Author Topic: Is this an occupation or a name? COMPLETED THANKS (Read 943 times)

lydiaann · « **on:** Wednesday 29 May 13 16:14 BST (UK) »

Good afternoon, Chatters:

Your puzzle for the day is...

I have an Alice Walker (maiden name unknown), born in England (No town given) about 1795 but living in Wamphrey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland on the 1861 census - with son William and family. Under 'occupation', she is marked as "Formerly Linsey Wolsey Lusavie Now Parker". I have tried every which way putting in these words?names? but can find nothing. I believe there has been an error on the part of the enumerator and that it is a name, the last of which should read "Walker" rather than "Parker" but it doesn't bring me any closer.

lydiaann

JenB · « **Reply #1 on:** Wednesday 29 May 13 16:19 BST (UK) »

The image shows her occupation as Formerly Tinsey Wolsey Weaver Now Pauper which makes a little more sense.

Princess Poppy · « **Reply #2 on:** Wednesday 29 May 13 16:22 BST (UK) »

Do you have access to the original image of the census instead of the transcription?

Cheers, PP

loobylooayr · « **Reply #3 on:** Wednesday 29 May 13 16:22 BST (UK) »

Hi,

On Freecen the transcription is - Former Linsey Wolsey Weaver - now a pauper (this is in the margin)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linsey-woolsey so it's her occupation

Looby

JenB · « **Reply #4 on:** Wednesday 29 May 13 16:26 BST (UK) »

A bit more on linsey-wolsey here http://www.wordnik.com/words/linsey-woolsey

Greensleeves · « **Reply #5 on:** Wednesday 29 May 13 22:49 BST (UK) »

Linsey-woolsey was a type of cloth so it does make sense.

PS: sorry didn't realise others had posted similarly.

lydiaann · « **Reply #6 on:** Thursday 30 May 13 09:03 BST (UK) »

Thanks so much everyone...I didn't get an 'original' off SP as I had no credits left (!!) but I knew you would all turn up trumps. Now it all makes sense. Again, my sincere thanks to you all.

lydiaann

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