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Offline frederickay

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Census with “ changeling “
« on: Thursday 30 July 20 12:28 BST (UK) »
I have just remembered a  UK census about1881 and I was intrigued by the description , it was a family . The man was a furniture maker , he had wife and several children . In his house were two apprentices both different names and ages . In the relationship section it said each was Changeling . I wonder what that means in this concept . Unfortunately I didn’t safe census . Thanks Fred .
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Re: Census with “ changeling “
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 30 July 20 12:50 BST (UK) »
Can you give the names of the person concerned

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Granath Sweden and London
Garner, Marylebone Paddington  Northolt Ilford
Garner, Devon
Garner New Zealand
Maddieson
Parkinson St Pancras,
Jenkins Marylebone Paddington
Mizon/Mison/Myson Paddington
Tindal Marylebone Paddington
Tocock, (name changed to Ellis) London
Southam Marylebone, Paddington
Bragg Lambeth 1800's
Edermaniger(Maniger) Essex Kent Canada (Toronto)
Coveney Kent Lambeth
Sondes kent and London

Offline Mike in Cumbria

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Re: Census with “ changeling “
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 30 July 20 12:59 BST (UK) »
A changeling is a fairy creature left in place of a stolen human child and raised in a human household.

Your apprentices must have been left by the fairies.

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Re: Census with “ changeling “
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 30 July 20 13:05 BST (UK) »
(It was also a synonym for imbecile, though.)

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Re: Census with “ changeling “
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 30 July 20 13:10 BST (UK) »
From the OED
Changeling An extremely stupid or foolish person; an idiot, an imbecile. Now historic.
Probably with reference to the idea that children with undesirable physical or mental characteristics were changelings in sense A. 1a.
A 1a  A child secretly substituted for another in infancy; a child supposedly left by fairies in exchange for one stolen. Often used to refer to a child who is considered undesirable, or who does not resemble his or her family.
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