Your Favourite Census Mistranscriptions!

[Rosemarie]

I've been searching for a family group named Higgins on the 1881 census for three years off and on and today I found them 'renamed' as 'Hidden' which they would  have remained had I not been so bloody-minded and stubborn!

Marie.

[Eastman]

I finally found AMBROSE STOCKWIN

AMBRON STICKWIN !!!

Made me laugh anyway!

Indi

Your Ambrose Stockwin wouldn't have lived in Manchester would he? A distant relative.

[indiapaleale]

Hi Eastman,

No sorry, my Ambron Stickwin (Ambrose Stockwin!!! ) was born and raised in Birmingham and as far as I can see he stayed there......Ambron Stickwin in 1901 in Brum.

I can see the other Ambrose Stockwins on the census and I think they too came from Birmingham and moved to Manchester...so maybe there is a connection way way back.

I'm related to Ambrose via his Mom...Maria Alldridge

Cheers
Indi

[ozlady]

My latest find is Pontypridd as Port Patrick! The census image is clear and quite well written.

[Rosemarie]

How about 'Nice Blurwell' for Ince Blundell for one of my ancestors listed in the 1871 census! I think it's written quite clearly but to someone who doesn't know the name perhaps not!!

[jmp]

Stephen Baldeff is my favourite  instead of Ratcliff. Ive left it on Ancestry as I now know how to find him 

[griz]

Not  a mistranscription,  but looking at Paul's sauce bottle reminded me of once seeing an American comedian on tv , who had problems pronouncing 'Worcestershire' sauce,  so he called it "what's this 'ere sauce"

Since then, in my house it is always referred to as 'What's this 'ere sauce.'

[indiapaleale]

Griz...LOL....I love it...

I live here in "Umerica" and always laugh when people ask for Wor-cester-shire Sauce.
I tell them...It's Wooster........they don't get it!

But I do like your "what's this 'ere sauce" 

Great stuff!

Indi

[liverpool annie]

Sorry to go off topic ..... but oooh errr Indi !!

that's one gorgeous photie !!