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Re: Surname of Alexander and Moyse of ELMSWELL & WOOLPIT
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 02 August 14 08:56 BST (UK) »
Re "nephew" in the 1851 census, the original meaning of the word was grandson, and, although obsolete in that sense now, I have found it in a number of 19th century censuses in Scotland meaning grandson.
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