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Title: Words written on top of 1931 Canadian Census
Post by: ccaufield on Wednesday 26 July 23 14:44 BST (UK)

Hello,

This is a long shot - but there are words written sideways overtop of the designation "lodger" in the Canadian census that I can't make out at all. To offer some context the household contains a 'head', a 'domestic' (my grandmother), and 5 children who are hers but not his, and all listed as 'lodgers'. Any chance anyone can make out what this is? Below is a link to the ancestry full page (my attachment is too big), and a close-up screen shot of the words that have been rotated 90 degrees. Thank you!

https://www.ancestry.ca/sharing/5220379?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a227a73745a3061324c31514c4f757046364f575055477178434d384f325056437852734d6b6f6d62653035303d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d (https://www.ancestry.ca/sharing/5220379?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a227a73745a3061324c31514c4f757046364f575055477178434d384f325056437852734d6b6f6d62653035303d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d)

Title: Re: Words written on top of 1931 Canadian Census
Post by: Kay99 on Wednesday 26 July 23 14:52 BST (UK)

Does it read - Children of Domestic??  ie not lodgers :-\

Kay

Title: Re: Words written on top of 1931 Canadian Census
Post by: ccaufield on Wednesday 26 July 23 15:10 BST (UK)

I think that's exactly it! Thank you.

Title: Re: Words written on top of 1931 Canadian Census
Post by: dbree on Wednesday 26 July 23 15:49 BST (UK)

I agree with Kay, "children of domestic".