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Re: International Playboy
« Reply #72 on: Monday 03 August 09 22:23 BST (UK) »
What a shame  ;D.  I did suspect that it wasn't above board!
Godden in East Sussex, mainly Hastings area.
Richards in Lea, Gloucestershire, then London.
Williamson in Leith, Vickers in Nottingham.
Webb in Bildeston and Colchester.
Wesbroom in Kirby le Soken.
Ellington in Harwich.
Park, Palmer, Segar and Peartree in Kersey.

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Re: International Playboy
« Reply #73 on: Monday 03 August 09 22:28 BST (UK) »
Hi

I have seen that 1881 census before - it did the rounds a few years back

Somebody definitely objected to censuses but how stupid was the enumerator??

16 Acacia Gardens  Paddington, London RG11    Piece 0020    Folio 126    Page 48
   
Robert GOODMAN    52  Maidstone, Kent Handicap: Lunatic
 occ International Playboy
Cecily  97  Maidstone Wife
Robert  40  Maidstone Son occ Ponce
James  12  Maidstone Son

The following are all servants - footman, butler, chauffeur, lady's maid etc etc but look at the birthplaces

Iain SMITH 65 b Timbucktoo   
Nelly SMITH 65 Nepal, India
Alfred GREEN 40  Rangpoor  
Abraham WILKE 25  Afghanistan  
John GORDON 31  Pakistan    
David KING 25  Syria
William JOHNSTONE    40  Lisbon
Mary SMART 20  India
Lizzie JONES 19  Colombo
Jean ABRANOS 17     Penal Colony, Australia
Mary WILSON 41 Timbuctoo
Elizabeth KIMMETT    30  Timbuctoo
Mary BENNETT 25  Timbuctoo
Nellie DAVIS 31  Timbuctoo
Mary PINK 28  Timbuctoo
June MELLOR OR MELLON 18     Persia
Margaret SIDNEY  23  Russia
Peter GEORGE 40   Russia
John KING 31  Russia
William PALMER 15  Nepal, India
John GORDON 14     Nepal, India
 
 
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1881: Fun at Acacia Grdns -The Goodman Family has a sense of humor!!
« Reply #74 on: Wednesday 26 August 09 11:01 BST (UK) »
I came across this on the 1881 Census - just had to share it:  ;D

Source Information:
    Dwelling     16 Acacia Gardens
     Census Place    London, Middlesex, England
    Family History Library Film     1341004
    Public Records Office Reference     RG11
    Piece / Folio     0020 / 126
    Page Number     48
     Household:

 Name     Relation    Marital Status    Gender    Age    Birthplace    Occupation    Disability
 Robert GOODMAN      Head      M      Male      52      Maidstone, Kent, England      International Playboy      
 Cecily GOODMAN      Wife      M      Female      97      Maidstone, Kent, England      No Profession      
 Robert GOODMAN      Son      U      Male      40      Maidstone, Kent, England      Ponce      
 James GOODMAN      Son      U      Male      12      Maidstone, Kent, England      Scholar      
 Iain SMITH      Servant      M      Male      65      Timbucktoo      Butler      
 Nelly SMITH      Servant      M      Female      65      Nepal, India      Wife Dom Serv      
 Alfred GREEN      Servant      U      Male      40      Rangpoor      Chauffur      
 Abraham WILKE      Servant      U      Male      25      Afghanistan      Footman      
 John GORDON      Servant      U      Male      31      Pakistan      Footman      
 David KING      Servant      U      Male      25      Syria      Footman      
 William JOHNSTONE      Servant      U      Male      40      Lisbon      Footman      
 Mary SMART      Servant      U      Female      20      India      Ladys Maid      
 Lizzie JONES      Servant      U      Female      19      Colombo      Ladys Maid      
 Jean ABRANOS      Servant      U      Female      17      Penal Colony, Australia      Ladys Maid      
 Mary WILSON      Servant      M      Female      41      Timbuctoo      Laundry Maid      
 Elizabeth KIMMETT      Servant      U      Female      30      Timbuctoo      Kitchen Maid      
 Mary BENNETT      Servant      U      Female      25      Timbuctoo      Kitchen Maid      
 Nellie DAVIS      Servant      U      Female      31      Timbuctoo      Cook      
 Mary PINK      Servant      U      Female      28      Timbuctoo      Nurse      
 June MELLOR OR MELLON      Servant      U      Female      18      Persia      Governess      
 Margaret SIDNEY      Servant      U      Female      23      Russia      Under Nurse      
 Peter GEORGE      Servant      M      Male      40      Russia      Gardener      
 John KING      Servant      U      Male      31      Russia      Asst Gardener      
 William PALMER      Servant      U      Male      15      Nepal, India      Page      
 John GORDON      Servant      U      Male      14      Nepal, India      Page




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BRISTOL/GLS/LON:
DENNING -  RIDDLE-DENNING. & Glam TANNER-DENNING, MORGAN, THOMAS, RICE-ADAMS, RITCHINGS, PINGSTONE
DEV:18thC  RICE, Mary, ADAMS, CLARKE,STENTAFORD. MICHLEMORE.
HANTS: RICE-ADAMS, RICE-DEVEREUX-ADAMS (S'hampton), PIPER.  (Hants)
All GLS/Glam/Brks: TOVEY,  WESLEY/WASLEY, GLS/GLAM.  MARSHALL, PEARSON, GREEN, JAYNES  COOMBES, TOMBS.
LANCS: DUNN, Manc. BROWN Dorset
CHS: BROMILEY
SOM:  BALCH.
WLS:  MORRIS, MGY/DEN, WMS, GRIFFITHS,
WTS/Lon: SKUSE
BRKS/Lon: CHURCH. WAKEFIELD

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Re: 1881: Fun at Acacia Grdns -The Goodman Family has a sense of humor!!
« Reply #75 on: Thursday 27 August 09 15:35 BST (UK) »
 " Ponce " LMFAO!  ;D

'Mind you; Bit dodgy that he had him at twelve years old?! 

Do ye think that was a bit of a protest about the Census there?  ;)
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Re: 1881: Fun at Acacia Grdns -The Goodman Family has a sense of humor!!
« Reply #76 on: Thursday 27 August 09 16:24 BST (UK) »
And look at the age of the wife! ;D

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Re: 1881: Fun at Acacia Grdns -The Goodman Family has a sense of humor!!
« Reply #77 on: Thursday 27 August 09 16:33 BST (UK) »
There have been threads about this entry before.

It's clearly a later addition by some mischievous person (possibly a transcriber).  They didn't think through various aspects, e.g. that Pakistan (referred to as one of the birthplaces) didn't exist as a placename until 1947.

Apparently the name Pakistan was first dreamt up as an acronym by Cambridge students in 1933, if the following is correct:

http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzpakistan.htm


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Caithness: MacGregor
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Gloucs: Timbrell (Winchcomb)
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