen,

To change to negative, open in paint and invert.

I hope this helps in deciphering.

Kind regards
George4

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: KarenM on Monday 12 August 13 13:21 BST (UK)

Thanks for that George!  I thought it was Paint that you use to do that, but when I went to do it, it wasn't there, I have Windows 8 and  maybe it's just hiding somewhere  :-\

K

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: acorngen on Monday 12 August 13 13:33 BST (UK)

Karen it might help if we could see a little more of the scan.  Those two boxes should show the year they entered Canada and year of Naturalisation

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: George4 on Thursday 15 August 13 04:51 BST (UK)

Hi Karen,

I don't have windows 7 or 8, as I prefer XP :)

I save all photographs and documents on the computer's wallpaper screen. Then I right click on photo or document and a drop down box appears with the programme paint.

Alternatively, click on start button at bottom left of screen; start/all programmes/accessories/paint.

If you use Adobe photoshop 6.0; and whilst the photograph or document is open in that programme, click on image/adjust/invert.

I hope this helps you find paint, or to invert :)

Kind regards
George4

Title: Re: Need help with part of 1921 Cdn census
Post by: acorngen on Thursday 15 August 13 12:25 BST (UK)

Invert colours is not available in pain for Windows 7 or 8.  Or at least I cannot find it

Rob