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What does "W B S France" mean insofar as a birth place on a census record?
« on: Wednesday 15 November 17 19:33 GMT (UK) »
In the 1871 census, John Notman's birthplace is given as W B S France. On the 1881 census, it's given as Paris. What does W B S refer to?

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Re: What does "W B S France" mean insofar as a birth place on a census record?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 15 November 17 20:03 GMT (UK) »
Could it be an N' and not a 'W'?
You often get 'Naturalised British Subject'.
Lane, Burgess: Cheshire. Finney, Rogers, Gilman:Derbys
Cochran, Nicol, Paton, Bruce:Scotland. Bertolle:London
Bainbridge, Christman, Jeffs: Staffs

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Re: What does "W B S France" mean insofar as a birth place on a census record?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 15 November 17 21:10 GMT (UK) »
It is NBS i.e. Naturalised British Subject
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Re: What does "W B S France" mean insofar as a birth place on a census record?
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 16 November 17 21:27 GMT (UK) »
Thank you all!