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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Lincolnshire => England => Lincolnshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: purplefrankie on Saturday 24 August 19 11:06 BST (UK)
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On the 1851 census in Newcastle upon Tyne, I have a John May born 1800 at Ketter Corbed, Lincolnshire. Can anyone help me with this place name as I can't find it? Many thanks.
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Is he on 1861 with a birthplace to compare it to?
**1861 has Lincolnshire Caton if I have the right one.
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Sorry I meant to add this. On the 1861 census his place of birth is given as Caton.
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I can see 1841 doesn't help either as he is already in Newcastle.
Baptism record for him?
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There is a baptism for a John May 20 March 1801 in Kirton in Holland, parents Joseph and Ann.
Kirton sort of fits with Caton in 1861 Census.
Emeltom
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On the 1851 census in Newcastle upon Tyne, I have a John May born 1800 at Ketter Corbed, Lincolnshire. Can anyone help me with this place name as I can't find it? Many thanks.
Is this from a transcript or do you have an image of the actual page? (If so, how legible is it?)
Philip
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On the 1851 census in Newcastle upon Tyne, I have a John May born 1800 at Ketter Corbed, Lincolnshire. Can anyone help me with this place name as I can't find it? Many thanks.
Is this from a transcript or do you have an image of the actual page? (If so, how legible is it?)
Philip
It's at HO 107 / 2406 / 423 / 2. Can't do a snip as this is a Look Up board and attachments are disabled. It certainly looks like Kettercorbed :-\
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Could be an accent problem with the the way the name was interpreted and written. His age varies on the censuses but his death, presumably in 1871, gives his birth year as 1801.
As suggested by Emeltom, the one in Kirton in 1801 is a possibility. Also in the area are Kirton Holme, Kirton End and Kirton Meeres, but nothing like Corbed
David
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Kettlethorpe ... close phonetically.
and as David says,
otherwise Kirton ?, but can't find Kirton Court, only Kirton End, ~ Cliff, ~ Grange, ~ Holme.
(two Kirtons ... ~ in Holland, ~ in Lindsey)
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I notice that John's first son was Joseph in 1825, so possibly after his father - Joseph of Kirton?
David
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Thank you everybody for your help. I will have a look at the places suggested and hopefully find the right John. David's suggestion that John's eldest son being named Joseph, possibly after his grandfather, sounds like a good possibility.
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If Holland had been written very badly on the household schedule, could the enumerator have misread it as Corbed?
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That's very possible given that literacy wasn't brilliant at that time. Thanks for taking the time to look and sort it out for me.
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Having been brought up next door to these settlements I favour Kirton End plus in my own experience serious accent problems.
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Thank you so much for your help. It definitely seems that Kirton is the best bet. I had to laugh about accents. A strong accent and an enumerator who is not too brilliant at spelling doesn't make a good combination!!! Thanks again
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Could it be referring to Kirton in Boston?
Carol
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Thank you Carol. I'll look into this as well. I appreciate all the help given.
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Could it be referring to Kirton in Boston?
Carol
I have known it described thus.