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The Lighter Side / A formidable woman
« on: Sunday 03 October 04 17:15 BST (UK)  »
Just thought I would share this story ...

My wifes G-Grandmother Gertrude Kite was at home when the head Bailiff and the local Constable came calling. They announced that some game had been stolen from his lordships personal collection and that they intended to trace the culprits. Good old gertrude declared  as a "God fearing Christian woman" that no stolen property would ever cross her threshold.
Nevertheless the Baillif and the Constable declared their intention to search the house as it did belong to his lordship.
Some 30 seconds later both the Bailliff and the Constable were outside the house having met the business end of a broom and the Constable declaring very loudly that nothing on this earth would ever make him try to cross "that woman " again.

I think I would have liked to meet her  :P

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Census and Resource Discussion / Ages in census Returns
« on: Sunday 03 October 04 10:45 BST (UK)  »
we often blame our ancestors for being a little hesitant with the truth concerning their ages at Census returns but a cousin of mine unearthed the following official instructions to enumerators

Directions to Enumerators.
For infants under one year of age,state the number of months.
>From one year to 15 state the age on the last birthday.
For persons 15 years and upwards,write as follows,instead of the exact
age.
For persons between the ages of --->
15 and 20 write 15
20   "   25   "     20
25   "   30   "     25
30   "   35   "     30
35   "   40   "     35
40   "   45   "     40
45   "   50   "     45
50   "   55   "     50
55   "   60   "     55
60   "   65   "     60
65   "   70   "     65
70   "   75   "     70
No instructions for those over 75 but I imagine it follows the same
procedure.

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Herefordshire / Gutters ?
« on: Tuesday 14 September 04 00:29 BST (UK)  »
Checking out my wifes family I came across their listing in the 1881 census. The village is given as Sellack and their address is given as "Gutters".

Is this "Gutters" a place name or were they living on the street (big family 7 kids even the 12 yr old is listed as "ag lab".

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