Census wrongly says born in Montreal

[BumbleB]

Try  www.immigrantships.net

[polarbear]

My thoughts....

1841 census has a fancy F and tiny n in the righthand column which should mean foreighn parts and
Fanny is recorded as b. Montreal in 1851. Her parents would presumably have given this info to the enumerators and not her personally and one would assume they should know. If noone told her she was born in Canada or she didn't tell her hubby who presumably gave later census info and assumed a local birth, etc., she was thus recorded as b. England. Also, if she was b. in Canada, Fanny would not have remembered ever being there, having come to England at such a young age.

The only record of a birth in Montreal in that time frame would be a baptism and if she was baptized at age 2 it doesn't look like she would have been baptized in Canada. I don't see a Quebec record at the moment.

Anyway, food for thought. Interesting puzzle.

PB

[JenB]

1841 census has a fancy F and tiny n in the righthand column which should mean foreighn parts and
Fanny is recorded as b. Montreal in 1851. Her parents would presumably have given this info to the enumerators and not her personally and one would assume they should know. If noone told her she was born in Canada or she didn't tell her hubby who presumably gave later census info and assumed a local birth, etc., she was thus recorded as b. England. Also, if she was b. in Canada, Fanny would not have remembered ever being there, having come to England at such a young age.

I agree entirely with your thoughts 

[Big Ted]

Just a thought - could her Father have been in the Army? Muster rolls for the army in Canada survive.

[rosie99]

Just a thought - could her Father have been in the Army? Muster rolls for the army in Canada survive.

Other post suggests his occupations were salesman/oilman/potato dealer 

[vapcq45]

Hi Big Ted.  Sadly no, but thanks for the thought.
Val

[BumbleB]

Not sure about this - but is there somewhere in England/Wales called Montreal?  I only suggest this as one of my family members is reportedly born in Egypt in one of the census returns.  The enumerator has queried the entry BUT she was born in Egypt - a hamlet in Yorkshire 

[tillypeg]

There's a Quebec in Co Durham.

[Big Ted]

Not sure about this - but is there somewhere in England/Wales called Montreal?  I only suggest this as one of my family members is reportedly born in Egypt in one of the census returns.  The enumerator has queried the entry BUT she was born in Egypt - a hamlet in Yorkshire 

Montreal is named after Mount Royal in Canada.