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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: ~Rachel~ on Tuesday 30 June 20 11:56 BST (UK)
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Hi,
Please could I have some help in reading this 1871 census return.
It is in the 'Rank, Profession or Occupation' column for Mary Skinner born Spitalfields, age 65, born approx 1806. Registration district Lambeth.
Thank you
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I'd like to help but that is :o
Don't suppose she is on the next census is she? Might have the same thing written if we are very lucky.
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I'd like to help but that is :o
Don't suppose she is on the next census is she? Might have the same thing written if we are very lucky.
She might be... I am not 100% sure I am chasing the right person.
If it's the right person then it says 'former weaveress silk' on the 1881, which would tie in with her late husband's occupation and also a previous one for her which was needlewoman.
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If it helps anyone the ref is
Piece667 folio 34 page 23
and here is a scan from an alternate site
(not that its much clearer!)
Boo
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It could say something like "Seamstress in charge of other seamstresses"
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Or could the first part be "Sister in charge of wards...."
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Negative image any use?
To me it seems to begin 'Sits in the [ch.....] & waits [something something]
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The head of the house above (so she 'may' be his lodger?)is a porter at a cheesemongers
could it say she
sits in the charge of and waits at (something to do with the cheesemonger?)
Its a really difficult one!
Boo
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I've gone cross eyed this morning trying to figure it out!
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Is that an occupation abbreviation superimposed over the first word?
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I'm going cross-eyed, too! But I have been up since 5 o'clock this morning...
I can't help but see something along the lines of:
(???) in the charge of wards (of her daughter)
...but I may well be wrong. ::)
Sleepy regards,
Karen
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Or:
Sits in the charge and winds...
Some textile winding job?
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In the 1861 census is she Maria Skinner aged 55 born Spitalfields, with husband Thomas in South Hackney? She is a 'needleworker'.
If its one and the same I'm going out on a limb with the suggestion that the occupation is
'sits in the change and mends old clothes'.
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In the 1861 census is she Maria Skinner aged 55 born Spitalfields, with husband Thomas in South Hackney? She is a 'needleworker'.
It its one and the same I'm going out on a limb with the suggestion that the occupation is
'sits in the change and mends old clothes'.
That looks very good. Do you think the bottom line could be a scribbled-over "seamstress"?
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It its one and the same I'm going out on a limb with the suggestion that the occupation is
'sits in the change and mends old clothes'.
That limb seems quite sturdy to me Jennifer :-)
I'm struggling to think what 'the change' may have been but there's definitely a 'ge' at the end of that word and now you have posted I believe mends old clothes is right.
(and its much more likely to be correct than my OH's guess at sits in the chair waits for the Undertaker, lol !)
Boo
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The change might perhaps be the ‘change, ie. preceded by an inverted comma, meaning ‘the exchange’.
Although why she should sit there to mend clothes is anyone’s guess.
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everyone has to be somewhere :-)
Well done Jennifer!
Boo
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Was she winding old cloth? As in cheese cloth, perhaps.