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Hi again Gen
How to find Enumeration district descriptions on Ancestry
1.   Go to an image page on Ancestry
2.   There is a string above the image like this…
3.   You are here: Search > Census > UK Census Collection > 1881 England Census > Northumberland > Horton > District 10
4.   Click on Horton
5.   Choose the district you were wanting…(Sometimes theses a list of lots but in Horton’s case just one)
6.   Click on ‘View description of enumeration district’
Voila!
PS. If anyone knows of other ways of getting to this let me know
By the way this has been fascinating stuff…I’ll have to take a trip down there to have a look at the site sometime!
Bopsey

Greenwood's Map of Northumberland (1828) that is

Hi Everyone,
I have been given a family bible to find a home for. It is from the family of William Faulkner born Guildford about 1835 and his wife Martha.
Here is the transcription
Any ideas for a home would be appreciated!
Front Pages…

William Faulkner born Aug 9
Martha Faulkner
Gertrude Martha Faulkner born June 24 1859
Rg New Kent Road Boro London
Ellen Maria Faulkner Nov 29 1862
Rg Thornhill Square London
Alice Mary Faulkner Born April 24
1865 Rg Thornhill Square London
William Elmer Faulkner Born December 5 1867 Rg Thornhill Square London
Purcy (?) Howgo Faulkner Born 1837
Gladis Faulkner Born 34 1837

Next Page

George Thomas Faulkner
14 Seymour Road
Hornsey
N4

Back Pages

William Elmer Faulkner 5 Dec 1867-1948   died June 1st 1948 age 81
Catherine 19 May 1875-1957         died December 4th 1957 age 81 years

Marjorie Faulkner 21 May 1898-1965    Died April 14th 1965 age 67 years
Gertrude Gladys Faulkner 30 Sept 1899   Died 29th April 1981 age 81 years
William Edwin Faulkner 9 Nov 1902      Died 11th July  1991 age 88 years and 8 months
Elmer Devanney Faulkner 23 Aug 1904   Died 2nd July 1944 age 40
Ernest James Faulkner 25 Feb 1906      Died 23 June 1973 age 67 yrs
Reginald John Faulkner 23 April 1909   Died summer 1913 age 3
George Thomas Faulkner 12Dec 1912   Died Feb 18th 1960 age 47 years
Kathleen May Faulkner 1 June 1915      Died December 15th 1933 age 18 years
Rose Martha Faulkner 7 April 1918

Flora Blanche Faulkner 18th March 1903 Wife of Edwin…died 18th March 1974 Age 71 years
June Flora Barnes nee Faulkner 29th Dec 1930 Richard and Kevin Barnes Sons of June and Eric Barnes
Claire Anne Taylor nee Faulkner 25th Jan 1934…Susan and Phillip Taylor Daughter and Son of Claire and John Taylor
Patricia May Faulkner 3 March 1939
Eliza Ellen Faulkner 30 March 1908 Wife of Elmer…Childless no issue
Bessie Louise Faulkner 18 November 1905 Wife of Ernest… no issue
John Theodore Moore November 13th 1917 (Husband of Rose Martha)… no issue
Jessie Oughton Wife of George Thomas Faulkner Au 12 1916
Gloria Joan Faulkner Eldest Daughter
Brian       Marian
Barry Sons    Jaqueline Daughters
Michael   Susan
David      Francis

Think I might have just come accross one of the rarest surnames in England..... Swall.

It is a derivative of Swale and although there are many in the census records most of them are mistranscribed Swales.
They were originally from Kaber in Westmorland and now are centred (if you can centre two!) around North Allerton.
There were 7 in the 2007 electoral register and I am told by a lady who had Swall as her maiden name that there are just 2 now.

Has anyone come across a rarer one?

Hi,

Dont know if this is helpful but there is an Unthank a lot nearer Rothbury, about 1 mile east of a tiny village called Alnham.   There were no Olivers there in 1841 but it has its own church and there are some entries in the IGI for Olivers and Olephers.
By the way there are lots of Unthanks in the North and it means a farmstead occupied (once) by squatters.  Try to have a look at this link on the Northumberland national park site for some bits about Unthank.
http://www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/search-results.htm?loc=www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk&type=phrase&qt=unthank
 Bopsey