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Title: Place of birth 1861 census
Post by: GenesA on Monday 03 August 15 15:03 BST (UK)

Can anyone read the place of birth for Jonathan Nicholson? It's the 4th line down.

Thanks  :)

Title: Re: Place of birth 1861 census
Post by: Lostris on Monday 03 August 15 15:10 BST (UK)

Hmmmm ..... really not sure ...

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/indexpars.html

Title: Re: Place of birth 1861 census
Post by: GenesA on Monday 03 August 15 15:11 BST (UK)

I thought it could be Westward?

Title: Re: Place of birth 1861 census
Post by: GenesA on Monday 03 August 15 15:12 BST (UK)

It looks more like West Church?  ???

Title: Re: Place of birth 1861 census
Post by: ScouseBoy on Monday 03 August 15 15:14 BST (UK)

Cumberland?

Title: Re: Place of birth 1861 census
Post by: gilly3 on Monday 03 August 15 15:16 BST (UK)

Hi.  There is a place called West Curthwaite (found it by reading the entry as West Curt.... and googling that bit.)  The entry you can't read may be an abbreviation of that? 

http://www.francisfrith.com/uk/west-curthwaite

Title: Re: Place of birth 1861 census
Post by: JenB on Monday 03 August 15 15:16 BST (UK)

Quote from: BettyHeath on Monday 03 August 15 15:11 BST (UK)

I thought it could be Westward?

That's what it seems to say for him on the 1851 census  :-\  (see HO 107 / 2440 / 229 / 14 )

Title: Re: Place of birth 1861 census
Post by: JenB on Monday 03 August 15 15:18 BST (UK)

Bearing in mind that the 1851 says West Ward - here's the place of that name http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CUL/Westward/

Looks like Curthwaite is in Westward parish.

Title: Re: Place of birth 1861 census
Post by: GenesA on Monday 03 August 15 15:20 BST (UK)

That makes sense! Thanks, Jen  ;D