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Title: Profession and Place of Birth on 1861 Census
Post by: garbfink on Tuesday 10 April 18 21:20 BST (UK)

Crikey! I'm out of practice

The highlighted profession looks like 'green' and the place of birth is Durham but can work out the second word.

Any ideas.

Thanks

Title: Re: Profession and Place of Birth on 1861 Census
Post by: groom on Tuesday 10 April 18 21:25 BST (UK)

Grocer rather than Green?

Durham  S Shields?

Title: Re: Profession and Place of Birth on 1861 Census
Post by: PrawnCocktail on Tuesday 10 April 18 21:26 BST (UK)

The profession is Grocer, and the place is So(uth) Shields

 :)

Title: Re: Profession and Place of Birth on 1861 Census
Post by: JenB on Tuesday 10 April 18 21:26 BST (UK)

Grocer

So[uth] Shields

Edit sorry PC We seems to have posted simultaneously, I didn’t get a ‘red’ warning

Title: Re: Profession and Place of Birth on 1861 Census
Post by: rosie17 on Tuesday 10 April 18 21:26 BST (UK)

Maybe Grocer ..and SouthShields

Rosie

Title: Re: Profession and Place of Birth on 1861 Census
Post by: groom on Tuesday 10 April 18 21:27 BST (UK)

Looks like we're all agreed.  ;D

Title: Re: Profession and Place of Birth on 1861 Census
Post by: garbfink on Tuesday 10 April 18 21:31 BST (UK)

Literally just worked it out myself after staring at it for 20mins.

Thank you all for the confirmations.

G.