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General => The Common Room => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: Melbell on Friday 08 June 18 21:40 BST (UK)
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Looking for someone else, I've just come across this amusing census entry at 7 Gordon Terrace, Friary Road, Portsea 1871, Piece 01146, page 41:-
George Hatori, Lodger, aged 17 and a half, marital status no marr but I hope I shall some day, Midshipman son of Japanese private man, Born in the (something I cannot read) by having another in the house of my father in Japan, and in the end column got rather excitable since my departure from my parents but not from the Birth.
The whole page has been struck through and someone (a supervisor?) has written at the bottom: for contents of this page, corrected, see page 49. The next page has the corrected (boring!) entry - George Hatori, Lodger, aged 17, unm, Midshipman RN, born Japan.
Melbell ;D
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I think it might be Born in the 'corner'? but not absolutely sure. The whole phrase is rather oddly worded, doesn't really make sense.
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Ha! Nice find. It looks like “corner” to me also.