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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: teach3r on Tuesday 08 January 19 12:54 GMT (UK)
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Good afternoon and thank you for any help that can be given.
I have the 1871 census (RG10/1537/58/11) which has my wife's 3x Great grandfather (Thomas Miles) as the Head and also her 2x Great grandfather (David Thomas Miles) as a son.
I would be grateful if someone could decipher the address please (attached). On Findmypast it is down as "Bracknoend Cottage". In the census, the addresses before are Greensberry Cottages and the addresses after are for Eaton Road.
Is the Findmypast transciption correct and if so, where in Bolnhurst would this be? Should I also post this in the Bedfordshire Forum?
Many thanks,
Nic
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No need to post it anywhere else. :)
It looks to me like Bracknoend. In 1861 it is Backnoend
Have you seen this
https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/backnoe-end-bedford
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It is mentioned here under 'Geography'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurleigh
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Thank you so much Rosie - I wonder if the cottage was closer to Bracknoe End than it was to Bolnhurst?
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It's to the west of Bolnhurst
https://maps.nls.uk/view/101567636#zoom=4&lat=3457&lon=6815&layers=BT
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Thank you Jen B - I had been using nls maps but hadn't scrolled far enough left!
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Side by side map - how the landscape has changed! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=15&lat=52.2303&lon=-0.4515&layers=6&right=BingHyb
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Thank you from me too Jen, I keep meaning to look at Keysoe on these maps ;D
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Side by side map - how the landscape has changed! https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=15&lat=52.2303&lon=-0.4515&layers=6&right=BingHyb
This is totally off the topic, but zoom into the side by side map and just look at the hundreds/thousands of cars on the old runway at Thurleigh :o
Apparently they are some of the cars traded in under Peter Mandelsons 2009 car scrappage scheme :-X
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Thanks Jen, That is interesting. ;D I wonder how many are still there
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Thank you both.
Interestingly by 1881 the family had moved 120 miles north to work in the mines near Shafton (a long way to go and quite a change from the agricultural landscape of Bolnhurst!)
Nic
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It looks to me like Bracknoend. In 1861 it is Backnoend
Hi Rosie, as I am always trying to learn, could you tell me how you searched the 1861 census by address please?
Thank you,
Nic
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F M P gives the option on each census to search by name or address by using the slider at the top of the search page.
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So easy when you know how!
I had always searched the census under census, land and survey rather than directly through the record sets (silly me! ???).
Thank you for the help!
Nic
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I think we all learn 'new tricks' for searching on here. One of the benefits of rootschat :)
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Thanks Rosie - do you know if there is a way of searching for someone in two different locations at the same time.
For example, David Thomas Miles moved from Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire to Shafton, Yorkshire; is it possible to do a search that covers both locations or do I have to do them separately?
Thank you again for your wisdom!
Nic
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To do that I would use the Census search in 'Census land & surveys' - put in name - year of birth and in optional keywords - Bedfordshire. It obviously is better on a more uncommon surname