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Title: 1921 Census: Address in Scarborough COMPLETED
Post by: Tony Freeman on Sunday 06 February 22 18:35 GMT (UK)
Help is needed to interpret the number on the attached image.

Is it 93 or 9B ..... or something else :-)
Title: Re: 1921 Census: Address in Scarborough
Post by: patty38 on Sunday 06 February 22 18:38 GMT (UK)
Ii would say 9B Falsgrave Road.
Title: Re: 1921 Census: Address in Scarborough
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Sunday 06 February 22 18:44 GMT (UK)
Is it 93 or 9B ..... or something else :-)

Agree with previous poster.... it's 9B
Title: Re: 1921 Census: Address in Scarborough
Post by: PaulineJ on Sunday 06 February 22 18:47 GMT (UK)
Look at the schedule numbers for Falgrave Rd

The schedule number for number 9 is nowhere close to the schedule for "9B". I think that's number 93

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/search-address/streets?addressstreet=falsgrave&keywordsplace=scarborough%2c%20yorkshire%2c%20england&keywordsplace_proximity=5&datasetname=street%20results%20for%201921%20census%20of%20england%20%26%20wales&sid=598

Actually,  if you put the addresses in schedule order, I think that's number 91


Title: Re: 1921 Census: Address in Scarborough
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 06 February 22 22:31 GMT (UK)
I agree, if you follow the downward stroke of the 9 it curls upward to form the number 3. It could be a correction.
Carol
Title: Re: 1921 Census: Address in Scarborough
Post by: Tony Freeman on Monday 07 February 22 08:32 GMT (UK)
Thank you for all your suggestions.
I am still not sure which is correct.
Looking at 9 Falsgrave Road, it could be that the ground floor was a shop (No. 9) and the upper floors could be No 9B.
There are 8 people recorded in the house at the time of the Census.
I'll try and do some more research :-)
Title: Re: 1921 Census: Address in Scarborough
Post by: JenB on Monday 07 February 22 08:52 GMT (UK)
As Pauline has said, you need to look at the order of the schedule numbers. You can easily put these in numerical order on the FindMyPast address search.

The schedule number for this property is 28.

Schedule 27 is 89 Falsgrave Road, and schedule 29 is 95 Falsgrave Road.

To my mind this means that the number for the property in question is either 91 or 93.
Title: Re: 1921 Census: Address in Scarborough
Post by: Tony Freeman on Monday 07 February 22 09:41 GMT (UK)
As Pauline has said, you need to look at the order of the schedule numbers. You can easily put these in numerical order on the FindMyPast address search.

The schedule number for this property is 28.

Schedule 27 is 89 Falsgrave Road, and schedule 29 is 95 Falsgrave Road.

To my mind this means that the number for the property in question is either 91 or 93.

Thanks for the information.
This is an area of shops with residential accommodation over :-)
Title: Re: 1921 Census: Address in Scarborough
Post by: Karen McDonald on Monday 07 February 22 11:03 GMT (UK)
As Pauline has said, you need to look at the order of the schedule numbers. You can easily put these in numerical order on the FindMyPast address search.

The schedule number for this property is 28.

Schedule 27 is 89 Falsgrave Road, and schedule 29 is 95 Falsgrave Road.

To my mind this means that the number for the property in question is either 91 or 93.

So let us assume the number has been corrected. Looking at it logically, 93 would be more likely, i.e. the person wrote "1" and then wrote a "3" over the top. To me, the "3" somehow seems bolder, but maybe it is just wishful thinking.  ::)
It would have been better to strike it through and re-write the number, of course. But I can't help but think that it makes no sense to write a "1" over a "3" and leave it looking like a "B". If you see what I mean.

(Am I making sense?!  ::) )
Title: Re: 1921 Census: Address in Scarborough
Post by: Gadget on Monday 07 February 22 11:24 GMT (UK)
Delete -

I was looking at schedules. Agree with JenB
Title: Re: 1921 Census: Address in Scarborough
Post by: Gadget on Monday 07 February 22 11:43 GMT (UK)
Tony - Are there any other 1s and 3s on the form that can be compared?
Title: Re: 1921 Census: Address in Scarborough
Post by: Tony Freeman on Monday 07 February 22 13:29 GMT (UK)
Tony - Are there any other 1s and 3s on the form that can be compared?

It looks like the number 3 on the age of people.
In addition, I have found that there was a No. 91 building at the rear and No.93 was on the street.
It looks like the numerator put down 91 and then changed it to 93.

However, it is interesting to note that the current shop is still a Chemist and is numbered 91.

Thanks for all your help and suggestions.