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Topic: Your Favourite Census Mistranscriptions! (Read 11977 times)
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1000xlch
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I found one recently in 1881 census for Arthur Walmsley transcribed as Ausetter! 
Odd one or what 
another nice touch was 1851 census was Bubwith in North Yorks as Hesketh which does not exist as a village but a brick wall or dyke and Hesketh is over in Lancs by the sea not in Yorks! Only took me 3 years to translate that one! 
John Rowley
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DUNN - Cambuslang, LKS FORSYTH - Shotts, LKS FRAME - Hamilton, LKS HODGSON - Hamsterley, DUR HUMPHREY - Easingwold, NRY HUNT - Frimley, Surrey MCKECHNIE - Argyll - Shotts NETHERCLIFF(T)/ DRAYCOTT Sandhurst, BKS PEPPERCORN - Lolworth, Cambs PRATT - Thirsk, NYK REDSHAW - Hamsterley, DUR REYNOLDS - Fritton,Stratton,NFK ROWLEY - STS to DUR TALLACK - St Agnes Padstow,CON WALMSLEY - NRY,Brum WILSON - Hamsterley, Co Durham Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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1000xlch
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"d y k e" as in brick wall  Not anything nasty or whatever. Software doing its job!
John Rowley
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DUNN - Cambuslang, LKS FORSYTH - Shotts, LKS FRAME - Hamilton, LKS HODGSON - Hamsterley, DUR HUMPHREY - Easingwold, NRY HUNT - Frimley, Surrey MCKECHNIE - Argyll - Shotts NETHERCLIFF(T)/ DRAYCOTT Sandhurst, BKS PEPPERCORN - Lolworth, Cambs PRATT - Thirsk, NYK REDSHAW - Hamsterley, DUR REYNOLDS - Fritton,Stratton,NFK ROWLEY - STS to DUR TALLACK - St Agnes Padstow,CON WALMSLEY - NRY,Brum WILSON - Hamsterley, Co Durham Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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JanetteO
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Susan Bailey born Chester, Cheshire father Edward
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One of my great great great grandmother's Keturah Skelton was put down with a different spelling about three times, but when they called her Frederick! I'm still trying to work out how they came to that conclusion.
My great grandfather and his family get lost nearly every census... I still can't find him in 1841! In 1851 he is down as Joseph Hopman... it should have read Joseph Oakman. One of his relatives in the same year was down as Cakman we've even had a Bakman.
Jan
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Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Okeman, Oakeman, Oakman, Smith, Allwright, Carrington, Skelton, Skilton, Watts, Morrell, Bailey, Griffen, White, Hammett, Bird, Canham, Carey, Carter, Griffen, Borer, Budd, Almond, Archer, Kemp, Bluett, Aldridge, Kerr, Elliott, Gosling, Moser, Robson, Austin, Ward, Jones, Tatt, Bayford, Overall, Greenham, Coffey, Westrop, Wyatt, Egan, Oickle, Newman, Stanley, Norton, Gore |
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KathMc
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My great-great-grandfather Charles Schmieg appeared in Queens, NY census once as Schnnig and once as Schmuz. And his mom appeared once as Schmiech. Only to the determination of wonderful genealogists did I find him. Granted, not the greatest name, but just once it would have been nice to get it right.
Kathleen
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Sligo: Davey (also Mayo), McCluskey, McNulty
Wexford and Staffordshire: Hayes, McClean
Galway and Staffordshire: Scott
Coventry: Wells, Collins, Palmer, Moody, Beck, Mickelwright, Husbands
Ireland: McNulty (Sligo), Kealy, Murphy (Carlow) Connolly, Gillen, Powell, Ryan, Moore, Martin
Davis from I don't know where originally
Stahl, Russia to England to USA
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kerryb
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I had a certificate arrive today for my great great gradnfather born 1852. His name was Gaius Diana and yes....... you've guessed it, he was registered as a girl!!!!
Kerry
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukSearching for my family - Baldwin - Sussex, Middlesex, Cork, Pilbeam - Sussex, Harmer - Sussex, Terry - Surrey, Kent, Rhoades - Lincs, Roffey - Surrey, Traies - Devon & Middlesex & many many more to be found on my website .... www.kerrysfamilyhistory.co.uk |
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Rosemarie
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I've been searching for a family group named Higgins on the 1881 census for three years off and on and today I found them 'renamed' as 'Hidden' which they would have remained had I not been so bloody-minded and stubborn!
Marie.
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All Census Data included in this post is Crown Copyright (see: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) IRELAND - Sauce, Hatchell, Connolly, Costello WALES - FLINT - Roberts CHESHIRE - IRBY - Ledsham, Roberts, Bennett LANCASHIRE - ALTCAR - Howard, Bolton LIVERPOOL - Howard HALEWOOD - Ellison, Turton, PRESCOT - Cross, Hornby, Prescott WIDNES - Connolly, Cross, Currie, Prescott MANCHESTER - Currie SCOTLAND - Currie, Lindsay, McDonald, Savage, |
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indiapaleale
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Hi Eastman,
No sorry, my Ambron Stickwin (Ambrose Stockwin!!! ) was born and raised in Birmingham and as far as I can see he stayed there......Ambron Stickwin in 1901 in Brum.
I can see the other Ambrose Stockwins on the census and I think they too came from Birmingham and moved to Manchester...so maybe there is a connection way way back.
I'm related to Ambrose via his Mom...Maria Alldridge
Cheers
Indi
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ozlady
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Ex-South Wales. Down Under in Brisbane, Australia
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My latest find is Pontypridd as Port Patrick! The census image is clear and quite well written.
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Watkins, Price Herefordshire Brannan, Price, GLAM Edwards, Gardner MON Clark(e) SOM Census information Crown Copyright www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Rosemarie
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How about 'Nice Blurwell' for Ince Blundell for one of my ancestors listed in the 1871 census! I think it's written quite clearly but to someone who doesn't know the name perhaps not!!
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All Census Data included in this post is Crown Copyright (see: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) IRELAND - Sauce, Hatchell, Connolly, Costello WALES - FLINT - Roberts CHESHIRE - IRBY - Ledsham, Roberts, Bennett LANCASHIRE - ALTCAR - Howard, Bolton LIVERPOOL - Howard HALEWOOD - Ellison, Turton, PRESCOT - Cross, Hornby, Prescott WIDNES - Connolly, Cross, Currie, Prescott MANCHESTER - Currie SCOTLAND - Currie, Lindsay, McDonald, Savage, |
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griz
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Not a mistranscription, but looking at Paul's sauce bottle reminded me of once seeing an American comedian on tv , who had problems pronouncing 'Worcestershire' sauce, so he called it "what's this 'ere sauce"
Since then, in my house it is always referred to as 'What's this 'ere sauce.' 
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Boyle, Co. Leitrim Boyle, Co. Tyrone, Shaughnessy, Co in Ireland unknown, and Manchester, UK. Pope, Cheshire. Chadwick, Speke, Lancs. Frankish, Hunmanby, Yorks. Brindley, Audley, Staffs and Middlesex.
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indiapaleale
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Griz...LOL....I love it...
I live here in "Umerica" and always laugh when people ask for Wor-cester-shire Sauce.
I tell them...It's Wooster........they don't get it!
But I do like your "what's this 'ere sauce"
Great stuff!
Indi
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liverpool annie
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Sorry to go off topic ..... but oooh errr Indi !!
that's one gorgeous photie !! 
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