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Carole A
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local knowledge to translate location
« on: Wednesday 02 April 08 17:12 BST (UK) »
Can anyone with local knowledge translate a possible location in these two census entries? Thanks, Carole

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Re: local knowledge to translate location
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 02 April 08 18:55 BST (UK) »
Hi Carole

I'm just wondering if its Horsford http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/h/horsford/ and the second one is a phonetic spelling?  But there is also a Horstead with Stanninghall.  http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/h/horstead/

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Re: local knowledge to translate location
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 02 April 08 19:06 BST (UK) »
I'd say it was Horstead, the ending of each looks like 'sted'

second one must 'ave dropped the 'aitch!


See http://www.coltishall-norfolk.co.uk/

(sorry, link seems to take you to Cotishall, though heading says Cottishall & Horstead, and so does map if you click on 'map' at the side)
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Re: local knowledge to translate location
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 02 April 08 19:10 BST (UK) »
Thanks for those two suggestions, they could well have dropped the aitch, the gentleman in question (John Barber) ended up in Marylebone!
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Re: local knowledge to translate location
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 02 April 08 19:11 BST (UK) »
Horstead has a mill

see http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/horstead.html

and here is a map

http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Maps/horstead%20map.html
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Re: local knowledge to translate location
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 02 April 08 21:45 BST (UK) »
And probably prounounced as it was written.

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