Pages: 1 [2]

Author Topic: Can't decipher the word after scholar?  (Read 1369 times)

Offline polarbear

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 3,463
    • View Profile
Re: Can't decipher the word after scholar?
« Reply #9 on: Friday 05 July 19 16:06 BST (UK) »
Tracing Elizabeth Shepherd (lady below Rebecca) and her son backwards.....

It appears from the GRO index that MMN for young Robert is Massingham.

There is a marriage in 1841 for a Robert Shepherd and Elizabeth Massingham in Aylmerton. Robert is a Shoemaker.

It looks like Mar is crossed out on the census entry for Elizabeth and Wid or something similar written instead. I think her entry was originally meant to be Pauper Wd (of) Ag Laborer but the Ag Lab was crossed out and replaced by what looks like it could be a badly written Shoemaker, as suggested earlier.

PB

Edited to add: there is a death recorded for a Robert Shepherd in 1845 in the area they were living.



British Home Children are very special.

We search for information but it is up to the thread owner to verify that it is correct.

British Census copyright The National Archives; Canadian Census copyright Library and Archives Canada

Offline NorfolkTrees

  • RootsChat Extra
  • **
  • Posts: 33
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Can't decipher the word after scholar?
« Reply #10 on: Friday 05 July 19 17:25 BST (UK) »
Thanks all!

I can see that it is a dreadfully written "shoemaker" but that it must relate to the entry below.

Perhaps I'll register a complaint to make sure this census taker uses block capitals in future! ;D
Pages: 1 [2]