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Offline F.H.

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Can you read this ???
« on: Wednesday 28 May 08 20:10 BST (UK) »
Hello all.

I was lucky enough to get some info yesterday regarding my family, but on one of the census's there is some writing I cannot read and wondered if any of you can help decipher this please.

It's seems to be,   "something off something farm", what do you think..............

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Heins, Fedde, Davis, Amor, Sharp, Sutton, Snelling.
West Ham, Middlesex, London, Romford, Ilford, Manor park.

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Re: Can you read this ???
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 21:31 BST (UK) »
Hiya FH

I think it might say 'millers off hand'

The one on the line below looks like 'farrier'

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« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 21:39 BST (UK) »
Looks to me like,
                                   Millers off Hand
                                          Farm.
SCOTLAND:
Rose of Kilravock,
Roses in Peebles-shire,
Roses in Aberdeenshire

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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 21:42 BST (UK) »
I'm assuming the words in question are in the column describing how many employees an employer has. Could the words 'off hand' be used in the sense 'can't be bothered to count exactly but approximately'

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Re: Can you read this ???
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 21:43 BST (UK) »


Hi F.H.

Would it be possible to give us the census reference please?

I wondered if this was an address or an occupation. The number in front is confusing me .. because it looks like an address .. ?

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« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 21:47 BST (UK) »
If Clincher is correct, then 75 Millers off hand, would make sense.
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Rose of Kilravock,
Roses in Peebles-shire,
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« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 21:50 BST (UK) »
That's an awful lot of Millers :o
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 21:54 BST (UK) »
It may be the census for Pilsbury Dough  ;D
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« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 28 May 08 21:59 BST (UK) »




It is the address .. I've just checked ..  :)

The reference for the 1861 census is : RG9/1069; Folio 80, Page 15

Name indexed as Eward Ettrictch, occupation Ag Lab.
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