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Offline Holly Golightly

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Re: Censuswhack
« Reply #378 on: Sunday 07 August 05 12:55 BST (UK) »
With Censuswhacking you just search the censuses when you find a firstname, surname or occupation thats unique, you just post it here!

Theres no rounds or timelimits.
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« Reply #379 on: Sunday 07 August 05 12:58 BST (UK) »
if you go to this site

http://etherington.rootschat.net/html/censuswhacking.html

you will see Paul's website entry about what it is and what counts.

have fun

sue
Geen - Glamorgan/Devon/Birmingham
Lewis - Glamorgan/Monmouthshire
Cutter - Co Durham/Northumberland/Yorkshire
Hunter - Co Durham/Northumberland/Yorkshire
Siveter/Siviter - Birmingham




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Re: Censuswhack
« Reply #380 on: Sunday 07 August 05 13:00 BST (UK) »
Hi hol828 and familysearcher,

Spot on!

Going right back to the beginning:
Quote from: Paul E on Saturday 15 January 05 10:11 GMT (UK)
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The rules are simple: see if you can find

- a surname that occurs in only ONE family in any census
- a first name that only one person in the country has ...
- an occupation that only one person in the country has ...

Any takers?? ;D
<snip>

JAP

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Re: Censuswhack
« Reply #381 on: Sunday 07 August 05 13:21 BST (UK) »
Cheers........the next rainy day I shall be busy searching!!! ::)

I will have to remember the names I was searching to get the unique ones I came across!

I expect all the "smutty" ones have been found!   ;)


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Gourlay,Peat,Porter,Smith,Kirk, from Ceres,Cupar,Kennoway,Fife<br />Coley,from Barcombe,Sussex<br />Cozens from Kingston Russel,Symonds from Symondsbury,Dorset<br />Catchpole,from Norfolk,London (Fulham)<br />Lock/e,from Somerset and London (Pimlico) Everett from Portsmouth and Alvechurch,Worcester<br />Carr/Wandes....Hampshire<br />Spicer,Fry,Fosher,Coulter,Burridge,Brewster,Hancock, Lotter from Kent and London Borders<br />Holloway from Sussex

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Re: Censuswhack
« Reply #382 on: Sunday 14 August 05 06:49 BST (UK) »
Hi Charles and Sue (and all!)

familysearcher, JAP and hol828 are right - just dive in!  Its surprising what you will find in the census indexes.

Now I'm back from my jollies I promise I'll prepare an up-to date Censuswhack record soon!

cheers

Paul

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Re: Censuswhack
« Reply #383 on: Sunday 14 August 05 10:02 BST (UK) »
It is hardier than I ythought looking for 'strange' names, having a bit of difficulties to be hornest

Charles

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« Reply #384 on: Sunday 14 August 05 10:27 BST (UK) »
Hey Paul E,

I thought that it might be "cheating" to look for strange names and occupations!  A purer Censuswhack would be if one came across them by chance ;D (being so pure, thus was my only submission - I think).  But, then again, who's to know :D

Gosh, we could have two divisions (like amateur and pro).  With "purity" determined by a panel which examines details of how one came across one's 'whack :P

Next step - the Olympic Censuswhack.

JAP

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Re: Censuswhack
« Reply #385 on: Sunday 14 August 05 11:23 BST (UK) »
Hey, JAP - a Censuswhack is a Censuswhack however its found!
I believe there will be an international tournament sometime in the future though ...
http://genealogue.blogspot.com/2005/08/yet-more-censuswhacking.html

 :)

cheers

Paul

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« Reply #386 on: Sunday 14 August 05 12:16 BST (UK) »
Can you tell me where one can find the occupation of a person or to do a search on it, if they are using Familysearch website???

Charles
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