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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / John Olman 1851 census recorded as John Hallman/Hollman -occupation?
« on: Thursday 03 January 19 11:44 GMT (UK)  »
Hello all.
I am trying to decipher the occupation on the entry for John Hallman/Hollman on the attached 1851 census page image.
The man's name is actually Olman but has been recorded as what looks to me like Hallman, but Findmypast and FamilySearch render it Hollman. Family Search and MyHeritage render the occupation as "hind of 256 acres employing 5 ag labs" It is the first word that confounds them and me. Obviously "hind" is not right. To me it looks like "Fhnd" and if so would it be "farmhand"?
In the 1861 census his occupation is "cow keeper".
Jennifer

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Moray (Elginshire) / Grantown Free Church - John Fraser and Elizabeth Anderson 23 Jan 1851
« on: Monday 14 March 16 02:55 GMT (UK)  »
I am researching John Fraser and Elizabeth Anderson who married in Grantown Free Church 23 Jan 1851. I have the OPR of the marriage from Scotland's People:
O.P.R. Marriages 096/0B 0030 0150 Duthil and Rothiemurchus: 23/01/1851 FRASER, John and ANDERSON, Betty:
John Fraser Bridge End, Dava, Parish of Edinkillie and Betty Anderson Knock of Grenash were married 23rd January 1851 by Rev W Fraser F.C. Grantown.

I consider myself lucky to have that record as I believe Grantown FC records were destroyed in a fire at the manse in 1869. This probably explains why the birth of my Great Grandmother Christina Fraser born about 1852 cannot be found on Scotland's People, nor another female child born about 1851 and died before the family emigrated to Australia 24 Sep 1853.

I have been able to find Betty Anderson's birth 8 Feb 1824, Duthill, on Family Search. She had one more child in Australia and died the same year in 1855.
John Fraser is proving more elusive.
I thought I should be able to find John and Betty in the 1851 census but haven't been able to so far.

John Fraser worked as a butcher in Australia. I believe Elizabeth's brother and his family brought up Christina and the baby John.

I haven't found the death of John Fraser in Australia yet.
Any ideas on how I might find more about him in Scotland welcome. He would have been born about 1822.

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