Can you read what this Debys town is called...

[Shirles]

Hi List

Can anyone decipher what this town in Derbyshire would be.  Comparing the rest of the census handwriting it looks as if the first letter is an 'S'.

Greatly appreciate any help.

Best wishes
Shirley

[willow154]

Hi Shirley,
Could be Smalley or Smisby, but I'm not convinced.
Have you looked to see what the birthplace is on an earlier or later census, Shirley?
Good luck,
 Paulene

[Shirles]

Hi Paulene

I should have said this is taken from an 1851 Census and as you know the 1841 wont tell me where she was born and then she died in 1855 in Hanley Street, Birmingham so no help there.

I'm pretty sure we have looked at those towns and as there doesn't appear to be a 'y' discounted them.

Thank you for your suggestions though.
Best wishes
Shirley

[willow154]

Hi Shirley,
That's a shame.
Did wonder if it was a y with a faint tail at the end.
Will have a look on the wirksworth site and get back if there are any clues on there.
Paulene

[Shirles]

Hi Paulene

Excuse my ignorance what is the 'wirksworth' site please?

Best
Shirley

[willow154]

Pleasure, Shirley.
The site is a fantastic site for anyone researching Derbyshire (my dad's home county):
www.wirksworth.org.uk.
Enjoy!
Not having much luck so far, sadly
Paulene

[willow154]

Sorry, Shirley - can't find anything remotely like it on place-names search, or list of places on 1841 census search.
Are you able to tell what name you're looking for and approx. age - might be able to find a baptism; that's if you haven't found one already.
Paulene

[Shirles]

Hi Paulene

On her death certificate she is age 90 in 1855, so born abt 1765.  Elizabeth Frost was her married name and she married John Frost.  First child I have found John was born in 1807 and then in 1811 a daughter Mary Frost.  This is very late to be having children, but not unheard of and it was possibly a second marriage.

Unfortunately I have no resources at all for Derbyshire, so if I could find the village/town she was born I could send for a Parish Register or micro fiche as I have a reader.

Thank you for helping.
Best wishes
Shirley

[willow154]

Hi Shirley,
Tried finding John and Elizabeth's marriage - nothing, except one in 1799 on the BMDregisters.co.uk site - but you need to pay to view.
Only baptims for a John and Mary are at Doveridge, and can't find a place beginning with S near there.
There's a burial on the www.findmypast.com site (National Burial Index) for a Mary Frost in 1805, Derbyshire - might be one of their children who died, but there again it's a pay to view site.
Looked at wills, registers, administrations, etc on the wirksworth site, but nothing as yet, Shirley.
Sorry! Not an easy one, is it.
May try again later, but need to get on with some other things at the moment, as I have my sister coming tomorrow -  good luck in the meantime.
Best wishes,
Paulene