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John Smith of Nottinghamshire
« on: Monday 08 July 24 17:21 BST (UK) »
In the 1851 census for St Mary, Leicester there is a John Smith born in Nottinghamshire, aged 51 (HO 107/2090, f.635r). He's said to be born in Nottingham and then what looks like 'Hamer'. This doesn't appear to be a place in Notts so could someone with local knowledge suggest where the place of birth could be?

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Re: John Smith of Nottinghamshire
« Reply #1 on: Monday 08 July 24 17:35 BST (UK) »
It reads to me born Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.

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Re: John Smith of Nottinghamshire
« Reply #2 on: Monday 08 July 24 17:39 BST (UK) »
1861 records his pob as just Nottingham.

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Re: John Smith of Nottinghamshire
« Reply #3 on: Monday 08 July 24 17:50 BST (UK) »
SS I think that is the one I looked at first but I think it is the one with ref 107/2090 f635 page 44 (with wife Keziah) who has died by 1861 is the one we are after
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Re: John Smith of Nottinghamshire
« Reply #4 on: Monday 08 July 24 17:54 BST (UK) »
Thanks SS. I think you might be looking at a different John Smith (not difficult!) The one I'm after was married to Keziah and she was widowed by 1861.  In 1851 his birthplace is given as Nottingham and then a 4 or 5 letter word. The enumerator doesn't use 'shire' after his county names and puts the county before the parish, so it suggests the second word is a separate parish or a part of Nottingham itself. I can't remember if this site allows snippets of census entries to be posted or not so I didn't include an image.
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Re: John Smith of Nottinghamshire
« Reply #5 on: Monday 08 July 24 17:55 BST (UK) »
The first letter does not look like the H in Henshaw Street

Yes you can post snippets but we will always ask for the reference as well so we can compare  ;D

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It does help to have the page number as well rather than L(eft) or R(ight)  ;D
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Re: John Smith of Nottinghamshire
« Reply #6 on: Monday 08 July 24 19:54 BST (UK) »
Hi, it looks like Nottingham, Same to me, possibly with an Under the S, they realised they couldn’t fit Nottingham in on the sheet again.
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Re: John Smith of Nottinghamshire
« Reply #7 on: Monday 08 July 24 20:23 BST (UK) »
Quote from: rosie99 on Monday 08 July 24 17:55 BST (UK)
The first letter does not look like the H in Henshaw Street

No - I initially wondered if it was N or possibly W, but then I looked at the previous page and there's Hinckley on the third line from the bottom, and the first letter is the same. So it does appear to be Hamer.

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It does help to have the page number as well rather than L(eft) or R(ight)  ;D

I'd write the reference as HO107/2090 fo635 p44.
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