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TOWER DRIFT, Cornwall
« on: Tuesday 20 May 14 10:17 BST (UK) »
According to a census record, the person I am researching was born in Tower Drift Cornwall. Can anyone help? Where is this please ?.... thanks

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Re: TOWER DRIFT, Cornwall
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 20 May 14 10:42 BST (UK) »
What was the approx time frame??

Census refs. Year of birth or any other info would maybe help.

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Squire/Thomas/Davies/Gibbons/Mordecai/Bowen/Lewis/Rees/Williams/Jones/Llewellyn/Morgan - Glamorgan
Lewis - Breckonshire
Davies/Roderick - Myddfai Carms
Lloyd/Jones - Denbigh/Salop
Thackwell/Thomas - Hereford/Monmouthshire
Shoemac/Squire/Keirle/Small - Somerset
Berry/Baggot/Lee/Clayton - Lancs
Yelland/Bray/Trethewey - Cornwall
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Re: TOWER DRIFT, Cornwall
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 20 May 14 10:43 BST (UK) »
Could it be Lower Drift and not Tower. If so Drift is just west of Newlyn.
SCOTLAND: Wardlaw Steen/Stein Tweedie McBride McEwan Pate/Peat Brown Somerville Bishop Farier/Ferrier Wood  Torrance Gibb Ross Dunlop Downs Richardson Ramsey Story Snaddon/Sneddon Auld Allan McLean McInnes Mason Law Lawson Kerr Cockburn Christie Ballingall Wardrope Weir Wallace Scott.
IRELAND: Welsh Clifford Lee Allingham Keane Dale Robinson Greer McVey Bingham Skelton Carson Broomfield Clark McEwan/McKeown McCreary McLaughlan.
YORKSHIRE: Cudworth Smith Cope Coulton Hainsworth

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Re: TOWER DRIFT, Cornwall
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 20 May 14 11:05 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Cas (stallc) on Tuesday 20 May 14 10:42 BST (UK)
What was the approx time frame??

Census refs. Year of birth or any other info would maybe help.

Cas

It was the 1901 census that gave it as the birth place but I don't think hat would have been much help as earlier census records stated he was born in Wales.

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Re: TOWER DRIFT, Cornwall
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 20 May 14 11:05 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Seoras on Tuesday 20 May 14 10:43 BST (UK)
Could it be Lower Drift and not Tower. If so Drift is just west of Newlyn.
Thank you.... this is very helpful.  :)
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