The May 2005 Rootschat challenge-now with recap

[Elizabeth Revel]

Back to the poles.

In the corner of the world where I live, trees are still cut down, taken to pole yards, treated and then planted upright in the earth to carry wires of all sorts.
The time of the pole makers in the census would probably have been contemporary with the introduction of the telegraph and possibly electricity.

[Manchester Rambler]

Interestingly, William's brother Edward was a timber merchant, and brother Richard a furniture dealer.  A decidedly wooden family!

MR

[emilysiobhan]

I also tried looking for Keziah's birth in the freeBMD images yesterday...

If she's born in 1856 it would have to be Sept. quarter I think as I could read the ones for Mason K.  (Or else I missed spotting her in one of the other quarters)
Unfortunately they don't have any images for 1855 or 57 at present.

But I'm also wondering if she wasn't known by something other than Kezia before she married.

My gr grandmother catherine is down in every census before she married as Caroline (and I've still no idea why)

[Paul E]

Yes, emily - perhaps a middle name?  Its very frustrating not being able to find her.  We'll have to hang up our subscriptions to Ancestry at this rate!

Paul

[Jan42]

hiya
yes elizabthe fenn is confirmed - father was James mother elizabet.
Have not fitted agnes couchman in yet am afraid.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr at Keziah - I think the theory that she is using a different name in 1861 and 1871 must be right?? must it??? lol
Jan xx

[piedstilt]

I've spent a lot of time looking for the mysterious Keziah too ...

I'm intrigued by the collective determination that she has to be there SOMEWHERE. I've had whole families disappear down big black holes in the 81, 91 and 01 censuses, for instance, when according to birth certificates, etc, they had to be still there somewhere. I admit that after countless fruitless hours I've shrugged my shoulders and decided that their addresses must have been missed on the census nights - or they had a little bolthole they all gathered into every ten years in order to avoid being counted.

Does anyone have any comment on the actual completeness of the various censuses (esp. with reference to Ancestry)?

Ros

[Paul E]

Hi Ros

My main comment would be on how 'interesting' the mistranscriptions can be.  I found my Leonard Clark in 1871 as CONARD CLARKE.
Its hard to know how complete the coverage is, but I guess we keep looking don;t we - just in case!

cheers

Paul

[Nessie]

Another one here been looking for Keziah in spare moments and as with everyone no success. Did wonder if she had been a servant in someones house at the time as it was traditional for mistresses to call all maids by the same name whatever their real name was.
While talking about the census, what about those who were working night shifts on the day of the census, such as miners. Were they included on the census?

[Paul E]

Hi Nessie

I'vefound most of my mining ancestors on the censuses, and I am sure that they would be included whether they were working nights or not.

cheers

Paul