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Title: place name
Post by: geordielass on Friday 13 January 12 10:11 GMT (UK)
Hi

I was wondering if SKS could tell me where this place is, 1841 census saying  William Beattie was residing here.

Appreciate any help.

Regards
geordielass
Title: Re: place name
Post by: Gadget on Friday 13 January 12 10:13 GMT (UK)
I think it's <something>burness

Do you have the census reference, pleae,  so we can have a look at more of the writing?


gnu
Title: Re: place name
Post by: JenB on Friday 13 January 12 10:13 GMT (UK)
It looks like Skinburness to me, but as gnu says, we need to have the reference, please.
Title: Re: place name
Post by: JenB on Friday 13 January 12 10:17 GMT (UK)
There is a William Beattie aged 65 + family living at Skinburness - is that the one?
HO 107 / 162 / Book 11 / Folio 10 / Page 14
Title: Re: place name
Post by: Gadget on Friday 13 January 12 10:20 GMT (UK)
Looks like the same writing, Jennifer - so Skinburness, Cumbria, it is  :)
Title: Re: place name
Post by: JenB on Friday 13 January 12 10:22 GMT (UK)
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=312764&Y=556008&A=Y&Z=126
Title: Re: place name
Post by: Gadget on Friday 13 January 12 10:22 GMT (UK)
Been looking at maps  - as he was a Fisherman it would figure, as well  :)
Title: Re: place name
Post by: geordielass on Friday 13 January 12 10:58 GMT (UK)
Many thanks for the quick replies,   My great grandfather was William Beattie aged 28 on the 1861 Census  showing the same place of birth.

Just trying to find William Beattie grandparents,  William Beattie was married in 1855 to Mary Jane Coulthard and marriage certificate  shows his father as John Beattie. 

I am also  trying to find William's mother.

I thought it looked like a y near the end of the place of birth.

Regards
geordielass

Title: Re: place name
Post by: geordielass on Friday 13 January 12 11:03 GMT (UK)
Sorry  I meant to say William Beattie aged 28 1861  was my great great grandfather.

Regards
geordielass
Title: Re: place name
Post by: JenB on Friday 13 January 12 11:18 GMT (UK)
Quote from: geordielass on Friday 13 January 12 10:58 GMT (UK)
I thought it looked like a y near the end of the place of birth.


That's a 'long s' - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_s
Title: Re: place name
Post by: geordielass on Friday 13 January 12 11:45 GMT (UK)
Thanks JenB,   

Appreciate all the help given,  I have been absent from the group for a while due to heath issues in the family.   Things are stable now .....so back to researching the family tree and try and knock down some brick walls.

Regards
geordielass