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In the 1851 census I found an Irishman spent the night "laid in stable" at a farm in Howden, Yorkshire, but not apparently part of the household.  Only a surname, Pushman, and uncertain age, "about 23".  I suspect he was in England because of the Irish famine.  I hope he succeeded in life.

My late OH attended an agricultural college, which wasn't free, his father paid the annual fees. .  He lived in the farmhouse with the farmer and his wife.  Sleeping in the barn were two Irishmen who were fed by the farmer's wife and the farmer paid their wages.   They lived with their families in Ireland during the winter months, but  travelled around the country following the agricultural seasons.  For instance early in the year would be lifting early potatoes, the lambing season, planting other crops, etc., etc.  The English 1851 Census was taken on Sunday, March 30, 1851. which would be a busy agricultural month.

Hi Jebber, I suppose what I found strange is it was recorded at all in the one they didn't physically get married in - I didn't realise that happened. But if that's what happens sometimes that's useful to know too

Years ago I lived in the outskirts of a village and was surprised to learn that the local church, which I attended, was not my parish church.   To get to "my" parish church, one had to go to the local village centre and take the road to the next village about a mile or two down the lane,

I think Gus speaks very clearly and completes his sentences.  There is also an option to put subtitles on.  Mine came on automatically.

Enjoy!

Kit

Thank you.

Years ago there was a TV programme that demonstrated with a cloth how some old ears  receive sound.   Now that I'm in my dotage I find that I have difficulty with my sight (reading tiny  words at bottom of a TV screen) and also with my hearing, especially low modulated voices whether male or female.   I think my neighbours might come knocking if there was only a thin dividing wall between my TV and their home. lol

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I have been getting " temporarily  unobtainable" throughout the day

LM

I have been having the same problem LM for a while.   I sometimes gain access by either trying again or clicking on one of my historic visits and then clicking "refresh".

Did a four minute mile today, son shouted downstairs that a little tot from the other side of the street was running up and down and no sign of an adult.
She runs off like that frequently ,but parked cars nose to tail and traffic going up and down - had she left the pavement any driver would not have seen her come from between two vehicles until it was too late ,No sign of her mother.She is two!   I dashed out and got hold of her,mother was there but hidden from me by a van.I explained to her mother we could see the little girl running but could not see her and it was dangerous ,her daughter could have crossed the road  from between two parked vehicles and been knocked down.
Mum laughed and said she was always doing it!
Lady is from Nigeria, is a Nurse and it surprised me how nonchalant and realaxed she was about it all,I was more worried than she was.
Cheerio.zLook after yourselves .
Viktoria.

My tots all wore a harness and reins.  Even at early ages they often move like quick silver.   When OH was in the forces a tot vanished from a large popular and busy supermarket..  She had skipped along in front of both her parents to the main doors but when her parents walked through the doors their daughter had vanished never to be seen again.

Roll forward about three years and I was back in England listening to the radio when a military policeman asked listeners if they had any news or views on a small girl who had vanished (from the same store).  I 'phoned and said it was a copycat of a kidnapping when we were there spring 1966 so maybe they could gain some information from the previous incident.

Back in England I was in my bank queueing up (as you did in those days) when a little girl toddled in behind  a customer.  From both their attitude neither belonged to the other.  Then an old man pushed open the doors and looked around (for the child).  We both escorted the child out of the bank and the old gent indicated the direction he'd noticed the child coming from.  ( I thought it prudent to stay with the chap as he could very well have been accused of something he hadn't done.)  We retraced the child's steps and eventually a woman came out of a shop doorway obviously distraught - we'd found the mother of the unconcerned tot.