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did she have 54 rooms in her house?
« on: Friday 06 August 21 14:29 BST (UK) »
looking at the 1911 census for Helen Anne Gilby Alston age 62 years, I can't understand the writing showing how many rooms in her house. It looks like 54 or S4 - what does that mean?

Although a widow she has also included the number of children born and living (then crossed out) - that also looks like S4 but I know she had 5.

can anyone help please?
Census ref: RG14PN9856 RG78PN521A RD191 SD2 ED7 SN168

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Re: did she have 54 rooms in her house?
« Reply #1 on: Friday 06 August 21 14:35 BST (UK) »
She has two different ways of doing an S and the one in no of rooms looks like the S in Suffolk - last entry.

However, there does seem to be a lot of people for 4 rooms  :-\
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Re: did she have 54 rooms in her house?
« Reply #2 on: Friday 06 August 21 14:39 BST (UK) »
It looks quite large but not a 54 roomed house:

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Add - previous house had 5 rooms and next had 6.
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Re: did she have 54 rooms in her house?
« Reply #3 on: Friday 06 August 21 14:44 BST (UK) »
I think it looks like the word 'six'.  Why she would do that I can't say.
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Re: did she have 54 rooms in her house?
« Reply #4 on: Friday 06 August 21 14:49 BST (UK) »
The Children numbers that are crossed out is because she is a widow.
Don't know why they do that but they do.
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Re: did she have 54 rooms in her house?
« Reply #5 on: Friday 06 August 21 14:54 BST (UK) »
The Children numbers that are crossed out is because she is a widow.
Don't know why they do that but they do.
Maggsie

Because that question only applies to Married women - as it says in the column heading ;)
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Re: did she have 54 rooms in her house?
« Reply #6 on: Friday 06 August 21 14:57 BST (UK) »
I know that but our poster diddn't seem to, did they.
Just trying to help
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Re: did she have 54 rooms in her house?
« Reply #7 on: Friday 06 August 21 15:02 BST (UK) »
thanks for your help, I think that I will record it as 6(?) rooms in my records.

I know she had 6 children - missed out Cecil when I was counting up the children in original post.

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Re: did she have 54 rooms in her house?
« Reply #8 on: Friday 06 August 21 15:04 BST (UK) »
Agree "six". Children born and living both look like "six" also.
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