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Re: Your Favourite Census Mistranscriptions!
« Reply #216 on: Tuesday 03 May 16 18:36 BST (UK) »

Whilst searching for a burial on Anc* Yorks parish registers I came across the entry

" a cry-some child of Sarah ?

Just for a second I thought 'what kind of minister would put that sort of thing' doh! until the light bulb came on :o obviously it was supposed to say "Chrisom Child"

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Luce, Tippett , Thomson, Dolling ~ Devon & Cornwall
Mocquard ~ London, France
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Re: Your Favourite Census Mistranscriptions!
« Reply #217 on: Tuesday 03 May 16 18:48 BST (UK) »
Rather risqué. An*stry was very uncomplimentary to our most northern islanders when they referred to them as Sh*tlanders.

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Re: Your Favourite Census Mistranscriptions!
« Reply #218 on: Tuesday 03 May 16 21:33 BST (UK) »
I have been chuckling over my breakfast reading these posts.  ;D
I am Australian, from all the lands I come (my ancestors, at least!)

Pine/Pyne, Dowdeswell, Kempster, Sando/Sandoe/Sandow, Nancarrow, Hounslow, Youatt, Richardson, Jarmyn, Oxlade, Coad, Kelsey, Crampton, Lindner, Pittaway, and too many others to name.
Devon, Dorset, Gloucs, Cornwall, Warwickshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire, Wilts, Germany, Sweden, and of course London, to name a few.

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Re: Your Favourite Census Mistranscriptions!
« Reply #219 on: Tuesday 03 May 16 21:41 BST (UK) »
There's a website that has the best US gaffes in the census, some are too risque for on here  ;D
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Mocquard ~ London, France
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Re: Your Favourite Census Mistranscriptions!
« Reply #220 on: Wednesday 04 May 16 08:26 BST (UK) »
I think we are all over 18 here ... so give us the link !    :P :)
Delanoy, Carter, Dalton in Cheshire; Simpson, Hoy and Gower(s) in Essex/London
Morgan St Davids, Liverpool and Anglesey; Williams Llangwstenin/Llandudno

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« Reply #221 on: Wednesday 04 May 16 09:11 BST (UK) »
Now I'm not easily offended, so I apologise to anyone who is, they aren't gaffes neither, some parents should be ashamed  ::) ;D

but this is the list from Anc*.com that took some of these names from the US Federal census  ;)

Uranus Stukey
Ghoul Nipple
Acne Fountain
Lust T. Castle
Mary A. Jerk
Ima Whore
Mutton Bucker
Hugh Jass
Fanny Whiffer
Tackle Feigenbutz
Envy Burger
Bum Snoddy
Mule E. McCart
Lard Mooney
Good Hell
Emma Royd
Noble Butt
Naught E. Bishop
Stud Duck

https://inaneworld.com/tag/names/

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Luce, Tippett , Thomson, Dolling ~ Devon & Cornwall
Mocquard ~ London, France
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« Reply #222 on: Wednesday 04 May 16 12:16 BST (UK) »
Major Major anyone?
I am Australian, from all the lands I come (my ancestors, at least!)

Pine/Pyne, Dowdeswell, Kempster, Sando/Sandoe/Sandow, Nancarrow, Hounslow, Youatt, Richardson, Jarmyn, Oxlade, Coad, Kelsey, Crampton, Lindner, Pittaway, and too many others to name.
Devon, Dorset, Gloucs, Cornwall, Warwickshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire, Wilts, Germany, Sweden, and of course London, to name a few.

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Re: Your Favourite Census Mistranscriptions!
« Reply #223 on: Wednesday 04 May 16 12:23 BST (UK) »

It is a bit of a Catch 22 situation with names like that  :)

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« Reply #224 on: Wednesday 04 May 16 16:01 BST (UK) »
One I finally found the other day, not surprising it took me so long  ::)

Joseph Brndutt Stutts (Brentnall Stubbs). Amongst others in the Stutts (Stubbs) household there is his Vagelli (Daughter) Huby Simiey Stutts (Ruby Linney Stubbs) along with two of her brothers Wallis (Walter) and another son Brend Natt (Brentnall)

Oh and they are living near Melton Mowsbray - and there are at least 4 more mistranscriptions in the entry.

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