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Title: Elizabeth Goodson babt 1805 Sleaford - Completed
Post by: kiwicatz on Monday 16 August 10 06:27 BST (UK)

Elizabeth is in Blankney and can anyone tell me what the initials next to her name mean.
Thank you
Regards
Jan

Title: Re: Elizabeth Goodson babt 1805 Sleaford - 1841 Census
Post by: karenlee on Monday 16 August 10 06:53 BST (UK)

Hi Jan

Do you mean the "do" beside the word Elizabeth??

If so it is like a ditto mark under the surname of GOODSON... I assume that James GOODSON above is her husband??

Cheers
Karenlee

Title: Re: Elizabeth Goodson babt 1805 Sleaford - 1841 Census
Post by: Geoff-E on Monday 16 August 10 08:10 BST (UK)

F.S. = Female Servant

HO107/615-16/6/6

See http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~somtcen/1841instructions.html

Title: Re: Elizabeth Goodson babt 1805 Sleaford - 1841 Census
Post by: kiwicatz on Tuesday 17 August 10 00:36 BST (UK)

Hi Geoff
Thanks for that! Especially the enumerators instructions - really interesting.
Regards
Jan