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Sisterjane
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« Reply #90 on: Sunday 11 September 05 02:43 BST (UK) »
16 horses and 2 carts in 1881

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« Reply #91 on: Sunday 11 September 05 02:49 BST (UK) »
One for all the northerners here
15 push and 129 Shoves in 1181
and lord save us from
4 Posh and 90 Becks  LOL

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Re: Bizzare Census Facts
« Reply #92 on: Sunday 11 September 05 08:32 BST (UK) »
Good morning heres a few more ( no Annie I have not been up all night).

            1881  We have   Donald Duck  =1
                                       Pluto             =2
                                      Mouse =86 no Mickey

              1880 USA          Minnie Mouse  =3
                                  Michael Mouse     =2 (Mickey for short).


         1881 We also had 97 Harry Potters (or have we had that one!)

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Re: Bizzare Census Facts
« Reply #93 on: Sunday 11 September 05 11:08 BST (UK) »
11 cups and 4 saucers in 1871.

(Plus 16 mugs, 7 beakers and 1,460 glasses.)

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CHS: Gosling, Hinton, Johnson, Marsland, Sorton      
LAN: Barlow, Jackson, James, Potts, Sorton
MAY: Caulfield, Griffin      
SAL/STS: Goodwin, Gregory      
SOM: Dowding, James, Jones

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Re: Bizzare Census Facts
« Reply #94 on: Sunday 11 September 05 11:37 BST (UK) »
Food for thought.....

        1881
                 COD =25
                 PLAICE=117
                 CHIPS=15
                 PEAS=18

        OR    PIE=48
                 PASTY =7  OR PASTIE=8

                 FLAN=5

         CARROT=37      ONION=583       PEA=51

         CAKE=309        BATTENBURG=4   SPONGE = 84


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« Reply #95 on: Sunday 11 September 05 18:03 BST (UK) »
1881
77 Thunders
10 Lightenings
81 outbreaks of Sunshine with only 44 Showers
149 Clouds
over 200 Breezes
26 were Chilly and
only 1 was Hot
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« Reply #96 on: Sunday 11 September 05 18:21 BST (UK) »
Well 1881 Census has no Troy Tempest but I have found

Sponge Bob:

Robert SPONGE - 1881 British Census / Nottingham
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« Reply #97 on: Sunday 11 September 05 18:26 BST (UK) »
again 1881

84 sponge's
6 Soap's
96 Towel's
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« Reply #98 on: Sunday 11 September 05 18:43 BST (UK) »
and for Christmas:

1881
10 Turkey's
90 Sprouts
9 Puddings
122 Ivy's

and there is 7 Robin Hood's hmm wonder if any Maid Marion's - would have to be Marion Maid

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Re: Bizzare Census Facts
« Reply #99 on: Monday 12 September 05 18:35 BST (UK) »
In 1881 there was only 1 Little John

but by 1891 there were 18

Still no sign of maid Marion

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Antill, Onslow, Crook, Jenkins,
LANCASHIRE: Hall, Mayson, Dearden,
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« Reply #100 on: Monday 12 September 05 21:53 BST (UK) »
In 1861, the Waxes (eight) and the Wanes (217) were exactly the opposite of what you might expect.

Wonder if any of them ever met either of the one and two people with, respectively, Wax and Wane as christian names? Smiley

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« Reply #101 on: Monday 12 September 05 23:09 BST (UK) »

1901 surnames

13 Mother - 13 Father and 20 children  Grin
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Hertfordshire - Sturgeon. Bird. Rule. Claxton. Taylor. Braggins.
 
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« Reply #102 on: Monday 12 September 05 23:37 BST (UK) »
Quote from: suey on Monday 12 September 05 23:09 BST (UK)

1901 surnames

13 Mother - 13 Father and 20 children Grin





and no Parents

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Antill, Onslow, Crook, Jenkins,
LANCASHIRE: Hall, Mayson, Dearden,
WILTSHIRE: Sloper, King, Willis, Stockwell,
ESSEX: Stone, Webb, Smith, Hawkins, Frye,
SOMERSET: Harrison, Jones,
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Re: Bizzare Census Facts
« Reply #103 on: Tuesday 13 September 05 00:12 BST (UK) »
1861 England

1 Tin
98 Iron
260 Brass
516 Copper
810 Silver
820 Gold

Hey.....why i gold more expensive than tin?Huh
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« Reply #104 on: Tuesday 13 September 05 00:18 BST (UK) »
In 1861

1 Ag Lab (yes Ag is the forename and Lab is the surname!)

and 46 Royals

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Antill, Onslow, Crook, Jenkins,
LANCASHIRE: Hall, Mayson, Dearden,
WILTSHIRE: Sloper, King, Willis, Stockwell,
ESSEX: Stone, Webb, Smith, Hawkins, Frye,
SOMERSET: Harrison, Jones,
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