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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help Occupation Deciphering please!
« on: Saturday 29 May 21 10:35 BST (UK)  »
Ah yes... it must be I suppose!  I had discounted Plumber because of the line between the m and the b.
Thank you very much Carol!

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Help Occupation Deciphering please!
« on: Saturday 29 May 21 10:29 BST (UK)  »
Hi there

I've found my great grandfather Albert William Pateman on the 1901 census. He was 15 at the time and living at 43 Maryland Street, West Ham, Essex, England (now considered part of London of course). 

I can't read or figure out his occupation at all - can anyone help please?! He's the fifth person down on the attached screenshot. And the census record as per Ancestry is Essex / West Ham / Forest Gate / District 37 / page 33 (I'm not sure what I can link or copy due to copyright!)

His father was a brewer's labourer and his brother a docks warehouseman.

Thank you in advance, I would love to know what this says!

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Born at sea?
« on: Wednesday 23 December 20 18:39 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you!

His name was Henry Williams and he's on:

1851 England Census: living at 32 North St, Middlesex, Poplar, 34, London.  This one says North Sea B Sub.  It could be North Lea, but I can't find anywhere plausible called North Lea!  And it doesn't really look like how the clerk writes "L"s

1861 England Census: living at 14 Salter St, Middlesex, Limehouse, District 20, London.  On this one it says North Sea, or again could be North Lea

He's also on the 1841 one but no birthplace on that one of course

I don't think it is North B - that letter doesn't look like the way the clerk writes B in other places.  But very interesting to know that North B was used for Scotland, I had no idea!

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Family History Beginners Board / Born at sea?
« on: Wednesday 23 December 20 15:30 GMT (UK)  »
Hi there, I'm new here so apologies if this is the wrong place to post!

One of my direct ancestors (born around 1801 or 1806) puts his place of birth on the censuses a couple of times as "North Sea (B Sub)" which I think could mean he was born on a ship on the North Sea and that he was a British Subject.

I haven't been able to find any other information on his birth, baptism or parents and wondered if anyone has come across this before and could give me any advice or pointers?

Thank you in advance :-)

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