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Re: Robert Campbell 1828 = Brick Wall, any help greatly appreciated.
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 07 April 22 20:02 BST (UK) »
That's great. Many thanks for taking the time to reply. Let's go with Lerrr-wick and see where that takes us!

Thanks

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Re: Robert Campbell 1828 = Brick Wall, any help greatly appreciated.
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 07 April 22 21:06 BST (UK) »
Quote from: robwil1966 on Thursday 07 April 22 20:00 BST (UK)
a couple of people think it's actually Lerwick.
I don't think it is. It's ....rick.
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

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Re: Robert Campbell 1828 = Brick Wall, any help greatly appreciated.
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 07 April 22 22:58 BST (UK) »
You could also try Fenwick, Ayrshire.

What age does Robert Campbell give on the census, this should provide an approx DoB?

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Re: Robert Campbell 1828 = Brick Wall, any help greatly appreciated.
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 07 April 22 23:02 BST (UK) »
Hi robwil1966

I was trying to find the family in 1871...just in case Robert's birth gave his birth place in Scotland. All the other censuses are easy enough to find from 1861 onwards.

If you are looking for them on Ancestry, they have been transcribed as Campton  ::) Unfortunately, Robert's birth place also shows just Scotland.

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Re: Robert Campbell 1828 = Brick Wall, any help greatly appreciated.
« Reply #13 on: Friday 08 April 22 00:12 BST (UK) »
What year was Robert born? Do you know when Robert moved to England?

It looks like 'Lerwick' but my instinct is telling me it is not.

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Re: Robert Campbell 1828 = Brick Wall, any help greatly appreciated.
« Reply #14 on: Friday 08 April 22 03:24 BST (UK) »
Where was the census taken please?  Just to use it to ponder accents etc. 
Is it possible to see a larger snip so we can see how the capital letters for S & I etc were formed.  Or just a larger snip altogether.

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Re: Robert Campbell 1828 = Brick Wall, any help greatly appreciated.
« Reply #15 on: Saturday 09 April 22 00:12 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Many thanks for this. Most of the Census returns 1861+ would put his date of birth as 1828 and his gravestone confirms this.

I have a copy of his marriage certificate and this states his father as Charles a farmer.

Thanks again for your help.


Quote from: Istrice on Thursday 07 April 22 22:58 BST (UK)
You could also try Fenwick, Ayrshire.

What age does Robert Campbell give on the census, this should provide an approx DoB?

Regards
Istrice

NB  This is a duplicate thread

Moderator Comment: The two potics have now been merged together.

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Re: Robert Campbell 1828 = Brick Wall, any help greatly appreciated.
« Reply #16 on: Saturday 09 April 22 00:21 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I've attached a larger snip the census was 1891, in Guisborough.

Thanks for your help.

Quote from: shanreagh on Friday 08 April 22 03:24 BST (UK)
Where was the census taken please?  Just to use it to ponder accents etc. 
Is it possible to see a larger snip so we can see how the capital letters for S & I etc were formed.  Or just a larger snip altogether.

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Re: Robert Campbell 1828 = Brick Wall, any help greatly appreciated.
« Reply #17 on: Saturday 09 April 22 00:23 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Thanks, for your help. I'd think around 1850, but I'm unsure at this stage.


Quote from: MyAncestorsCouldNotType on Friday 08 April 22 00:12 BST (UK)
What year was Robert born? Do you know when Robert moved to England?

It looks like 'Lerwick' but my instinct is telling me it is not.
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