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Offline Paul Caswell

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Re: More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #225 on: Saturday 24 January 09 12:42 GMT (UK) »
Not sure but it looks like you can enter occupation codes. Various 3-digit numbers seem to have counts.

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There's an explanation of what the various codes mean on the 1911 census site, Paul  :)


Found it Nick. :)

http://www.1911census.co.uk/content/default.aspx?r=24&127

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Caswell - Durham(Jarrow), Northumberland(Berwick), Dorset(Netherbury)
Drury - Middlesex(Kensington), Shropshire(Oswestry/Selattyn)
Turner - Dorset(Parkstone)
Speight - Essex(Braintree), Kent(Gravesend), Westmorland(Kendal)
Stockley - Dorset(Corfe Castle)
Amey - Suffolk(Haverhill)
Cousins - Norfolk(Ketteringham)
Sears - Bedfordshire(Potton), Cambridgeshire(Gamlingay)
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Re: More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #226 on: Saturday 24 January 09 12:44 GMT (UK) »
Samuel Nixon aged 48 from Sheffield was a Martian  :o  ;D

(Apologies, just noticed that someone already posted that one about 6 pages ago)
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Re: More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #227 on: Saturday 24 January 09 12:47 GMT (UK) »
3 Gentlemans gentlemen :


Percy Llewllyn Baxter
John Bishop
Sarah Redman :o :o

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Finlayson/Hargreaves/Barrow in Canada.

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Re: More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #228 on: Saturday 24 January 09 12:49 GMT (UK) »
15 people (13 male,  2 female) said they were GOD  ;)
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Re: More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #229 on: Saturday 24 January 09 12:51 GMT (UK) »
8 Spiritualists


6  male
2 female
Barrow, Fletcher, Clayton, Booth, Elderton, Allen & Warnock, Nanfan, :all Manchester, Taylor in NZ
Finlayson/Hargreaves/Barrow in Canada.

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Re: More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #230 on: Saturday 24 January 09 12:54 GMT (UK) »
567 people claimed to be a King!! :o :o
Barrow, Fletcher, Clayton, Booth, Elderton, Allen & Warnock, Nanfan, :all Manchester, Taylor in NZ
Finlayson/Hargreaves/Barrow in Canada.

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Re: More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #231 on: Saturday 24 January 09 12:56 GMT (UK) »
You'll be reassured to know that 49 year old Leigh Kendall was Manly.
No-one owned up to being womanly though  :(

Four people were Rushing.

God Bless 'em...three people were Upright.
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Re: More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #232 on: Saturday 24 January 09 13:00 GMT (UK) »
Slight deviation but

2 people born 'Nowhere'
2 people born 'In A Barn'

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Caswell - Durham(Jarrow), Northumberland(Berwick), Dorset(Netherbury)
Drury - Middlesex(Kensington), Shropshire(Oswestry/Selattyn)
Turner - Dorset(Parkstone)
Speight - Essex(Braintree), Kent(Gravesend), Westmorland(Kendal)
Stockley - Dorset(Corfe Castle)
Amey - Suffolk(Haverhill)
Cousins - Norfolk(Ketteringham)
Sears - Bedfordshire(Potton), Cambridgeshire(Gamlingay)
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Re: More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #233 on: Saturday 24 January 09 13:03 GMT (UK) »
Only 3 people from Barnsley, Battle & Brentford were ancestors, maybe this explains some of our difficulties ;D ;D
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Barrow, Fletcher, Clayton, Booth, Elderton, Allen & Warnock, Nanfan, :all Manchester, Taylor in NZ
Finlayson/Hargreaves/Barrow in Canada.