Help to read please

[patrish]

1851 Census  Ho107/1701/334/29

ABIGIAL JOHNSON 60  Housewoman, parish relief receiving also     

thanks Patrish.

[mike175]

Ancestry doesn't acknowledge that page number, and I can't find an Abigail that matches yours in 1851. . .

Is that ref correct?

Mike.

[Richard Knott]

It's Agagail Johnson (who is an almswoman rather than housewoman) and it refers to her occupation.
I think it says 'spins hemp/lamps' although someone else could probably make more sense of the second word.

Richard

[PabloC]

Hi Patrish!

Relatively new to all this, however, from looking, I think it actually says 'Almswoman' ie. receiver of 'Alms' which was a religion - based charity donation.

Therefore reads : 'Almswoman, parish relief receiver, also ....

Can't quite make out the rest yet!  

Regards,

Paul

ps. Correction : Abagail not Abigail

[mike175]

Found it, now everyone else has . . . 

I think it says "Almswoman, Parish Relief receiver, also spins hemp(e)"

Mike.

[patrish]

Thanks everyone,

I agree it is Almswoman.
 
It is down as Abagail, was given the wrong ref, its HO107/1705/334/29 Mike,but I am sure I put in 1707 and Abigial and found it, strange

It does look lik :)e spins is the first word still don't know about the second 

Thanks for all your efforts, much appreciated


Patrish.

[stanmapstone]

looks like Spins Hemp to me.

Stan

[trish251]

It probably is hemp, but looking at the letters separately on the last word - it looks to start with an L and end with the fs (being ss). I can't think of a suitable word 

Also I found the listing at the following reference  Piece 1705 Folio 360 Page 34  - did I look at the wrong person 

Trish

[stanmapstone]

If you look further down the page there is a Thomas 'do' which is written like TLomas.


"...for it is only the poorest people who spin hemp."

http://www.rexresearch.com/hhist/hhist1~1.htm

Stan