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Title: AP VOYAGE?
Post by: undautri on Saturday 10 October 15 19:17 BST (UK)

researchinf george jeffery born 1817 midlothian
in the 1841 census i think ive found him but his occupation reads Ap voyage to Mairoteno
 the census address is St Anthony place , Leith Midlothian and theres a mixture of people there some saying on voyage to various places but others Ap voyage
i believe George was later a merchant seaman so im assuming this is some sort of boarding house but does Ap mean hes applied to go or that hes doing an apprenticeship ? and where on earth is Mairoteno?or is it a ships name ?
thanks in advance for any help
 kath

Title: Re: AP VOYAGE?
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 11 October 15 10:26 BST (UK)

Are you looking at a transcription or the actual image?

Title: Re: AP VOYAGE?
Post by: undautri on Sunday 11 October 15 12:15 BST (UK)

HI
Im looking at a transcription so theres possibly spelling errors but i cant find anything on google searches for mairoteno
x kath

Title: Re: AP VOYAGE?
Post by: BumbleB on Sunday 11 October 15 12:20 BST (UK)

How about Mauritania - West Africa  :-\ 

Title: Re: AP VOYAGE?
Post by: undautri on Sunday 11 October 15 14:14 BST (UK)

That looks good thank you  :)

Title: Re: AP VOYAGE?
Post by: stanmapstone on Sunday 11 October 15 14:20 BST (UK)

Ap. is the official abbreviation for Apprentice in the censuses  1841-61

Stan

Title: Re: AP VOYAGE?
Post by: undautri on Sunday 11 October 15 17:15 BST (UK)

Thank you
so hes an apprentice merchant seaman heading for West Africa
 x kath

Title: Re: AP VOYAGE?
Post by: Bookbox on Sunday 11 October 15 17:25 BST (UK)

If he was born in 1817, he’s a little old to be an apprentice in 1841.

'Mairoteno' could also be Mauritius.

Also, there are no returns for ships at sea in the 1841 census.

Perhaps you need to look at the image (on ScotlandsPeople) in the hope of getting a better understanding of this record?

Title: Re: AP VOYAGE?
Post by: undautri on Sunday 11 October 15 23:25 BST (UK)

thank you
 i cant find him on scotlands people for some reason
there are 2 others on the transcription the same age marked as Ap. voyage
theres something not quite right about the ages on this transcription as they are all either 15, 20,25 or30 and the year of birth corresponds to this
 i read that the 1841 census had a set way of recording ages but on this transcription they also give the year of birth and theyre all 1826, 1816 etc
 my george jeffery was born 1817
i dont know anything about the merchant navy apart from the sailors being more or less redundant between voyages
why were their details recorded if they were out of the country on board ships?
 kath

Title: Re: AP VOYAGE?
Post by: Bookbox on Monday 12 October 15 00:15 BST (UK)

In the 1841 census, adult ages of 15 years and over should have been rounded down to the nearest 5 years. So someone born in 1817 may be shown as aged 25. That would explain the ages that you’ve found.

Here’s a link to FamilySearch’s free transcription for your man
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYZT-5C7

You will see the surname is spelt JEFFREY (not Jeffery). Maybe try that on ScotlandsPeople?

Title: Re: AP VOYAGE?
Post by: undautri on Monday 12 October 15 00:49 BST (UK)

thank you for your help
its one of those names that is easily mispelt , my father in laws father appears on the census of 1891 as john smith jeffreys - im also having to sift through jeffries, jaffery ,jeffary and even geffery
i got the transcription from findmypast -at a price :(
not 100% certain this is the right man as i have a second one that im looking into too - im trying to cross check the children and its looking like theres 2 wives  :-[
kath