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Title: What does the first crossed out word say?
Post by: Silvercup on Wednesday 02 February 22 21:11 GMT (UK)
From the 1911 census. I can make out "living at home", but what is the word before? Could it say "still living at home"? Or is it a crossed out surname, possibly Smith? 
Title: Re: What does the first crossed out word say?
Post by: Viktoria on Wednesday 02 February 22 22:09 GMT (UK)
There are two people ‘s writing .
The first put Neice in the wrong place.
A second person has corrected and put Niece in the place where the first person put where she was living .
It was mis spelled—- Neice is the crossed out word.
Quite a few mistakes .
Viktoria
Title: Re: What does the first crossed out word say?
Post by: Gadget on Wednesday 02 February 22 22:38 GMT (UK)
The crossed out word look like it begins with S and  ends in er - outside possible of Sister or Sewer (occupation) but not confident of either.

Could you give details of the census reference so that we could compare the letters with others on the page.

Add - even a badly spelled Lodger
Title: Re: What does the first crossed out word say?
Post by: Gadget on Wednesday 02 February 22 22:54 GMT (UK)
Found it -

The form is badly filled in and information is given on the wrong lines - see the person above and the lodgers below.

The page in in a few different hands. I think that all that is possible to say with confidence is:

Mary Jervis, Niece, 15, possibly born Fulham.
Title: Re: What does the first crossed out word say?
Post by: Silvercup on Wednesday 02 February 22 23:03 GMT (UK)
Thank you. If it's who I'm looking for her name wasn't even Mary, it was Emily! But the surname, relation and age do fit.
Title: Re: What does the first crossed out word say?
Post by: Gadget on Wednesday 02 February 22 23:10 GMT (UK)
The form is so muddled that she might well be Emily and not Mary (although it is Mary on the form!). Are either of the older couple her aunt or uncle?
Title: Re: What does the first crossed out word say?
Post by: Silvercup on Wednesday 02 February 22 23:13 GMT (UK)
Yes, Matilda Crowhurst is her aunt. I have been looking for Emily on the 1901 and 1911 censuses for literally years, still can't find her in 1901 though!