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Title: 1871 Occupation
Post by: Mamsoth on Wednesday 11 October 17 22:15 BST (UK)
This is from an 1871 Census, a 15 year old boy, in London. Any help deciphering?

***Think the name of the road is Aldred Road***
Title: Re: 1871 Occupation
Post by: rosie99 on Wednesday 11 October 17 22:26 BST (UK)
It looks like Somerset House   :-\. Who is it so we can look at the rest of the page
Title: Re: 1871 Occupation
Post by: sparrett on Wednesday 11 October 17 22:30 BST (UK)
Or Manse.
Sue
Title: Re: 1871 Occupation
Post by: sami on Thursday 12 October 17 01:39 BST (UK)
Looks like Somerset House to me. Would like to see more of the page please.

sami
Title: Re: 1871 Occupation
Post by: Rosinish on Thursday 12 October 17 02:06 BST (UK)
I agree with Somerset House/Manse but what I don't get is a place name for an occupation?

What's the address of the abode & who was the Head etc.

Some more details as in relationship to Head & occupation of Head?

Please can you post an image of the household with above details (just the relevant column) for the above (all in that household) & enough on right for letter comparison?

Annie
Title: Re: 1871 Occupation
Post by: rosie99 on Thursday 12 October 17 07:11 BST (UK)
Maybe that is where he is working  :-\
Title: Re: 1871 Occupation
Post by: Mamsoth on Thursday 12 October 17 12:53 BST (UK)
Thanks for the help so far. Now that its been said, I can see Somerset house quite clearly, it would make sense as the boys father lived at 3 Southampton Street which is right round the corner from Somerset house.

Now I just have to find out what he could have been doing in said house  :P
Title: Re: 1871 Occupation
Post by: stanmapstone on Thursday 12 October 17 13:34 BST (UK)
His mother has a pension from the Admiralty, and the Admiralty were in Somerset House until 1873, so he was probably working for the Admiralty.

Stan
Title: Re: 1871 Occupation
Post by: stanmapstone on Thursday 12 October 17 13:40 BST (UK)
See http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kvj/ which mentions some of the Admiralty departments at Somerset House.

Stan
Title: Re: 1871 Occupation
Post by: Mamsoth on Thursday 12 October 17 14:01 BST (UK)
Hi Stanmapstone, I think you are on to something there. The boys father (my 4th Great Grandfather) was a naval master who was court marshaled and wrongly dismissed from the navy. He spent his entire life trying to prove his innocence and overturn the court marshal, eventually, he met with a degree of success. The admiralty is certainly something I would associate with this family. I'll take a proper look at that link you posted as soon as I am able.

Thanks for the help