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Title: 1911 Census - Nationality help please
Post by: Mpb56 on Saturday 27 July 24 16:25 BST (UK)
Hello

Please can anyone decipher the nationality code below "240" (see image).

Many thanks
Title: Re: 1911 Census - Nationality help please
Post by: Ladyhawk on Saturday 27 July 24 16:29 BST (UK)
I don't know if this will help

A key to the birthplace codes used in the 1911 census.

Code number - county and town

240 Middlesex (Extra Metropolitan)
Title: Re: 1911 Census - Nationality help please
Post by: Mpb56 on Saturday 27 July 24 17:52 BST (UK)
Thank you - do you have any idea about the code below the 240?
Title: Re: 1911 Census - Nationality help please
Post by: Ladyhawk on Sunday 28 July 24 14:19 BST (UK)
Thank you - do you have any idea about the code below the 240?

Not sure last number might be a 7  ??? All the codes on 1911 census are 3 digits  :-\

007 Clerkenwell

057 Bury

Here's the list from F M P
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01tbt/

As you've not given a name have you looked for the person on the 1901 census to see what pob is given?


Title: Re: 1911 Census - Nationality help please
Post by: Mpb56 on Sunday 28 July 24 14:42 BST (UK)
Thank you for your trouble! It is a long story (it always is!); I am trying to find the sister of Abraham Adam Schiff who was a Jewish immigrant to the UK in 1908. I only discovered that he had a sister by chance when I was looking at a passenger list for his trip to the USA in 1919 - the list shows the name of the nearest relative living in England - sister Mrs Fanny Sheriff17 Middleton Sq., London N.

I have not been able to find anything out about her so was trying a trawl of the 1911 census and found a Fanny Sherriff. The Schiff family were originally from Russia so I was looking to see if any of the Fanny Sherriff or Sheriff were from Russia. :)
Title: Re: 1911 Census - Nationality help please
Post by: JenB on Sunday 28 July 24 14:57 BST (UK)
Having looked at the original I don’t think it’s a number at all.

I think it’s ‘do’ i.e. ditto,, the vertical line indicating that it applies to the three people enumerated below the head of household.
Title: Re: 1911 Census - Nationality help please
Post by: softly softly on Sunday 28 July 24 15:51 BST (UK)
There is in 1921 a Fanny Schiff transcribed as SCLIFF on Findmypast born Minsk, Russia. Is it possible that the 1919 transcript should read Schiff not Sherriff.

SS
Title: Re: 1911 Census - Nationality help please
Post by: Mpb56 on Tuesday 30 July 24 17:13 BST (UK)
Thank you Jenny B and softly softly!

Jenny B's suggestion would rule out the person I am looking for.

Softly softly's 1921 census find is interesting; the 1919 document I referred to is (I think) an original typed passenger list and if it should read Schiff I can't explain why she is "Mrs" and not "Miss". Looks like my brick wall is yet to fall - but thank you all so much for your input!