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Paul E
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Censuswhack
« on: Saturday 15 January 05 10:11 GMT (UK) » |
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I am sure many Rootschat users will have heard of 'Googlewhacking', where the object is to put two words into the Google search engine and come up with only one result?
Well, how about Census whacking using Ancestry or other programmes?
The rules are simple: see if you can find
- a surname that occurs in only ONE family in any census
- a first name that only one person in the country has
- an occupation that only one person in the country has
Any takers?? 
To start you off, in 1881 there was only ONE 'Witch Well Hole Maker' in the country - what would we have done without him?
RG11/0233
Registration district: Islington
Sub-registration district: Islington West
ED, institution, or vessel: 30
Folio: 38
Page: 21
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Janed
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I have the one and only Daroch in the 1901 census.
Alice Daroch born in Plymouth living in Roath Cardiff. She was recently married and her husband was a mariner so presumably away at sea.
On other documents it is spelt Daroche and they are the only ones on Free BMD. I'ld love to know more about them but have found nothing post 1916 or pre her marriage in 1900
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Paul E
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Hi Jane
Have you been able to send for her marriage certificate, which would give her maiden name and dtails of her father, which would make searching easier (so long as she wasn't a Smith!)
First point to Jane for the only 1901 Daroch! 
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Janed
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Thanks for the suggestion but I knew who she was before her marriage I had been looking for her afterwards.
Her maiden name was Alice Maud Lewis daughter of Richard Lewis and Elizabeth Cozins. Richard had been in the army so the children had been born in various places. My great grandfather(Alice's older brother) was born in Gibraltar and his birth record eludes me.
However back to the original point she married Eugene Daroche in 1900 had a selection of children to 1916 and then the Daroche's have disappeared. In fact Eugene only appears on his marriage certificate--did he exist!!!!
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Paul E
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Sorry Janed, didn;t mean to try to teach my grandmother how to etc etc. It was just the way I interpreted your message 
I had a quick look on Genes Reunited and the major surname variant is Darroch. Not much help there!
best wishes
Paul
PS
Is James Ray England's only Sheepdipper in 1881?
RG11/3435
Registration district: Chesterfield
Sub-registration district: Chesterfield
ED, institution, or vessel: 29
Folio: 38
Page: 70
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tabitha
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- a first name that only one person in the country has
1901 - Modred
Modred Tully aged 11, born London, living in Croydon, Surrey.
Maybe a Rootschatter has Modred in their tree??
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Bevan, Hill, Tustin, Watkins, Teague (Herefordshire, Radnorshire). Rockett, Lillycrap, Govett, Gready, Saunders (Somerset). Sussex, Smale (Devon). Oliver, Kennedy, Cummings, Wright (Co. Durham). Farish (Cumberland, Scotland). Cox (London, Middlessex, Buckinghamshire).
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tabitha
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Here's another first name that appears only once in 1901:
Azenath
Azenath Burley aged 21, born Luxulyan, Cornwall, living in Newquay Cornwall.
(I guessed at that one as it's a mis-spelling of my Grandmother's name!)
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Bevan, Hill, Tustin, Watkins, Teague (Herefordshire, Radnorshire). Rockett, Lillycrap, Govett, Gready, Saunders (Somerset). Sussex, Smale (Devon). Oliver, Kennedy, Cummings, Wright (Co. Durham). Farish (Cumberland, Scotland). Cox (London, Middlessex, Buckinghamshire).
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Paul E
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I think that's two points to Tabitha, who has taken a lead in the early stages. The actual image for the Modred entry looks nothing like Modred - but the rules don't say anything about transcription errors!
Azanath is wonderful. Sounds like a character in Lord of the Rings!
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Paul E
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Hi Jill
Can't find Mirwen Maria or any of the variants in any of the censuses, I'm afraid - so no points here.
But something strange is going on in the world of the Marias in the last half of the C19th...
Ancestry shows 588 of them in England in 1871, only 16 in 1881, 285 in 1891 and 192 in 1901.
I suspect that the name has been altered in transcription in a lot of cases in 1881 - unless they were all hiding!
(There are 2 Marwin's in 1901, 4 in 1891, 4 in 1881 and 2 in 1871 but none of the other variants).
best wishes
Paul
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Paul E
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 Yes, she's there in 1871 as Merwin M Hartshorne, and I stand corrected - there are seven merwin's in England at that time. There are 10 in 1881, but the oldest is 42. There are 9 in 1901, but the oldest is 52 . Not sure why they didn't emerge on my first search though - - must have mistyped a digit in oriinal search???
Now, if we were giving points for variations in ages across the censuses, Merwin would have bagged you a handful!
Ancestry throws up a Mary Ann Maria living at 10 St John's Street, Dudley in 1891, aged 52 BUT looking at the image she is shown as mother of the head of household who is James Louison Weeks, and above her is an Ethel Maria, aged 2, Daur: I suspect the 'do' is missing for Ethel and that she should be weeks, so that Mary Ann 'do' is indexed as Maria. Hey ho!
best wishes
Paul
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Paul E
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Hi Jill
Have you come across this in 1881:
1881 Dudley
18 Salop Street
Sophia Banks, Head, Widow, 73, Nailmaker, Dudley
Mary Ann Hartshorn, Daur, Widow, 43  , Nailmaker, Dudley
RG11/2875
Registration district: Dudley
Sub-registration district: Dudley
ED, institution, or vessel: 2b
Folio: 54
Page: 31
She is the only Hartshorn nailmaker showing in 1881.
Paul
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JillJ
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Hi Paul,
Yes, thank you very much, I have found that one. I think you will find the name is Danks, not Banks. I can only assume that Mary Ann was the wife of one of Merwin's sons. I have found 6 children so far: Edwin <1836>, George 1839, Isaac 1849, Sarah Ann 1851, Maria 12.12.1852 and Joshua <1857>. I need to find Mary Ann on an earlier census with her husband!
Thanks again.
Jill
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Jowett, Broadbent & Ellis in Leeds. Perry, Hartshorn/e & Wilkes in Birmingham & Dudley. Walker and Dabill in Sheffield & Notts. Farrar in Darlington. Kidd & Taylor in Hartlepool & Teesside Census information is crown copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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