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Assistance reading an 1851 census entry
« on: Wednesday 06 July 11 22:17 BST (UK) »
Hello

I am having trouble reading the enumerator's handwriting for a place of birth in Wiltshire (and the person's name).

I am looking at HO107/1841/369 - Winsley:
I can't make out the name and place of birth of the person below Joseph Smallcombe in the third household on this page.

Can anyone help, please?

P
Smallcombe
Pead
Layton
Waltham
Carpenter (Somerset)
Revell (Plymouth, East London)
Lake (East Anglia)
Bradbeer
Verteneuil (France, Belgium)
Haneman

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Re: Assistance reading an 1851 census entry
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 06 July 11 22:22 BST (UK) »
Hi it looks like a shortened Benjamin ie Benj Smallcombe aged 53 occ Yeoman b Binegar ? Wilts

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Re: Assistance reading an 1851 census entry
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 06 July 11 22:24 BST (UK) »
I think he's Benj[amin] Smallcomb[e], Unm, 53, birthplace looks like "Binegar", Wiltshire?

Full ref to assist others is HO107/1841/369/34

Ditto Keyboard86 ;)
Ayr: Barnes, Wylie
Caithness: MacGregor
Essex: Eldred (Pebmarsh)
Gloucs: Timbrell (Winchcomb)
Hants: Stares (Wickham)
Lincs: Maw, Jackson (Epworth, Belton)
London: Pierce
Suffolk: Markham (Framlingham)
Surrey: Gosling (Richmond)
Wilts: Matthews, Tarrant (Calne, Preshute)
Worcs: Milward (Redditch)
Yorks: Beaumont, Crook, Moore, Styring (Huddersfield); Middleton (Church Fenton); Exley, Gelder (High Hoyland); Barnes, Birchinall (Sheffield); Kenyon, Wood (Cumberworth/Denby Dale)

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Re: Assistance reading an 1851 census entry
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 06 July 11 22:25 BST (UK) »
I agree!

Confused, though? Binegar is in Dorset I think?!
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Assistance reading an 1851 census entry
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 06 July 11 22:27 BST (UK) »
Quote from: KGarrad on Wednesday 06 July 11 22:25 BST (UK)
I agree!

Confused, though? Binegar is in Dorset I think?!

Google Maps have it as Binegar, Radstock, Avon BA3 4 near Gurney Slade!!

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Re: Assistance reading an 1851 census entry
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 06 July 11 22:28 BST (UK) »
Hmmm... in 1861 Benjamin is still in the Winsley area (hamlet of Haugh), his birthplace given as Haugh, Wiltshire: RG9/1299/54/14.


His likely death: Benjamin SMALLCOMB, Jun qtr 1865, Bradford on Avon 5A 81.
Ayr: Barnes, Wylie
Caithness: MacGregor
Essex: Eldred (Pebmarsh)
Gloucs: Timbrell (Winchcomb)
Hants: Stares (Wickham)
Lincs: Maw, Jackson (Epworth, Belton)
London: Pierce
Suffolk: Markham (Framlingham)
Surrey: Gosling (Richmond)
Wilts: Matthews, Tarrant (Calne, Preshute)
Worcs: Milward (Redditch)
Yorks: Beaumont, Crook, Moore, Styring (Huddersfield); Middleton (Church Fenton); Exley, Gelder (High Hoyland); Barnes, Birchinall (Sheffield); Kenyon, Wood (Cumberworth/Denby Dale)

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Re: Assistance reading an 1851 census entry
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 06 July 11 22:37 BST (UK) »
Quote from: keyboard86 on Wednesday 06 July 11 22:27 BST (UK)
Quote from: KGarrad on Wednesday 06 July 11 22:25 BST (UK)
I agree!

Confused, though? Binegar is in Dorset I think?!

Google Maps have it as Binegar, Radstock, Avon BA3 4 near Gurney Slade!!

Keyboard86

Hah! I knew I used to drive past it!!
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Assistance reading an 1851 census entry
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 07 July 11 13:11 BST (UK) »
Quote

Google Maps have it as Binegar, Radstock, Avon BA3 4 near Gurney Slade!!


Then it's more than time they updated things.  Avon hasn't existed for years   ::)

wikipedia has Binegar in Somerset

The OS has some county boundary maps at

www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/freefun/outlinemaps/

Unfortunately they don't have any towns marked - so they don't help much (who's bright idea was that?)  ::)

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SKEATS - Surrey
BRETT - Kent & County Durham
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Re: Assistance reading an 1851 census entry
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 07 July 11 13:28 BST (UK) »
All I can say is that Binegar is not MY part of Somerset!

Although I did used to work in Paulton - not too far away.
Maybe that's where I remember the name from?
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