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Offline Michelle72

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Where is this? Boscot?
« on: Wednesday 03 June 09 11:36 BST (UK) »
Can anyone tell me where this is in Lancashire?
BRAMWELL - Ayr, Scotland
BUTCHER - Tingewick, Bucks, Eng
CROSS - Tingewick Bucks Eng - Wellington NZ - Hamilton NSW Aus, Illinois USA - Bucks Eng
DANDO - Cameley, Somerset
FRENCH - Nash, Bucks
HAMBLETON - Alstonfield, Staffs, Eng
HENSHAW - Rocester, Staffs, Eng
HURST - Bucks
JONES - Cwmavon, Glam, Wales
PARKER - Denstone, Staffs, Eng
READ - Stony Stratford, Bucks, Eng
RICHARDS - Mixbury, Oxon, Eng
RIDGWAY - Akeley, Bucks, Eng
WHITE - Steppingley, Beds, Eng
WILKINS - Cameley, Somerse

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Re: Where is this? Boscot?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 03 June 09 11:54 BST (UK) »
I enjoy a geographical puzzle.
At the moment, I can't tell you where it is, but perhaps where it is not, as it is not listed today as one of Lancashire's villages. Nor is the place listed in the online gazeteer for the Ordanance Survey. This suggests the hunt ought to be a village that has been absorbed into one of the larger conurbations surrounding some of LAN bigger towns and cities (subsequent to the date of the census image), which may be difficult to find without local knowledge. As BOSCOT is a LAN surname, this suggest some geographical reference should be found.
Good luck.
Mark

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Re: Where is this? Boscot?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 03 June 09 12:06 BST (UK) »
Hi
Where did you find the reference from? If from a census we may be able to deduce its location.

Regards Eric
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Re: Where is this? Boscot?
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 03 June 09 12:35 BST (UK) »
After a bit of digging, I have a suggestion. There is a very small place called "Bescar" just SE of Southport, if this is close to census place.

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Re: Where is this? Boscot?
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 03 June 09 12:36 BST (UK) »
Might it be a poorly written PRESCOT ?
Looking at ALSTON in south Ribble area, ALSTEAD and DONBAVAND/DUNBABIN etc. everywhere, HOWCROFT and MARSH in Bolton and Westhoughton, PICKERING in the Whitehaven area.

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Re: Where is this? Boscot?
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 03 June 09 17:44 BST (UK) »
There is a Bostock in Cheshire ( near Middlewich)  and a Lostock in Lancashire (nr Preston).   ???
Heyworth/  Harrison/ Broughton/Cook/Crooke/Duxbury ~  Pendle
Myerscough ~ Lancashire
Eastwood ~ Burnley
Chppendale ~ Bradford
Bulcock ~Pendle
Cropper/ Heap/Shackleton  ~ Bacup ~ Todmorden
Barry/Looney / Kennely ~ Tralee Kerry

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Re: Where is this? Boscot?
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 03 June 09 21:51 BST (UK) »
Its on the 1861 Census.
BRAMWELL - Ayr, Scotland
BUTCHER - Tingewick, Bucks, Eng
CROSS - Tingewick Bucks Eng - Wellington NZ - Hamilton NSW Aus, Illinois USA - Bucks Eng
DANDO - Cameley, Somerset
FRENCH - Nash, Bucks
HAMBLETON - Alstonfield, Staffs, Eng
HENSHAW - Rocester, Staffs, Eng
HURST - Bucks
JONES - Cwmavon, Glam, Wales
PARKER - Denstone, Staffs, Eng
READ - Stony Stratford, Bucks, Eng
RICHARDS - Mixbury, Oxon, Eng
RIDGWAY - Akeley, Bucks, Eng
WHITE - Steppingley, Beds, Eng
WILKINS - Cameley, Somerse

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Re: Where is this? Boscot?
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 04 June 09 07:54 BST (UK) »
Michelle

Is the person on the 51 or 71 census and if so what have they put for P.O.B  ??? ???

Regards

Simon
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Re: Where is this? Boscot?
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 04 June 09 08:33 BST (UK) »
The entry is for Edward Branwell, aged 8, in Tipton, Staffs. (RG9/2041 ED2 FOL34 PAG16), so he won't be on th 1851.
Father George is a railway labourer, and obviously moved around.

I've had a look for others with Boscot as their birthplace. Only a few in 1861, and virtually all in Liverpool.
One of them appears in 1871, when his birthplace becomes "Burscough".

The local pronunciation matches well, and you wouldn't expect anyone in Tipton to have heard of the place.

It has two railway lines too.
Looking at ALSTON in south Ribble area, ALSTEAD and DONBAVAND/DUNBABIN etc. everywhere, HOWCROFT and MARSH in Bolton and Westhoughton, PICKERING in the Whitehaven area.

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