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Title: Can You read his middle name?
Post by: Keith Bateman on Monday 18 July 05 16:20 BST (UK)
Hi All,

After help from "willow2670" - I have changed the name of one one my relations""

Do you agree I had it down wrongly (again!!)
I had Neil L Foster down - but in one census he called himself James Foster!

I think now that the "L" was a flowery "J" fro James - do you agree?

Cheers

Keith

P.S. Make sure you read the details properly on census records - not a quick scan - it stops errors!!
Title: Re: Can You read his middle name?
Post by: Sooziecats on Monday 18 July 05 16:25 BST (UK)
Are there any other capital "L" of "J" on the same census sheet, sometimes it helps to compare.

Sue
Title: Re: Can You read his middle name?
Post by: GRACELAND on Monday 18 July 05 16:30 BST (UK)
Looking at the way my wife Wries her Name i Would say

        It's an L             :D
Title: Re: Can You read his middle name?
Post by: Keith Bateman on Monday 18 July 05 16:33 BST (UK)

Thanks for that tip - Sue - should have put this image in - his brother was James

NOW WHAT!!

Cheers

Keith
Title: Re: Can You read his middle name?
Post by: knutmill on Monday 18 July 05 19:06 BST (UK)
Looks like an L to me
from steve
Title: Re: Can You read his middle name?
Post by: liverpool annie on Monday 18 July 05 19:09 BST (UK)



Looks like a pound sign -  :P certainly NOT  a "J "

Annie
Title: Re: Can You read his middle name?
Post by: sandie on Monday 18 July 05 19:16 BST (UK)
I agree with Annie, it does look like a pound sign, but I'm really going to confuse things now because there seems to be a short line across just under the top loop, could it be a peculiar shaped E?

Sandie
Title: Re: Can You read his middle name?
Post by: Nessie on Monday 18 July 05 19:22 BST (UK)
L gets my vote. In fact it is how I was taught to write a capitol 'L' at school.
Title: Re: Can You read his middle name?
Post by: Tati on Monday 18 July 05 19:27 BST (UK)
Could be a pretty Z if we really want it to be something else than an 'L'  ;)
Looking at the original image and the way the enumerator writes 'Liverpool' I'd go for L too.

Tanja

Title: Re: Can You read his middle name?
Post by: tabitha on Monday 18 July 05 19:28 BST (UK)
I have to say that I agree it's a letter L.  (Only because I still write mine like that!)

Nessie....did we go to the same school??!!

Tabitha

Title: Re: Can You read his middle name?
Post by: eribus_holler on Monday 18 July 05 19:35 BST (UK)
that's the old pound sign, so it is an L
regars
eribus_holler
Title: Re: Can You read his middle name?
Post by: Keith Bateman on Monday 18 July 05 21:50 BST (UK)
Hi All,

Thanks for all the input - I think!!

The reason for the question is that Neil in 1881 (Thomas & Mary) and 1901 (James) has the similar children as James in 1891 (Thomas, Mary, Ann & James) and there is no sign of Neil!!

So are these the same people - for you able to check :
RG9/2707 20
1861 is the image I have already posted – Neil [L or J] Foster

I also have him in 1871 again with his parents
RG10/3846 8

There is a marriage in the Sept Quarter 1877 of Niel Foster to Anne Moore – which I thought would be my Neil – now I need the certificate!!

1881 RG11 3655/86 3
Neil Foster - 27 - Tailor - Liverpool
Ann - 26 - Ireland.
Thomas - 2 - Liverpool.
Mary - 1 - Liverpool.

1891 RG12 2944/37 8
James Foster - 38 - Tailor - Liverpool.
Ann - 40 - Ireland.
Thomas - 12 - Liverpool.
Mary - 10 - Liverpool.
Ann - 7 - Liverpool.
James - 4 - Liverpool.

1901 RG13/3841 15
Neil -  45 -  Tailors Presser - Liverpool
Ann - 47 - Ireland.
James - 14 - Printer (paper) - Liverpool.


Any more help??

Cheers

Keith