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Re: Even More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #36 on: Monday 26 January 09 10:12 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: alpinecottage on Monday 26 January 09 10:07 GMT (UK)
Perhaps the entries were, for example; Woodsman, Sherwood Forest

Well, three of them were Sherwood Foresters  ;)......
Sussex, Burwash/Somerset/South London: PANKHURST/FABLING/GREEN/KING/PARROT/POPE/PEMBROKE
Notts/Leics/London: POLLARD/BELAND/FELLS/MORRISON/MARYSON/CLARKE
Northants: MARRIOT/T
Suffolk: LINGLY/LINGLEY/LINDLY/LINDLEY/ SEAGER /SIGGER/SEGGAR/VINCE
Gloucs: WINDOW Glamorgan: JENKINS Cardiganshire: JONES
Poland: OZIEMKIEWICZ France: LINETTE

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Re: Even More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #37 on: Monday 26 January 09 10:15 GMT (UK) »
29 pests

19 called Robin Hood

1 Captain Mainwaring

but no doctors with the surname Spock  :'(

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Re: Even More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #38 on: Monday 26 January 09 10:15 GMT (UK) »
Five people were Pipe Smokers, including Percy Deverell, 15, West Ham, and Marie Augustine Vinllermoz, 51, West Ham; in fact, four of them were from West Ham  :)
Sussex, Burwash/Somerset/South London: PANKHURST/FABLING/GREEN/KING/PARROT/POPE/PEMBROKE
Notts/Leics/London: POLLARD/BELAND/FELLS/MORRISON/MARYSON/CLARKE
Northants: MARRIOT/T
Suffolk: LINGLY/LINGLEY/LINDLY/LINDLEY/ SEAGER /SIGGER/SEGGAR/VINCE
Gloucs: WINDOW Glamorgan: JENKINS Cardiganshire: JONES
Poland: OZIEMKIEWICZ France: LINETTE

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Re: Even More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #39 on: Monday 26 January 09 10:16 GMT (UK) »
Eight men were Alcoholics  :o
Sussex, Burwash/Somerset/South London: PANKHURST/FABLING/GREEN/KING/PARROT/POPE/PEMBROKE
Notts/Leics/London: POLLARD/BELAND/FELLS/MORRISON/MARYSON/CLARKE
Northants: MARRIOT/T
Suffolk: LINGLY/LINGLEY/LINDLY/LINDLEY/ SEAGER /SIGGER/SEGGAR/VINCE
Gloucs: WINDOW Glamorgan: JENKINS Cardiganshire: JONES
Poland: OZIEMKIEWICZ France: LINETTE

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Re: Even More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #40 on: Monday 26 January 09 10:21 GMT (UK) »
4 Jane Marples but no Hercule Poirots

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Re: Even More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #41 on: Monday 26 January 09 10:47 GMT (UK) »
19 gave occupation as Batman (but none of them military)

10 ladies who have the occupation of Spider   ??? mistranscription of spinster ???

7 wenches, 5 of whom were men

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Re: Even More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #42 on: Monday 26 January 09 11:30 GMT (UK) »
More famous names.....

611  James Bonds
275  Harry Potters
28    Michael Jacksons
5      Charlie Chaplins
57    Harry Corbetts
74    John Lennons
10    Winston Churchills - most of them under the age of 11 but just the one woolly vest!

and far too many John Edwards for comfort - 3993!    ;D   

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Re: Even More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #43 on: Monday 26 January 09 11:41 GMT (UK) »
Sorry - enjoying this... last one

I've found         4   cupboards and
                     172   chests
but           24,903   drawers

perhaps they belong to some of the

                37,114    dressers !!!!!     ;)
 

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Re: Even More Revelations from the 1911 Census
« Reply #44 on: Monday 26 January 09 11:47 GMT (UK) »
Two ice skaters in Prestwich, Lancs: 
Elfreda Fritzner, 23, and John Wood, 46.
Sussex, Burwash/Somerset/South London: PANKHURST/FABLING/GREEN/KING/PARROT/POPE/PEMBROKE
Notts/Leics/London: POLLARD/BELAND/FELLS/MORRISON/MARYSON/CLARKE
Northants: MARRIOT/T
Suffolk: LINGLY/LINGLEY/LINDLY/LINDLEY/ SEAGER /SIGGER/SEGGAR/VINCE
Gloucs: WINDOW Glamorgan: JENKINS Cardiganshire: JONES
Poland: OZIEMKIEWICZ France: LINETTE
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