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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: sancti on Friday 23 May 25 23:07 BST (UK)

Title: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: sancti on Friday 23 May 25 23:07 BST (UK)
Cannot read this birthplace on 1851 census, but it's not in Lanarkshire

Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: Creasegirl on Saturday 24 May 25 08:03 BST (UK)
Maybe Paisley
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: Milliepede on Saturday 24 May 25 08:39 BST (UK)
Is the person on 1861 to see what birthplace is on that? 

What has it been transcribed as out of interest?
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: sancti on Saturday 24 May 25 09:07 BST (UK)
Quote from: Milliepede on Saturday 24 May 25 08:39 BST (UK)
Is the person on 1861 to see what birthplace is on that? 

What has it been transcribed as out of interest?

Family emigrated just after census, unfortunately
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: softly softly on Saturday 24 May 25 09:08 BST (UK)
Ok, what was their name and age on census, a ref would be good as well.

SS
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: sancti on Saturday 24 May 25 09:09 BST (UK)
It looks like it begins with 'E' as it looks like the 'E' in England

Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: sancti on Saturday 24 May 25 09:13 BST (UK)
Transcribed as Ealellen, Scotland

James Ferguson living in Village of Motherwell, aged 25
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: sancti on Saturday 24 May 25 09:15 BST (UK)
I think it begins with 'E' and ends with 'y'
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: Margow on Saturday 24 May 25 09:28 BST (UK)
Begins with an E (Greek cursive) - Eldlersy ?  possibly Elderslie (Renfrewshire) ?
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: sancti on Monday 26 May 25 10:08 BST (UK)
The person filling in the census form doesn't appear to know which county it was, as he wrote Scotland
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: Forfarian on Monday 26 May 25 19:14 BST (UK)
It couldn't be a mangled version of Eddleston, could it?
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: sancti on Monday 26 May 25 19:54 BST (UK)
I think it ends in 'y'
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: Forfarian on Tuesday 27 May 25 07:57 BST (UK)
I know, but I was clutching at a straw.
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: sancti on Tuesday 27 May 25 08:17 BST (UK)
We've all been there  :D
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: Lodger on Tuesday 27 May 25 11:21 BST (UK)
I think it could be a phonetic version of Elderslie. As far as I know, it is pronounced as Elders-lay by the inhabitants, so, back in 1851 when spelling was mostly guesswork, it would be logical to write it as Elderslay.
Sancti, was the Ferguson from Motherwell related to the Ferguson family who were tailors? They had a Hamilton connection.
Title: Re: 1851 census birthplace help
Post by: sancti on Tuesday 27 May 25 22:10 BST (UK)
Not as far as I know

James married in Coatbridge and emigrated soon after 1851 census