Censuswhack

[Manchester Rambler]

Especially for samesizedfeet:

Henry Clog - Morthoe, Devon, 1871

Bertie Plimsol Hearley - Falmouth, Cornwall, 1881

Toe Wiker - Lydgate, Yorkshire, 1891

John Sock Thompson - Kent Co. Lunatic Asylum, Barming Heath, Maidstone, 1881

Whether the last name is totally reliable is another matter....

Rambler

[Paul E]

Interesting though, MR - wonder whether that's where we get the term'Barmy' from - Barming Heath?

cheers

Paul

[Manchester Rambler]

Well spotted, samesized!  Wonder what he spent his time looking at!

cheers

Paul

Perhaps

Nut Cell Nude Thorne of Ilminster (1901)

 

MR

[D ap D]

In the same line, we have in 1881:

A. Toger, 28 Lowden Rd, Lambeth

and on the IGI a John Todger, b 1675.

[Paul E]

Interesting though, MR - wonder whether that's where we get the term'Barmy' from - Barming Heath?

cheers

Paul

Apparently not...

"Barm," on the other hand, is the frothy, foamy head found on a glass of beer or ale, and derives from the Old English word "beorma." "Barmy" first appeared in the 16th century in a literal sense meaning "foaming," and by 1602 was being used to describe someone acting in an excited or irrational way whose head seemed to be filled with froth.

from http://www.word-detective.com/032404.html

cheers

Paul

[alcrighton]

Almost a censuswhack in 1861:

Barm E Neale, Servant living in Holloway, London

His claim to fame being dashed by the presenece of one Barm Heilbrom, just down the road in Holborn. 

Barm Conrad Liebhaber is however a 1891 censuswhack but it's just not the same without the middle initial "E" 

Al

[Paul E]

An exellent find, Mr Crighton!  And, your 1891 discovery is actually a DoubleWhack^TM, since Liebhaber is only found in that one family in that census, and of course Barm is unique, too.

As if such excitement isn't enough for a Wednesday, Daniel Liebhaber, Barm's son, is listed as "Principal of the Berlin School of Language" - which one would assume to be a pretty unique occupation as there's only ever one principal for these kind of places.  But of course, without an occupation index for 1891 we'll never truly know - sad that we have to live with such perpetual uncertainty.

cheers

Paul

[Paul E]

Those Rootschatters who have so far been restricted in their CensusWhacking to using the 1881 Census because they're not signed up to the others, have a week or so left to sample the delights of the 1901 Census, for free...

http://1930census.net/1901Census.htm?o_xid=0041486746&o_lid=0041486746

Our friends across the water have already started this process...

http://genealogue.blogspot.com/2005/09/censuswhacking-in-england.html

to great effect!

cheers

Paul

[wheeldon]

I am going to start whacking straight away - I just have to find one!  Oh no I can feel another obsession coming on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!