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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Kerrill on Friday 18 October 24 20:10 BST (UK)
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I have recently found some old census records of my ancestors that I thought that I had lost, in the mean time I thought I would search for the lost census on Ancestry and find my past but to no avail, in fact I could not find them anywhere so was wondering have I misread the census or is it a fake? As I read it .......Francis Morrison with Ann as his wife and possibly Margaret as his daughter, please take a look and tell me what you think it says.........
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Which census is it? 1861?
You've cut off all the reference numbers.
I can just see RG<something> at the bottom of the page. RG09 is 1861; RG10 is 1871, etc.
Then there should be Piece No and Folio No.
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1861 3137 /137/22
Francis Morison 51 yrs Joiner b Ireland
Ann 50 yrs housekeeper b Ireland
Ann 13 yrs cotton worker b Ireland
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RG9 / 3137 Page 22
On Ancestry 1861 Census - Lancashire - Preston - District 52 - 27/55
Francis Head
Ann Wife
Ann Daur
Surname is transcribed as Morison, but I would say it looks more like Mouson.
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Thanks very much to everyone, have just sent for a 1883 birth record for a John Morrison thinking his mother Dinah (a single mother) is a relative as it gives her address as Jennet Street the same street as Francis and Ann so I wanted to be double sure that it was the same street and now Im pretty sure she is a relative of mine. ;D