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Title: What does "W B S France" mean insofar as a birth place on a census record?
Post by: Malivrag 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?

Title: Re: What does "W B S France" mean insofar as a birth place on a census record?
Post by: goldie61 on Wednesday 15 November 17 20:03 GMT (UK)

Could it be an N' and not a 'W'?
You often get 'Naturalised British Subject'.

Title: Re: What does "W B S France" mean insofar as a birth place on a census record?
Post by: stanmapstone on Wednesday 15 November 17 21:10 GMT (UK)

It is NBS i.e. Naturalised British Subject

Title: Re: What does "W B S France" mean insofar as a birth place on a census record?
Post by: Malivrag on Thursday 16 November 17 21:27 GMT (UK)

Thank you all!