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Offline claudia99

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1841 Census Wrexham - abbreviations, what do they mean?
« on: Wednesday 26 January 05 09:45 GMT (UK) »
A very kind person provided me with a lookup on the 1841 census for Wrexham but there are abbreviations on there that neither of us know what they mean.

Thomas Fegan, 30, Labourer, (Born of this parish - F)

And another

John Fegan 35, Hawker, (Born of this parish - I)

Anyone know what the F and I mean.
I would have thought that the answer was either Yes or No and all other members of the Fegan family are Yes or No except these two.

Any ideas appreciated!!
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Fagan - Guernsey (1807), Wrexham (census 1841-1871), then Barton upon Irwell from around 1873

Fildes - Manchester, Chester, Liverpool, Chorlton, Ashton, Salford (descended from Mary Pritchard and William Fildes, Sir Samuel Luke's grandparents)

Speakman - Manchester and Salford

Bridge - Manchester (initially Ardwick) and Salford

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Re: 1841 Census Wrexham - abbreviations, what do they mean?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 26 January 05 23:53 GMT (UK) »
There are two questions about place of birth in the 1841 Census
Whether born in same county (not parish)
Whether born in Ireland Scotland or Foreign Parts

I suspect that I is for Ireland. If the F is clearly an F then it is Foreign parts, but in many old documents it is often difficult to distinguish between S and F, if its not clear then it could be Scotland

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Re: 1841 Census Wrexham - abbreviations, what do they mean?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 27 January 05 10:22 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for this - I suspected Ireland for both of them.  I can't see Scotland as being a possibility really, but you never know!
Thanks again for your time on this matter.
Claudia99
ALL CENSUS INFORMATION CONTAINED IN POSTINGS IS CROWN COPYRIGHT FROM www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

Fagan - Guernsey (1807), Wrexham (census 1841-1871), then Barton upon Irwell from around 1873

Fildes - Manchester, Chester, Liverpool, Chorlton, Ashton, Salford (descended from Mary Pritchard and William Fildes, Sir Samuel Luke's grandparents)

Speakman - Manchester and Salford

Bridge - Manchester (initially Ardwick) and Salford