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1851 census names
« on: Monday 18 January 21 10:29 GMT (UK) »
This 1851 form-filler didn't have the best of handwriting.  Luckily I have a list to check the names against and I can make out most, but the top one defeats me.  Ideas?
Godden in East Sussex, mainly Hastings area.
Richards in Lea, Gloucestershire, then London.
Williamson in Leith, Vickers in Nottingham.
Webb in Bildeston and Colchester.
Wesbroom in Kirby le Soken.
Ellington in Harwich.
Park, Palmer, Segar and Peartree in Kersey.

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Re: 1851 census names
« Reply #1 on: Monday 18 January 21 10:43 GMT (UK) »
William Ockerby?
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Re: 1851 census names
« Reply #2 on: Monday 18 January 21 11:41 GMT (UK) »
Well done, thanks, that's him.  He's on the list.
Godden in East Sussex, mainly Hastings area.
Richards in Lea, Gloucestershire, then London.
Williamson in Leith, Vickers in Nottingham.
Webb in Bildeston and Colchester.
Wesbroom in Kirby le Soken.
Ellington in Harwich.
Park, Palmer, Segar and Peartree in Kersey.

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Re: 1851 census names
« Reply #3 on: Monday 18 January 21 11:50 GMT (UK) »
There is something wrong with that scan (I think it's from FindMyPast?) . This is how it should look:
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Re: 1851 census names
« Reply #4 on: Monday 18 January 21 12:07 GMT (UK) »
You are right about the scan Shaun, it is from Find My Past.  Here is the heading of the names section.

Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: 1851 census names
« Reply #5 on: Monday 18 January 21 12:17 GMT (UK) »
Not a scan, a clip from a download from FindMyPast.
Godden in East Sussex, mainly Hastings area.
Richards in Lea, Gloucestershire, then London.
Williamson in Leith, Vickers in Nottingham.
Webb in Bildeston and Colchester.
Wesbroom in Kirby le Soken.
Ellington in Harwich.
Park, Palmer, Segar and Peartree in Kersey.

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Re: 1851 census names
« Reply #6 on: Monday 18 January 21 12:19 GMT (UK) »
There is something wrong with FindMyPast's scan of the census page - it's distorted and that's the problem.
UK Census info. Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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« Reply #7 on: Monday 18 January 21 12:25 GMT (UK) »
It's FindMyPast's fault so don't blame the enumerator!

Both Ancestry and The Genealogist have better scans of the census page.
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« Reply #8 on: Monday 18 January 21 12:28 GMT (UK) »
I've written to Find My Past about it.  Whether they will adjust it or not remains to be seen.  ::)
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire
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